6123-S.E AMH WINE ANDE 2 [2]

ESSB 6123 - H AMDS TO ENVIR AFF COMM AMD (H4448.1)1330RULSCP3494

By Representative Wineberry and others

On page 2, line 4 of the amendment, after "use." insert

"It is also in the public interest to ensure that people living adjacent to industrial properties have the same level of protection from hazardous substances as persons living in non-industrial areas."

On page 7, line 19 of the amendment, after "(5)" insert "(a)"

On page 7, line 21 of the amendment, after "sites." insert the following:

"(b) The department shall conduct a study, in cooperation with the department of health, to identify the distribution of reported hazardous substance releases and environmental facilities in residential areas adjacent to industrial properties. The purpose of the study shall be to determine if people living adjacent to industrial properties have the same level of protection from hazardous substances as citizens living in non-industrial areas. The department shall submit the results of the study, which may include recommendations for further action, to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature by June 30, 1995. The study shall not apply to toxic chemical releases or environmental facilities associated with agricultural operations, including those that use, store, or dispose of pesticides or herbicides.

(c) For the purposes of (b) of this subsection, "hazardous substance" means any substance reported under the toxic release inventory of the federal emergency planning and community right-to-know act (100 Stat. 1729; 42 U.S.C. Sec. 11001 et seq.). "Environmental facility" means a facility that:

(i) Is required to report under the toxic release inventory pursuant to the federal emergency planning and community right-to-know act;

(ii) Is placed on the hazardous sites list as maintained by the department of ecology pursuant to RCW 70.105D.030; or

(iii) Has an interim status or a final permit from either the department of ecology or the environmental protection agency as a treatment, storage, or disposal facility pursuant to chapter 70.105D RCW."