,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gchd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #d1 #bjbf,ms4
 ,wat]s 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,lieu1 ,ms4     
,b>ragn1 ,mr4 ,g>cia ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4  
,tlaib1 ,ms4 ,norton1 & ,mr4 ,coh57     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,toxic ,sub/ances    
,control ,act to prohibit ! use (       
hydrog5 fluoride 7hydr(luoric acid7 at  
petroleum ref9]ies1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,prev5t+ ,mass ,casualties f ,release 
( ,hydr(luoric ,acid at ,ref9]ies ,act (
 #bjbf4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !    
foll[+3 7#a7 ,hydrog5 fluoride          
7hydr(luoric acid7 is an exceptionally  
haz>d\s *emical1 :i* is us$ 9 l>ge      
quantities 9 approximately #dj petroleum
 ref9]ies 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to ref9e    
petroleum 9 ord] to produce high octane 
gasol9e4  7#b7 ,petroleum ref9]ies are  
vuln]able to accid5ts1 natural disa/]s1 
& int5tional subv]sive acts1 :i* c\ld   

result 9 ! release ( a l>ge quantity (  
hydrog5 fluoride 7hydr(luoric acid74    
7#c7 ,! release ( a suffici5t quantity (
 hydrog5 fluoride 7hydr(luoric acid7 f a
 petroleum ref9]y has 9 ! pa/1 & c\ld 9 
! future1 caus$ imm$iate injuries or    
dea?s to ref9]y work]s :o are expos$4   
7#d7 ,! release ( a suffici5t quantity (
 hydrog5 fluoride 7hydr(luoric acid7 f a
 petroleum ref9]y c\ld cause a mass     
casualty ev5t 9 ! surr\nd+ community1   
result+ 9 imm$iate dea?s or p]man5t     
injuries to ?\s&s ( p liv+1 work+1 or   
travel+ )9 a radius ( up to #be miles4  
7#e7 ,m ?an #ad million p are at risk ( 
dea? or p]man5t injuries z a result (   
liv+ 9 communities surr\nd+ petroleum   
ref9]ies t use hydrog5 fluoride         
7hydr(luoric acid71 & _m ( ^! at-risk   
communities are disproportionately      
impact$ by environm5tal burd5s4  7#f7   
,alt]native te*nologies are available t 
w\ld enable petroleum ref9]ies to conv]t
 f ! use ( hydrog5 fluoride 7hydr(luoric
 acid7 to a va/ly saf]1 comm]cially     

prov5 alt]native me?od = ref9+ petroleum
 to produce high octane gasol9e1 & ^!   
alt]native te*nologies are already us$ 9
 ! majority ( ref9]ies 9 ! ,unit$       
,/ates4  7#g7 ,new petroleum ref9]ies   
%\ld n be all[$ to use hydrog5 fluoride 
7hydr(luoric acid7 to ref9e petroleum1 &
 petroleum ref9]ies t curr5tly use      
hydrog5 fluoride 7hydr(luoric acid7 %\ld
 be requir$ to conv]t to a saf]         
alt]native4  #c4 ,prohibition on use (  
hydr(luoric acid at petroleum ref9]ies  
,section #f ( ! ,toxic ,sub/ances       
,control ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bfje7 is  
am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsection   
7j7 z subsection 7k72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ 
aft] subsection 7i7 ! foll[+3  7j7      
,prohibition on use ( hydr(luoric acid  
at petroleum ref9]ies  7#a7 ,new        
ref9]ies ,no p]son may use hydrog5      
fluoride 7hydr(luoric acid7 to ref9e    
petroleum at a petroleum ref9]y t beg9s 
op]at+ on or aft] ! date ( enactm5t (   
?is subsection4  7#b7 ,exi/+ ref9]ies   
7,a7 ,prohibition ,beg9n+ on ! date t is

 #e ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is   
subsection1 no p]son may use hydrog5    
fluoride 7hydr(luoric acid7 to ref9e    
petroleum at a petroleum ref9]y t began 
op]at+ be=e ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
subsection4  7,b7 ,civil p5alty ,not)/&+
 ! fir/ s5t5ce ( section #af7;a77#a71 ! 
am\nt ( a civil p5alty "u su* fir/      
s5t5ce = violat+ a provision ( section  
#ae ) respect to a requirem5t ( ?is     
p>agraph %all be #cg1ejj = ea* su*      
violation4  7#c7 ,application ( waiv]   
au?ority ,not)/&+ section #bb1 !        
,adm9i/rator may n issue a waiv] "u su* 
section ) respect to ! prohibition on ! 
use ( hydrog5 fluoride 7hydr(luoric     
acid7 at a petroleum ref9]y "u ?is      
subsection4  4