Title III
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Title III is the section of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act that established the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, requiring communities and industries to plan for and disclose information about hazardous chemical releases.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
component of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986
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section of federal statute → |
| acronym |
SARA Title III
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| aimsTo |
enhance public access to information on chemical hazards in communities
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reduce the likelihood and impact of chemical accidents → |
| appliesTo |
facilities that handle hazardous chemicals
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local emergency planning committees → state emergency response commissions → |
| contains |
provisions for emergency planning notification
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provisions for emergency release notification → provisions for hazardous chemical inventory reporting → provisions for toxic chemical release reporting → |
| country |
United States
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| enactedAsPartOf |
Public Law 99-499
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| enactmentYear |
1986
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| establishes |
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
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| focusesOn |
community emergency preparedness
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hazardous chemical releases → information disclosure to the public → |
| implementedBy |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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| jurisdiction |
federal law of the United States
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| legalBasisFor |
community right-to-know reporting requirements
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toxic chemical release inventory reporting → |
| legalEffect |
creates mechanisms for public access to chemical information
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imposes reporting obligations on certain industrial facilities → |
| partOf |
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986
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| purpose |
to improve coordination between industry, local governments, and the public on chemical safety
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to provide community right-to-know about hazardous and toxic chemicals → to require emergency planning for hazardous chemical releases → |
| regulates |
hazardous chemical emergency planning
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hazardous chemical inventory reporting → toxic chemical release reporting → |
| relatedTo |
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act → |
| requires |
development of emergency response plans for chemical accidents
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public disclosure of certain toxic chemical information → reporting of hazardous chemical releases → reporting of hazardous chemical storage → |
| shortName |
Title III of SARA
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| subjectArea |
chemical safety
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environmental law → public health protection → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Title III
("SARA Title III")
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acronym |
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Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
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titleWithinSARA |