Sec. 505.007. DIRECT CITIZEN ACCESS TO INFORMATION. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a person may request in writing copies of the facility's existing workplace chemical list for community right-to-know purposes.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by this section, any facility covered by this chapter shall furnish or mail, within 10 working days of the date of receipt of a request under Subsection (a), either a copy of the facility's existing workplace chemical list or a modified version of the most recent tier two form using a 500-pound threshold.
(c) Any facility that has received five requests under Subsection (a) in a calendar month, four requests in a calendar month for two or more months in a row, or more than 10 requests in a year may elect to furnish the material to the commission.
(d) Any facility electing to furnish the material to the commission under Subsection (c) may during that same filing period inform persons making requests under Subsection (a) of the availability of the information at the commission and refer the request to the commission for that filing period. The notice to persons making requests shall state the address of the commission and shall be mailed within seven days of the date of receipt of the request, if by mail, and at the time of the request if in person.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 528, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 515 (H.B. 942), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Food, Drugs, Alcohol, and Hazardous Substances
Subtitle D - Hazardous Substances
Chapter 505 - Manufacturing Facility Community Right-to-Know Act
Section 505.002. Findings; Purpose
Section 505.003. Federal Laws and Regulations; Other Standards
Section 505.005. Applicability of Chapter
Section 505.006. Facility Chemical List
Section 505.0061. Reporting for Facilities Storing Ammonium Nitrate Used in Fertilizer
Section 505.007. Direct Citizen Access to Information
Section 505.008. Emergency Planning Information
Section 505.009. Complaints and Investigations
Section 505.015. Trade Secrets