Section 370.003. Toxic Chemical Release Form Required of Certain Facilities

TX Health & Safety Code § 370.003 (2019) (N/A)

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Sec. 370.003. TOXIC CHEMICAL RELEASE FORM REQUIRED OF CERTAIN FACILITIES. (a) The owner or operator of a facility shall submit a toxic chemical release form to the executive director if the facility:

(1) has 10 or more full-time employees and a standard industrial classification code between 20 and 39 that was in effect on July 1, 1985, or has been designated as a facility subject to these requirements by the administrator; and

(2) manufactured, processed, or otherwise used a toxic chemical in excess of the threshold amount during the calendar year for which a toxic chemical release form is required.

(b) The owner or operator of a facility subject to Subsection (a) shall submit a toxic chemical release form for each toxic chemical manufactured, processed, or otherwise used at the facility during the preceding calendar year in a quantity exceeding the threshold amount.

(c) The form shall be submitted not later than July 1 of each year and must contain data that reflect each release that occurred during the preceding calendar year. The administrator may modify the frequency with which a report must be submitted under this section as provided under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. Section 11001 et seq.).

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 132, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.

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