EPCRA

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency
gptkbp:appliesTo facilities with hazardous chemicals above threshold quantities
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:42_U.S.C._Chapter_116
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1986
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:establishes Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPCs)
State Emergency Response Commissions (SERCs)
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Emergency_Planning_and_Community_Right-to-Know_Act
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label EPCRA
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Superfund_Amendments_and_Reauthorization_Act_(SARA)
gptkbp:publicLawNumber 99-499
gptkbp:purpose to help communities plan for chemical emergencies
to provide the public with information about hazardous chemicals in their communities
gptkbp:relatedTo Community emergency planning
Hazardous chemical reporting
Right-to-know laws
gptkbp:requires state and local governments to develop emergency response plans
facilities to report storage, use, and releases of hazardous chemicals
gptkbp:section gptkb:Section_311
gptkb:Section_313
Section 302
Section 304
Section 312
gptkbp:section313KnownFor Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
gptkbp:title gptkb:Title_III_of_SARA
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Emergency_Planning_and_Community_Right-to-Know_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6