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Senate Bill No. 266-Senators Titus and Wiener

April 3, 1997
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Referred to Committee on Natural Resources

SUMMARY--Revises provisions governing highly hazardous substances. (BDR 40-942)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: Yes.

EXPLANATION - Matter in italics is new; matter in brackets [ ] is material to be omitted.

AN ACT relating to hazardous materials; revising provisions governing highly hazardous substances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1 Chapter 459 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 459.3814, the provisions of NRS 459.380 to 459.3874, inclusive, and this section apply to a regulated facility that produces, uses, stores or handles a highly hazardous substance in a quantity:
(a) Equal to or greater than the amount set forth in NRS 459.3816; or
(b) Less than the amount set forth in NRS 459.3816 if there are two or more releases from the facility of the same or different highly hazardous substances during any 12-month period and:
(1) The release of the highly hazardous substances is reportable pursuant to 40 C.F.R. Part 302; or
(2) If the release of the highly hazardous substances is not reportable pursuant to 40 C.F.R. Part 302, each quantity released is equal to or greater than a maximum quantity allowable as established by regulation of the state environmental commission.
2. A regulated facility described in paragraph (b) of subsection 1 is exempt from complying with the provisions of NRS 459.380 to 459.3874, inclusive, if:
(a) The division determines that the regulated facility has:
(1) Carried out the detailed plan to abate hazards recommended pursuant to subsection 8 of NRS 459.3852; and
(2) Complied with such other provisions of NRS 459.380 to 459.3874, inclusive, and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, as the division requires; and
(b) The regulated facility obtains an exemption from the state environmental commission. The state environmental commission shall adopt by regulation the procedures for obtaining such an exemption.
3. As used in this section, "highly hazardous substance" means any substance designated in NRS 459.3816.
Sec. 2 NRS 459.3816 is hereby amended to read as follows:
459.3816 1. The following substances are designated as highly hazardous, if present in the quantity designated after each substance or a greater quantity:
Number Assigned
by Chemical Quantity
Chemical Name of Substance Abstract Service (In pounds)

Acetaldehyde 75-07-0 2500
Acrolein (2-Propenal) 107-02-8 150
Acrytyl Chloride 814-68-6 250
Allyl Chloride 107-05-1 1000
Allylamine 107-11-9 1500
Alkylaluminums None 5000
Ammonia, Anhydrous 7664-41-7 5000
Ammonia solutions (44% ammonia
by weight) 7664-41-7 10000
Ammonium Perchlorate 7790-98-9 7500
Ammonium Permanganate 7787-36-2 7500
Arsine (also called Arsenic Hydride) 7784-42-1 100
Bis (Chloromethyl) Ether 542-88-1 100
Boron Trichloride 10294-34-5 2500
Boron Trifluoride 7637-07-2 250
Bromine 7726-95-6 1500
Bromine Chloride 13863-41-7 1500
Bromine Pentafluoride 7789-30-2 2500
Bromine Trifluoride 7787-71-5 15000
3-Bromopropyne (also called
Propargyl Bromide) 106-96-7 7500
Butyl Hydroperoxide (Tertiary) 75-91-2 5000
Butyl Perbenzoate (Tertiary) 614-45-9 7500
Carbonyl Chloride (see Phosgene) 75-44-5 100
Carbonyl Fluoride 353-50-4 2500
Cellulose Nitrate (concentration
12.6% Nitrogen) 9004-70-0 2500
Chlorine 7782-50-5 1500
Chlorine Dioxide 10049-04-4 1000
Chlorine Pentafluoride 13637-63-3 1000
Chlorine Trifluoride 7790-91-2 1000

