Title: Protecting Communities from Hydrogen Cyanide Act of 2019
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
Protecting Communities from Hydrogen Cyanide Act of 2019
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to limit hydrogen cyanide emissions. Specifically, the EPA must set an emission limitation for hydrogen cyanide from petroleum refineries and require the monitoring of hydrogen cyanide emissions. The bill also requires the implementation of public reporting and a community release alert system for residents exposed to emissions.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2092 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2092

 To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
  set a health-protective numerical emission limitation for hydrogen 
 cyanide under section 112 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412), and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 4, 2019

 Ms. DeGette introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
  set a health-protective numerical emission limitation for hydrogen 
 cyanide under section 112 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412), and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Communities from Hydrogen 
Cyanide Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH FROM HYDROGEN CYANIDE POLLUTION.

    Section 112(n) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(n)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) Hydrogen cyanide.--
                    ``(A) Numerical emission limitation.--The 
                Administrator shall, by regulation--
                            ``(i) set a numerical emission limitation 
                        for hydrogen cyanide from petroleum refineries; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) require--
                                    ``(I) real-time fenceline air 
                                monitoring of emissions of hydrogen 
                                cyanide at each petroleum refinery and 
                                real-time online public reporting of 
                                such monitoring;
                                    ``(II) a community release alert 
                                system for residents exposed to 
                                emissions of hydrogen cyanide from a 
                                petroleum refinery; and
                                    ``(III) regular electronic 
                                reporting to the Administrator of all 
                                monitoring data related to emissions of 
                                hydrogen cyanide from each petroleum 
                                refinery.
                    ``(B) Requirements.--In setting a numerical 
                emission limitation under subparagraph (A), the 
                Administrator shall--
                            ``(i) require the maximum degree of 
                        reduction in emissions that the Administrator 
                        determines is achievable, in accordance with 
                        subsection (d);
                            ``(ii) ensure an ample margin of safety to 
                        protect public health and prevent an adverse 
                        environmental effect;
                            ``(iii) prevent adverse cumulative effects 
                        to fetal health, children's health, and the 
                        health of vulnerable subpopulations;
                            ``(iv) consider the effects and risks of 
                        exposure to hydrogen cyanide from multiple 
                        sources and in combination with exposure to 
                        other pollutants; and
                            ``(v) consider the best available science, 
                        including as provided by the National Academy 
                        of Sciences.
                    ``(C) Regulation.--
                            ``(i) Initial regulation.--
                                    ``(I) Deadline.--The Administrator 
                                shall promulgate the initial regulation 
                                required under subparagraph (A) not 
                                later than 2 years after the date of 
                                enactment of this paragraph.
                                    ``(II) Compliance date.--The 
                                compliance date for the initial 
                                regulation required under subparagraph 
                                (A) shall be not later than 3 years 
                                after the date of enactment of this 
                                paragraph.
                            ``(ii) Public hearings.--Before finalizing 
                        a regulation (or revision thereof) required 
                        under subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall 
                        hold at least 2 public hearings in communities 
                        exposed to air pollution from petroleum 
                        refineries.
                    ``(D) Savings clause.--Nothing in this paragraph 
                shall be interpreted to preclude or deny the right of 
                the Administrator or any State or political subdivision 
                thereof to adopt or enforce emission standards, 
                monitoring, or other requirements that are more 
                stringent than the requirements herein.''.
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