Bill Text: TX SB1787 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to an alert system for notification of the release of toxic chemicals by a manufacturing facility.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-24 - Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development [SB1787 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SB1787-Introduced.html
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| By: Garcia | S.B. No. 1787 | |
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| relating to an alert system for notification of the release of toxic | ||
| chemicals by a manufacturing facility. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. The heading to Chapter 505, Health and Safety | ||
| Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
| CHAPTER 505. MANUFACTURING FACILITY COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT; | ||
| EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION ACT | ||
| SECTION 2. Section 505.001, Health and Safety Code, is | ||
| amended to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 505.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as the | ||
| Manufacturing Facility Community Right-To-Know Act and Emergency | ||
| Notification Act. | ||
| SECTION 3. The heading to Section 505.017, Health and | ||
| Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 505.017. NOTICE ISSUED UNDER EMERGENCIES; ALERT | ||
| SYSTEM. | ||
| SECTION 4. Section 505.017, Health and Safety Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows: | ||
| (c) If the responsible state agency determines that a | ||
| release will substantially endanger human health, the agency shall | ||
| immediately notify persons in the area in which the facility is | ||
| located of the release using the alert system established under | ||
| Subsection (d). | ||
| (d) The state emergency response commission shall develop | ||
| and maintain an alert system to notify persons in the area in which | ||
| the facility is located of a release that will substantially | ||
| endanger human health. The notification must be provided through | ||
| reverse 9-1-1 calls, text messages, e-mails, social media, and | ||
| other instant messaging systems. The commission may partner with | ||
| other state agencies in developing the alert system and shall allow | ||
| persons to register for a preferred method of receiving a message | ||
| under the alert system. An alert issued by the system must include: | ||
| (1) each area affected by the release; | ||
| (2) a link to an Internet website or other message | ||
| system that has updated information on each affected area; | ||
| (3) the chemicals involved in and toxicity of the | ||
| release; | ||
| (4) the projected movement of the release; and | ||
| (5) instructions for protection from exposure to the | ||
| release. | ||
| SECTION 5. Not later than September 1, 2016, the state | ||
| emergency response commission shall establish the alert system as | ||
| required by Section 505.017, Health and Safety Code, as amended by | ||
| this Act. | ||
| SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. | ||
