I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2092 To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to set a health-protective numerical emission limitation for hydrogen cyanide under section 112 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412), and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 4, 2019 Ms. DEGETTE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to set a health-protective numerical emission limi- tation for hydrogen cyanide under section 112 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412), and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Commu- 4 nities from Hydrogen Cyanide Act of 2019’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:18 Apr 16, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2092.IH H2092 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 2092 IH SEC. 2. PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH FROM HYDROGEN 1 CYANIDE POLLUTION. 2 Section 112(n) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 3 7412(n)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 4 ‘‘(8) HYDROGEN CYANIDE.— 5 ‘‘(A) NUMERICAL EMISSION LIMITATION.— 6 The Administrator shall, by regulation— 7 ‘‘(i) set a numerical emission limita- 8 tion for hydrogen cyanide from petroleum 9 refineries; and 10 ‘‘(ii) require— 11 ‘‘(I) real-time fenceline air moni- 12 toring of emissions of hydrogen cya- 13 nide at each petroleum refinery and 14 real-time online public reporting of 15 such monitoring; 16 ‘‘(II) a community release alert 17 system for residents exposed to emis- 18 sions of hydrogen cyanide from a pe- 19 troleum refinery; and 20 ‘‘(III) regular electronic report- 21 ing to the Administrator of all moni- 22 toring data related to emissions of hy- 23 drogen cyanide from each petroleum 24 refinery. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:18 Apr 16, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2092.IH H2092 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 2092 IH ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—In setting a nu- 1 merical emission limitation under subparagraph 2 (A), the Administrator shall— 3 ‘‘(i) require the maximum degree of 4 reduction in emissions that the Adminis- 5 trator determines is achievable, in accord- 6 ance with subsection (d); 7 ‘‘(ii) ensure an ample margin of safety 8 to protect public health and prevent an ad- 9 verse environmental effect; 10 ‘‘(iii) prevent adverse cumulative ef- 11 fects to fetal health, children’s health, and 12 the health of vulnerable subpopulations; 13 ‘‘(iv) consider the effects and risks of 14 exposure to hydrogen cyanide from mul- 15 tiple sources and in combination with expo- 16 sure to other pollutants; and 17 ‘‘(v) consider the best available 18 science, including as provided by the Na- 19 tional Academy of Sciences. 20 ‘‘(C) REGULATION.— 21 ‘‘(i) INITIAL REGULATION.— 22 ‘‘(I) DEADLINE.—The Adminis- 23 trator shall promulgate the initial reg- 24 ulation required under subparagraph 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:18 Apr 16, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2092.IH H2092 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 4 •HR 2092 IH (A) not later than 2 years after the 1 date of enactment of this paragraph. 2 ‘‘(II) COMPLIANCE DATE.—The 3 compliance date for the initial regula- 4 tion required under subparagraph (A) 5 shall be not later than 3 years after 6 the date of enactment of this para- 7 graph. 8 ‘‘(ii) PUBLIC HEARINGS.—Before fi- 9 nalizing a regulation (or revision thereof) 10 required under subparagraph (A), the Ad- 11 ministrator shall hold at least 2 public 12 hearings in communities exposed to air 13 pollution from petroleum refineries. 14 ‘‘(D) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this 15 paragraph shall be interpreted to preclude or 16 deny the right of the Administrator or any 17 State or political subdivision thereof to adopt or 18 enforce emission standards, monitoring, or 19 other requirements that are more stringent 20 than the requirements herein.’’. 21 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:18 Apr 16, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2092.IH H2092 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS