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S. 880 · 106th Congress · enacted

Chemical Safety Information, Site Security and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act

Became Public Law No: 106-40.

Latest official action 1999-08-05 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

Fuels Regulatory Relief Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for purposes of regulating and listing substances anticipated to cause death or serious health or environmental effects in the case of an accidental release, from listing a flammable substance when used as a fuel or held for sale as a fuel solely because of its explosive or flammable properties, unless a fire or explosion caused by the substance will result in acute adverse health effects due to human exposure other than those caused by the heat of the fire or impact of the explosion. (Sec. 4) Directs the President to assess: (1) the increased risk of terrorist and other criminal activity associated with the posting of off-site consequence analysis information (portions of risk management plans submitted by owners or operators of stationary sources that evaluate worst-case or alternative scenario accidental releases and any electronic data base created by the Administrator from those portions) on the Internet; and (2) the incentives created by public disclosure of such information for reduction in the risk of accidental and criminal releases. Requires the President, based on such assessment, to promulgate regulations governing the distribution of such information in a manner that minimizes the likelihood of such releases and of harm to public health…

Congressional Research Service · 1999-06-23

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