Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 65-5707

  • Federal act: means the federal emergency planning and community right-to-know act of 1986 (Title III, P. See Kansas Statutes 65-5702
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

The provisions of sections 302(c), 303(d), 304, 311, 312, 313 and 323 of the federal act, as effective on the effective date of this act, pertaining to providing of information and giving of notifications shall be considered the law of this state and shall apply equally to all federal agencies, departments, installations and facilities located in this state, as well as to any other facilities subject to the federal act. For purposes of complying with this section, facilities regulated under sections 311 and 312 of the federal act shall submit lists of chemicals in lieu of material safety data sheets, and tier II reports in lieu of tier I reports. Material safety data sheets shall be submitted within 30 days of request to the state or local emergency planning committees.