A bill to amend the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 to exclude certain air emissions from emergency notification requirements, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-s-2430
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]
Introduced: 2023-07-20
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Latest action: action_date: 2023-07-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2430 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 20, 2023 Mrs. Fischer (for herself, Mr. Ricketts , Mr. Marshall , Ms. Lummis , Mr. Daines , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Cruz , Mr. Moran , Mr. Scott of Florida , Mr. Rounds , Mr. Budd , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Thune , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , Ms. Ernst , and Mr. Tuberville ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 to exclude certain air emissions from emergency notification requirements, and for other purposes.

1. Exclusion of air emissions from animals waste at farms from emergency notification requirements Section 304(a)(4) of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 ( 42 U.S.C. 11004(a)(4) ) is amended— (1) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; (2) by striking release which and inserting the following: “release— (A) that ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (B) of air emissions from animal waste (as defined in section 103(e)(2) of CERCLA ( 42 U.S.C. 9603(e)(2) ) (including decomposing animal waste) at a farm (as defined in that section). .