87R17208 JRR-D
 
  By: Murphy H.B. No. 2811
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the release of a tier two form listing hazardous
  chemicals that is in the possession of a political subdivision of
  this state.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 505.006, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by amending Subsection (h) and adding Subsection (i) to
  read as follows:
         (h)  Except as provided by Subsection (i) and Section
  505.015, documents filed under this chapter are subject to Chapter
  552, Government Code.
         (i)  Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, a tier
  two form that is in the possession of a political subdivision of
  this state is confidential and not subject to disclosure under
  Chapter 552, Government Code. A political subdivision may release a
  tier two form or information contained in the form to the public
  only if:
               (1)  the tier two form or applicable information has
  been made publicly available by the commission; or
               (2)  the information released only states the name of a
  class of dangerous goods under the hazard classification system
  used in the 2020 Emergency Response Guidebook published by the
  United States Department of Transportation.
         SECTION 2.  Section 506.006, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by amending Subsection (g) and adding Subsection (h) to
  read as follows:
         (g)  Except as provided by Subsection (h), documents
  [Documents] filed under this chapter are subject to Chapter 552,
  Government Code.
         (h)  Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, a tier
  two form that is in the possession of a political subdivision of
  this state is confidential and not subject to disclosure under
  Chapter 552, Government Code. A political subdivision may release a
  tier two form or information contained in the form to the public
  only if:
               (1)  the tier two form or applicable information has
  been made publicly available by the commission; or
               (2)  the information released only states the name of a
  class of dangerous goods under the hazard classification system
  used in the 2020 Emergency Response Guidebook published by the
  United States Department of Transportation.
         SECTION 3.  Section 507.006, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by amending Subsection (h) and adding Subsection (i) to
  read as follows:
         (h)  Except as provided by Subsection (i) and Section
  507.012, documents filed under this chapter are subject to Chapter
  552, Government Code.
         (i)  Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, a tier
  two form that is in the possession of a political subdivision of
  this state is confidential and not subject to disclosure under
  Chapter 552, Government Code. A political subdivision may release a
  tier two form or information contained in the form to the public
  only if:
               (1)  the tier two form or applicable information has
  been made publicly available by the commission; or
               (2)  the information released only states the name of a
  class of dangerous goods under the hazard classification system
  used in the 2020 Emergency Response Guidebook published by the
  United States Department of Transportation.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.