Assembly Bill No. 173–Committee on Natural Resources, Agriculture and Mining

(On Behalf of Division of Environmental Protection)

February 9, 1999

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Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Agriculture and Mining

 

SUMMARY—Revises designation of highly hazardous substances for purposes of regulating facilities where such substances are handled. (BDR 40-434)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.

Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: Yes.

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. Green numbers along left margin indicate location on the printed bill (e.g., 5-15 indicates page 5, line 15).

 

AN ACT relating to hazardous materials; revising the designation of highly hazardous substances for the purposes of regulating facilities where such substances are produced, used, stored or handled; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

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

1-1 Section 1. NRS 459.3816 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2 459.3816 1. The following substances are designated as highly

1-3 hazardous, if present in the quantity designated after each substance or a

1-4 greater quantity:

1-5 Number Assigned

1-6 by Chemical Quantity

1-7 Chemical Name of Substance Abstract Service (In pounds)

1-8 Acetaldehyde 75-07-0 2500

1-9 Acrolein (2-Propenal) 107-02-8 150

1-10 Acrylyl Chloride 814-68-6 250

1-11 Allyl Chloride 107-05-1 1000

1-12 Allylamine 107-11-9 [1500] 1000

1-13 Alkylaluminums None 5000

2-1 Ammonia, Anhydrous 7664-41-7 5000

2-2 Ammonia solutions [(44%]

2-3 (concentration greater than 44%

2-4 ammonia by weight) 7664-41-7 10000

2-5 Ammonium Perchlorate 7790-98-9 7500

2-6 Ammonium Permanganate 7787-36-2 7500

2-7 Arsine (also called Arsenic Hydride) 7784-42-1 100

2-8 Bis (Chloromethyl) Ether 542-88-1 100

2-9 Boron Trichloride 10294-34-5 2500

2-10 Boron Trifluoride 7637-07-2 250

2-11 Bromine 7726-95-6 1500

2-12 Bromine Chloride 13863-41-7 1500

2-13 Bromine Pentafluoride 7789-30-2 2500

2-14 Bromine Trifluoride 7787-71-5 15000

2-15 3-Bromopropyne (also called

2-16 Propargyl Bromide) 106-96-7 [7500] 100

2-17 Butyl Hydroperoxide (Tertiary) 75-91-2 5000

2-18 Butyl Perbenzoate (Tertiary) 614-45-9 7500

2-19 Carbonyl Chloride (see Phosgene) 75-44-5 100

2-20 Carbonyl Fluoride 353-50-4 2500

2-21 Cellulose Nitrate (concentration

2-22 greater than 12.6% Nitrogen) 9004-70-0 2500

2-23 Chlorine 7782-50-5 1500

2-24 Chlorine Dioxide 10049-04-4 1000

2-25 Chlorine Pentafluoride 13637-63-3 1000

2-26 Chlorine Trifluoride 7790-91-2 1000

2-27 Chlorodiethylaluminum (also called

2-28 Diethylaluminum Chloride) 96-10-6 5000

2-29 1-Chloro-2,4-Dinitrobenzene 97-00-7 5000

2-30 Chloromethyl Methyl Ether 107-30-2 500

2-31 Chloropicrin 76-06-2 500

2-32 Chloropicrin and Methyl Bromide

2-33 mixture None 1500

2-34 Chloropicrin and Methyl Chloride

2-35 mixture None 1500

2-36 Cumene Hydroperoxide 80-15-9 5000

2-37 Cyanogen 460-19-5 2500

2-38 Cyanogen Chloride 506-77-4 500

2-39 Cyanuric Fluoride 675-14-9 100

2-40 Diacetyl Peroxide (concentration

2-41 greater than 70%) 110-22-5 5000

2-42 Diazomethane 334-88-3 500

2-43 Dibenzoyl Peroxide 94-36-0 7500

3-1 Diborane 19287-45-7 100

3-2 Dibutyl Peroxide (Tertiary) 110-05-4 5000

3-3 Dichloro Acetylene 7572-29-4 250

3-4 Dichlorosilane 4109-96-0 2500

3-5 Diethylzinc 557-20-0 10000

3-6 Diisopropyl Peroxydicarbonate 105-64-6 7500

3-7 Dilauroyl Peroxide 105-74-8 7500

3-8 Dimethyl Sulfide 75-18-3 100

3-9 Dimethyldichlorosilane 75-78-5 1000

3-10 Dimethylhydrazine, 1.1- 57-14-7 1000

3-11 Dimethylamine, Anhydrous 124-40-3 2500

3-12 2, 4 Dinitroaniline 97-02-9 5000

3-13 Ethyl Methyl Ketone Peroxide (also

3-14 Methyl Ethyl Ketone Peroxide;

