Texas Statutes
Chapter 505 - Manufacturing Facility Community Right-to-Know Act
Section 505.0061. Reporting for Facilities Storing Ammonium Nitrate Used in Fertilizer

Sec. 505.0061. REPORTING FOR FACILITIES STORING AMMONIUM NITRATE USED IN FERTILIZER. (a) In this section, "ammonium nitrate" and "ammonium nitrate storage facility" have the meanings assigned by Section 63.151, Agriculture Code.
(b) As soon as practicable but not later than 72 hours after the commission receives a tier two form reporting the presence of ammonium nitrate at an ammonium nitrate storage facility, the commission shall furnish a copy of the form to the state fire marshal and the Texas Division of Emergency Management. The state fire marshal shall furnish a copy of the form to the chief of the fire department having jurisdiction over the facility. The Texas Division of Emergency Management shall furnish a copy of the form to the appropriate local emergency planning committee.
(c) The operator of an ammonium nitrate storage facility shall file:
(1) a tier two form with the commission not later than 72 hours after the operator:
(A) begins operation; or
(B) has a reportable addition, at the appropriate threshold, of previously unreported ammonium nitrate; and
(2) an updated tier two form not later than 72 hours after the operator has a change in the chemical weight range, as listed in 40 C.F.R. Part 370, of previously reported ammonium nitrate.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 515 (H.B. 942), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2015.

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