Chemical Facility Security Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1562
Sponsor: Rep. Fossella, Vito [R-NY-13]
Introduced: 2005-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Armed Forces and National Security
Business records
Chemical industries
Chemical warfare
Chemicals
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil actions and liability
Commerce
Computer security measures
Confidential communications
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal justice information
Department of Homeland Security
Emergency Management
Employee selection
Employee training
Environmental assessment
Environmental health
Equipment and supplies
Federal preemption
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Fines (Penalties)
Freedom of information
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Governmental investigations
Health
Identification of criminals
Industrial buildings
Infrastructure
Injunctions
Labor and Employment
Larceny
Law
Local laws
Local officials
Official secrets
Personnel records
Planning
Potable water
Science, Technology, Communications
Security measures
Standards
State laws
State officials
Terrorism
Water Resources Development
Water pollution control
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: 
Chemical Facility Security Act of 2005 - Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate certain combinations of chemical sources and substances of concern as high-priority categories based on the severity of the threat of a terrorist release, taking into account specified factors.
 
Requires the Secretary to promulgate regulations requiring owners or operators of chemical sources to conduct vulnerability assessments and develop and implement site security plans that address the results. Directs chemical sources not in high-priority categories to certify completion of such assessments and implementation of such plans.
 
Requires the Secretary, in promulgating regulations and establishing procedures, protocols, and standards for such assessments and plans, to consider specified factors, including the likelihood that a chemical source will be the target of terrorism and the potential scope of injury. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) designate or exempt certain categories of stationary sources as chemical sources; and (2) designate, exempt, and adjust threshold quantities of substances of concern.
 
Establishes a five-year assessment and plan review requirement for chemical sources not in high-priority categories. Requires high-priority chemical sources to provide the Secretary with any changes to assessments and plans within 90 days.
 
Sets forth disclosure protections and requires the development of confidentiality protocols for information obtained under this Act. Establishes penalties for unauthorized disclosures.
 
Establishes enforcement mechanisms for noncompliance with assessment or plan requirements.
 
Sets forth recordkeeping and site inspection requirements.
 
Exempts from this Act chemical sources required to prepare assessments and plans under specified Federal laws.
 
Authorizes civil and administrative penalties.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
action_date: 2005-04-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity.
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Introduced in House