Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
gptkbp:appliesTo facilities handling hazardous chemicals
gptkbp:citation 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)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Superfund_Amendments_and_Reauthorization_Act_(SARA)
gptkbp:purpose increase public access to information on hazardous chemicals
improve community safety from chemical hazards
gptkbp:relatedTo Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
gptkbp:requires emergency planning for chemical accidents
reporting of hazardous chemical storage
annual toxic chemical release reporting
gptkbp:section gptkb:Section_311
gptkb:Section_313
Section 302
Section 304
Section 312
gptkbp:title gptkb:Title_III_of_SARA
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Superfund_Amendments_and_Reauthorization_Act_(SARA)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6