Alerting Localities of Environmental Risks and Threats Act of 2020

“(3) Public meeting—Not later than 72 hours after a release which requires notice under subsection (a), the owner or operator of the applicable facility shall—

“(A) publish a notice in a local newspaper, and post such notice at a local library and other local government buildings and on the public website for the facility, if any, with at least 24 hours notice, of a public meeting, including—

“(i) the date of such meeting;

“(ii) the time of such meeting; and

“(iii) the location of such meeting; and

“(B) hold such meeting, providing, consistent with section 322, the information required under paragraph (2), to the extent such information is known at the time of the meeting and so long as no delay in responding to the emergency results.”

“306. Annual Public Meeting

“Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the owner or operator of a facility subject to the requirements of this subtitle shall—

“(1) publish a notice in a local newspaper, at least 7 days in advance, of a public meeting, including—

“(A) the date of such meeting;

“(B) the time of such meeting; and

“(C) the location of such meeting; and

“(2) hold such meeting, providing, consistent with section 322—

“(A) the chemical name of each substance on the list published under section 302(a) that was present at such facility, in an amount in excess of the threshold planning quantity established for such substance under such section, at any time in the preceding calendar year;

“(B) an estimate of the maximum amount of each such substance present at such facility during the preceding calendar year; and

“(C) the details of the methods and procedures to be followed to respond to a release of such a substance pursuant to the applicable emergency plan prepared under section 303(c).”