Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Emergency_Planning_and_Community_Right-to-Know_Act
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Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:EPCRA
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Environmental_Protection_Agency
gptkbp:appliesTo facilities with hazardous chemicals
gptkbp:category gptkb:environmental_policy
Public safety law
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:42_U.S.C._Chapter_116
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1986
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:establishes gptkb:Local_Emergency_Planning_Committees
gptkb:State_Emergency_Response_Commissions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Bhopal_disaster
gptkb:1984_chemical_release_in_West_Virginia
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Superfund_Amendments_and_Reauthorization_Act
gptkbp:penalty criminal penalties
civil penalties
gptkbp:purpose promote emergency planning
improve community safety regarding hazardous chemicals
increase public access to information on hazardous chemicals
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Toxics_Release_Inventory
gptkbp:requires emergency planning for chemical accidents
public disclosure of toxic chemical releases
reporting of hazardous chemical storage
gptkbp:section gptkb:Section_311
gptkb:Section_313
Section 302
Section 304
Section 312
gptkbp:title gptkb:Title_III_of_SARA
gptkbp:website https://www.epa.gov/epcra
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Title_42,_United_States_Code
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5