,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #febg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ag1 #bjbj,ms4
 ,blunt ,rochester introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,emergency     
,planning and ,community                
,right-,to-,know ,act of #aihf to       
require an emergency notification       
meeting in the event of the release of  
an extremely hazardous substance from a 
facility1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,alerting ,localities of            
,environmental ,risks and ,threats ,act 
of #bjbj4  #b4 ,public meetings added   
7a7 ,emergency notification meeting     
,section #cjd7;b7 of the ,emergency     
,planning and ,community                
,right-,to-,know ,act of #aihf 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #aajjd7;b77 is amended by     
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#c7 ,public meeting ,not   
later than #gb hours after a release    

which requires notice under subsection  
7a71 the owner or operator of the       
applicable facility shall-- 7,a7 publish
 a notice in a local newspaper1 and post
 such notice at a local library and     
other local government buildings and on 
the public website for the facility1 if 
any1 with at least #bd hours notice1 of 
a public meeting1 including-- 7i7 the   
date of such meeting2  7ii7 the time of 
such meeting2 and  7iii7 the location of
 such meeting2 and  7,b7 hold such      
meeting1 providing1 consistent with     
section #cbb1 the information required  
under paragraph 7#b71 to the extent such
 information is known at the time of the
 meeting and so long as no delay in     
responding to the emergency results4  4 
7b7 ,annual public meeting ,subtitle ,a 
of the ,emergency ,planning and         
,community ,right-,to-,know ,act of     
#aihf 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aajja et seq47 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following new section3  #cjf4 ,annual   
,public ,meeting ,not later than #a year

 after the date of enactment of this    
section1 and annually thereafter1 the   
owner or operator of a facility subject 
to the requirements of this subtitle    
shall-- 7#a7 publish a notice in a local
 newspaper1 at least #g days in advance1
 of a public meeting1 including-- 7,a7  
the date of such meeting2  7,b7 the time
 of such meeting2 and  7,c7 the location
 of such meeting2 and  7#b7 hold such   
meeting1 providing1 consistent with     
section #cbb-- 7,a7 the chemical name of
 each substance on the list published   
under section #cjb7;a7 that was present 
at such facility1 in an amount in excess
 of the threshold planning quantity     
established for such substance under    
such section1 at any time in the        
preceding calendar year2  7,b7 an       
estimate of the maximum amount of each  
such substance present at such facility 
during the preceding calendar year2 and 
7,c7 the details of the methods and     
procedures to be followed to respond to 
a release of such a substance pursuant  

to the applicable emergency plan        
prepared under section #cjc7;c74  4  7c7
 ,enforcement ,section #cbe7;c77#a7 of  
the ,emergency ,planning and ,community 
,right-,to-,know ,act of #aihf 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #aajde7;c77#a77 is amended by 
striking section #cab and inserting     
section #cjf1 #cab14  7d7 ,clerical     
amendment ,the table of contents in     
section #cjj7;b7 of the ,emergency      
,planning and ,community                
,right-,to-,know ,act of #aihf is       
amended by adding after the item        
relating to section #cje the following3 
,sec4 #cjf4 ,annual public meeting4  4