Sec. 505.017. NOTICE ISSUED UNDER EMERGENCIES. (a) When immediate notification of a release by a facility to the state emergency response commission is required in accordance with EPCRA, the state agency responsible for the information submitted to the state emergency response commission, on receipt of the required notification, shall make a determination as to whether the release reported will substantially endanger human health or the environment.
(b) If the responsible state agency determines that a release will substantially endanger human health or the environment, the agency shall, on request, notify the state senator or representative who represents the area in which the facility is located of the release within four hours of receipt of the original notification.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 780 (H.B. 1981), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.
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