Protecting Communities from Chemical Explosions Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-814
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2013-04-25
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Civil actions and liability

Criminal procedure and sentencing

Department of Homeland Security

Government information and archives

Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Industrial facilities

Performance measurement

Terrorism
Latest action: action_date: 2013-04-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-04-25
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Protecting Communities from Chemical Explosions Act of 2013 - Amends the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 to make any owner or operator of a chemical facility that holds a quantity of a chemical of interest that is at or above the screening threshold quantity established under interim final regulations establishing security performance standards and requiring site security plans for chemical facilities, and that does not file a Chemical Security Assessment Tool Top-Screen with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), liable for a civil penalty.</p> <p>Subjects an officer of an entity that owns or operates, or an owner or operator of, a chemical facility that holds a quantity of a chemical of interest that is at or above the screening threshold quantity, who intentionally fails to file a Chemical Security Assessment Tool Top-Screen with DHS, to a fine, up to six years' imprisonment, or both.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 814 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 25, 2013 Mr. Reid (for Mr. Lautenberg ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To provide stronger penalties for violations of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Communities from Chemical Explosions Act of 2013 . 2. Civil and criminal penalties for violations of Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Section 550(d) of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (6 U.S.C. 121 note) is amended— (1) by inserting (1) before Any person ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Any owner or operator of a chemical facility that holds a quantity of a chemical of interest that is at or above the screening threshold quantity established under the interim final regulations issued under this section and that does not file a Chemical Security Assessment Tool Top-Screen with the Department of Homeland Security shall be liable for a civil penalty under section 70119(a) of title 46, United States Code. (3) (A) It shall be unlawful for an officer of an entity that owns or operates, or an owner or operator of, a chemical facility that holds a quantity of a chemical of interest that is at or above the screening threshold quantity established under the interim final regulations issued under this section to intentionally fail to file a Chemical Security Assessment Tool Top-Screen with the Department of Homeland Security. (B) Any person who violates subparagraph (A) shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for not more than 6 years, or both. .