Protecting Communities from Chemical Explosions Act of 2013
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Apr 25, 2013)
Protecting Communities from Chemical Explosions Act of 2013 - Amends the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 to make any owner or operator of a chemical facility that holds a quantity of a chemical of interest that is at or above the screening threshold quantity established under interim final regulations establishing security performance standards and requiring site security plans for chemical facilities, and that does not file a Chemical Security Assessment Tool Top-Screen with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), liable for a civil penalty.
Subjects an officer of an entity that owns or operates, or an owner or operator of, a chemical facility that holds a quantity of a chemical of interest that is at or above the screening threshold quantity, who intentionally fails to file a Chemical Security Assessment Tool Top-Screen with DHS, to a fine, up to six years' imprisonment, or both.
What just happenedApr 25, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateApr 25, 2013
- Apr 25, 2013IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Apr 25, 2013IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate