Bill Text: TX HB3810 | 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) 2015-04-07 - Left pending in committee [HB3810 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB3810-Introduced.html
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By: Walle | H.B. No. 3810 |
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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. |