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HR 1574 IH

110th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1574

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to preserve State authority to ensure the security of chemical facilities.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 19, 2007

Mr. SMITH of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce


A BILL

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to preserve State authority to ensure the security of chemical facilities.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the `Safe Facilities Act'.

SEC. 2. PRESERVATION OF STATE AUTHORITY TO ENSURE SECURITY OF CHEMICAL FACILITIES.

    (a) In General- Title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

`Subtitle E--Chemical Facility Security

`SEC. 241. PRESERVATION OF STATE LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

    `Nothing in Federal law or regulation, and no Federal agency action, preempts any State law or regulation relating to security of chemical facilities that is more stringent than such Federal law, regulation, or agency action, including any such State law or regulation that takes effect after the date of the enactment of the Safe Facilities Act.'.

    (b) Clerical Amendment- The table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to title II the following:

`Subtitle E--Chemical Facility Security

      `Sec. 241. Preservation of State laws and regulations.'.

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