Chlorodiethylaluminum (also called
Diethylaluminum Chloride 96-10-6 5000
1-Chloro-2,4-Dinitrobenzene 97-00-7 5000
Chloromethyl Methyl Ether 107-30-2 500
Chloropicrin 76-06-2 500
Chloropicrin and Methyl Bromide
mixture None 1500
Chloropicrin and Methyl Chloride
mixture None 1500
Cumene Hydroperoxide 80-15-9 5000
Cyanogen 460-19-5 2500
Cyanogen Chloride 506-77-4 500
Cyanuric Fluoride 675-14-9 100
Diacetyl Peroxide (concentration
70%) 110-22-5 5000
Diazomethane 334-88-3 500
Dibenzoyl Peroxide 94-36-0 7500
Diborane 19287-45-7 100
Dibutyl Peroxide (Tertiary) 110-05-4 5000
Dichloro Acetylene 7572-29-4 250
Dichlorosilane 4109-96-0 2500
Diethylzinc 557-20-0 10000
Diisopropyl Peroxydicarbonate 105-64-8 7500
Dilauroyl Peroxide 105-74-8 7500
Dimethyl Sulfide 75-18-3 100
Dimethyldichlorosilane 75-78-5 1000
Dimethylhydrazine, 1.1- 57-14-7 1000
Dimethylamine, Anhydrous 124-40-3 2500
Ethyl Methyl Ketone Peroxide (also
Methyl Ethyl Ketone Peroxide;
concentration 60%) 1338-23-4 5000
Ethyl Nitrite 109-95-5 5000
Ethylamine 75-04-7 7500
Ethylene Fluorohydrin 371-62-0 100
Ethylene Oxide 75-21-8 5000
Ethyleneimine 151-56-4 1000
Fluorine 7782-41-4 1000
Formaldehyde (concentration 90%) 50-00-0 1000
Furan 110-00-9 500
Hexafluoroacetone 684-16-2 5000
Hydrochloric Acid, Anhydrous 7647-01-0 5000
Hydrofluoric Acid, Anhydrous 7664-39-3 1000
Hydrogen Bromide 10035-10-6 5000
Hydrogen Chloride 7647-01-0 5000
Hydrogen Cyanide, Anhydrous 74-90-8 1000
Hydrogen Fluoride 7664-39-3 1000
Hydrogen Peroxide (52% by weight
or more) 7722-84-1 7500
Hydrogen Selenide 7783-07-5 150
Hydrogen Sulfide 7783-06-4 1500
Hydroxylamine 7803-49-8 2500
Iron, Pentacarbonyl- 13463-40-6 250
Isopropyl Formate 625-55-8 500
Isopropylamine 75-31-0 5000
Ketene 463-51-4 100
Methacrylaldehyde 78-85-3 1000
Methacryloyl Chloride 920-46-7 150
Methacryloyloxyethyl Isocyanate 30674-80-7 100
Methyl Acrylonitrile 126-98-7 250
Methylamine, Anhydrous 74-89-5 1000
Methyl Bromide 74-83-9 2500
Methyl Chloride 74-87-3 15000
Methyl Chloroformate 79-22-1 500
Methyl Disulfide 624-92-0 100
Methyl Ethyl Ketone Peroxide
(concentration 60%) 1338-23-4 5000
Methyl Fluoroacetate 453-18-9 100
Methyl Fluorosulfate 421-20-5 100
Methyl Hydrazine 80-34-4 100
Methyl Iodide 74-88-4 7500
Methyl Isocyanate 624-83-9 250
Methyl Mercaptan 74-93-1 5000
Methyl Vinyl Ketone 78-94-4 100
Methyltrichlorosilane 75-79-6 500
Nickel Carbonyl (Nickel
Tetracarbonyl) 13463-39-3 150
Nitric Acid (94.5% by weight or
greater) 7697-37-2 500
Nitric Oxide 10102-43-9 250
Nitroaniline (para Nitroaniline) 100-01-6 5000
Nitromethane 75-52-5 2500
Nitrogen Dioxide 10102-44-0 250
Nitrogen Oxides (NO; NO2; N2O4;
N2O3) 10102-44-0 250
Nitrogen Tetroxide (also called
Nitrogen Peroxide) 10544-72-6 250
Nitrogen Trifluoride 7783-54-2 5000
Nitrogen Trioxide 10544-73-7 250
Oleum (65% to 80% by weight; also
called Fuming Sulfuric Acid) 8014-94-7 1000
Osmium Tetroxide 20816-12-0 100
Oxygen Difluoride (Fluorine
Monoxide) 7783-41-7 100
Ozone 10028-15-6 100
Pentaborane 19624-22-7 100
Peracetic Acid (also called
Peroxyacetic Acid) 79-21-0 5000
Perchloric Acid (concentration 60%) 7601-90-3 5000
Perchloromethyl Mercaptan 594-42-3 150
Perchloryl Fluoride 7616-94-6 5000
Peroxyacetic Acid (concentration
60%; also called Peracetic Acid) 79-21-0 5000
Phosgene (also called Carbonyl
Chloride) 75-44-5 100
Phosphine (Hydrogen Phosphide) 7803-51-2 100
Phosphorus Oxychloride (also called
Phosphoryl Chloride) 10025-87-3 1000
Phosphorus Trichloride 7719-12-2 1000
Phosphoryl Chloride (also called
Phosphorus Oxychloride) 10025-87-3 1000
Propargyl Bromide 106-96-7 7500
Propyl Nitrate 627-3-4 2500
Sarin 107-44-8 100
Selenium Hexafluoride 7783-79-1 1000
Stibine (Antimony Hydride) 7803-52-3 500
Sulfur Dioxide (liquid) 7446-09-5 1000
Sulfur Pentafluoride 5714-22-7 250
Sulfur Tetrafluoride 7783-60-0 250
Sulfur Trioxide (also called Sulfuric
Anhydride) 7446-11-9 1000
Sulfuric Anhydride (also called Sulfur
Trioxide) 7446-11-9 1000
Tellurium Hexafluoride 7783-80-4 250
Tetrafluoroethylene 116-14-3 5000
Tetrafluorohydrazine 10036-47-2 5000
Tetramethyl Lead 75-74-1 7500
Thionyl Chloride 7719-09-7 250
Titanium Tetrachloride 7550-45-0 2500
Trichloro(chloromethyl) Silane 1558-25-4 100
Trichloro(dichlorophenyl) Silane 21737-85-5 2500
Trichlorosilane 10025-78-2 5000
Trifluorochloroethylene 79-38-9 10000
Trimethyoxysilane 2487-90-3 1500

2. The division, in consultation with the health districts created pursuant to NRS 439.370, the health division of the department of human resources and the division of industrial relations of the department of business and industry , shall regularly examine the sources of information available to it with regard to potentially highly hazardous substances. The division shall, by regulation, add to the list of highly hazardous substances any chemical that is identified as being used, manufactured, stored, or capable of being produced, at a facility, in sufficient quantities at a single site, that its release into the environment would produce a significant likelihood that persons exposed would suffer death or substantial bodily harm as a consequence of the exposure.
Sec. 3 This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.

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