3-15 concentration greater than 60%) 1338-23-4 5000

3-16 Ethyl Nitrite 109-95-5 5000

3-17 Ethylamine 75-04-7 7500

3-18 Ethylene Fluorohydrin 371-62-0 100

3-19 Ethylene Oxide 75-21-8 5000

3-20 Ethyleneimine 151-56-4 1000

3-21 Fluorine 7782-41-4 [1000] 100

3-22 Formaldehyde (concentration

3-23 [90%)] 37% or greater by weight) 50-00-0 1000

3-24 Furan 110-00-9 500

3-25 Hexafluoroacetone 684-16-2 5000

3-26 Hydrochloric Acid, Anhydrous 7647-01-0 5000

3-27 Hydrofluoric Acid, Anhydrous 7664-39-3 1000

3-28 Hydrogen Bromide 10035-10-6 5000

3-29 Hydrogen Chloride 7647-01-0 5000

3-30 Hydrogen Cyanide, Anhydrous 74-90-8 1000

3-31 Hydrogen Fluoride 7664-39-3 1000

3-32 Hydrogen Peroxide [(52% by weight

3-33 or more)] (concentration 52% or

3-34 greater by weight) 7722-84-1 7500

3-35 Hydrogen Selenide 7783-07-5 150

3-36 Hydrogen Sulfide 7783-06-4 1500

3-37 Hydroxylamine 7803-49-8 2500

3-38 Iron, Pentacarbonyl- 13463-40-6 250

3-39 Isopropyl Formate 625-55-8 500

3-40 Isopropylamine 75-31-0 5000

3-41 Ketene 463-51-4 100

3-42 Methacrylaldehyde 78-85-3 1000

3-43 Methacryloyl Chloride 920-46-7 150

4-1 Methacryloyloxyethyl Isocyanate 30674-80-7 100

4-2 Methyl Acrylonitrile 126-98-7 250

4-3 Methylamine, Anhydrous 74-89-5 1000

4-4 Methyl Bromide 74-83-9 2500

4-5 Methyl Chloride 74-87-3 15000

4-6 Methyl Chloroformate 79-22-1 500

4-7 Methyl Disulfide 624-92-0 100

4-8 Methyl Ethyl Ketone Peroxide

4-9 (concentration greater than 60%) 1338-23-4 5000

4-10 Methyl Fluoroacetate 453-18-9 100

4-11 Methyl Fluorosulfate 421-20-5 100

4-12 Methyl Hydrazine 60-34-4 100

4-13 Methyl Iodide 74-88-4 7500

4-14 Methyl Isocyanate 624-83-9 250

4-15 Methyl Mercaptan 74-93-1 5000

4-16 Methyl Vinyl Ketone 78-94-4 100

4-17 Methyltrichlorosilane 75-79-6 500

4-18 Nickel Carbonyl (Nickel

4-19 Tetracarbonyl) 13463-39-3 150

4-20 Nitric Acid [(94.5% by weight or

4-21 greater)] (concentration 94.5% or

4-22 greater by weight) 7697-37-2 500

4-23 Nitric Oxide 10102-43-9 250

4-24 Nitroaniline (para Nitroaniline) 100-01-6 5000

4-25 Nitromethane 75-52-5 2500

4-26 Nitrogen Dioxide 10102-44-0 250

4-27 Nitrogen Oxides (NO; NO2; N2O4;

4-28 N2O3) 10102-44-0 250

4-29 Nitrogen Tetroxide (also called

4-30 Nitrogen Peroxide) 10544-72-6 250

4-31 Nitrogen Trifluoride 7783-54-2 5000

4-32 Nitrogen Trioxide 10544-73-7 250

4-33 Oleum (65% or greater by weight of

4-34 sulfur trioxide; also called Fuming

4-35 Sulfuric Acid) 8014-95-7 1000

4-36 Osmium Tetroxide 20816-12-0 100

4-37 Oxygen Difluoride (Fluorine

4-38 Monoxide) 7783-41-7 100

4-39 Ozone 10028-15-6 100

4-40 Pentaborane 19624-22-7 100

5-1 Peracetic Acid [(also]

5-2 (concentration greater than 60%

5-3 Acetic Acid; also called

5-4 Peroxyacetic Acid) 79-21-0 [5000] 1000

5-5 Perchloric Acid (concentration

5-6 [60%)] greater than 60% by

5-7 weight) 7601-90-3 5000

5-8 Perchloromethyl Mercaptan 594-42-3 150

5-9 Perchloryl Fluoride 7616-94-6 5000

5-10 Peroxyacetic Acid (concentration

5-11 [60%;] greater than 60% Acetic

5-12 Acid; also called Peracetic Acid) 79-21-0 [5000] 1000

5-13 Phosgene (also called Carbonyl

5-14 Chloride) 75-44-5 100

5-15 Phosphine (Hydrogen Phosphide) 7803-51-2 100

5-16 Phosphorus Oxychloride (also called

5-17 Phosphoryl Chloride) 10025-87-3 1000

5-18 Phosphorus Trichloride 7719-12-2 1000

5-19 Phosphoryl Chloride (also called

5-20 Phosphorus Oxychloride) 10025-87-3 1000

5-21 Propargyl Bromide 106-96-7 [7500] 100

5-22 Propyl Nitrate 627-13-4 [2500] 100

5-23 Sarin 107-44-8 100

5-24 Selenium Hexafluoride 7783-79-1 1000

5-25 Stibine (Antimony Hydride) 7803-52-3 500

5-26 Sulfur Dioxide (liquid) 7446-09-5 1000

5-27 Sulfur Pentafluoride 5714-22-7 250

5-28 Sulfur Tetrafluoride 7783-60-0 250

5-29 Sulfur Trioxide (also called Sulfuric

5-30 Anhydride) 7446-11-9 1000

5-31 Sulfuric Anhydride (also called

5-32 Sulfur Trioxide) 7446-11-9 1000

5-33 Tellurium Hexafluoride 7783-80-4 250

5-34 Tetrafluoroethylene 116-14-3 5000

5-35 Tetrafluorohydrazine 10036-47-2 5000

5-36 Tetramethyl Lead 75-74-1 [7500] 1000

5-37 Thionyl Chloride 7719-09-7 250

5-38 Titanium Tetrachloride 7550-45-0 2500

5-39 Trichloro(chloromethyl) Silane 1558-25-4 100

5-40 Trichloro(dichlorophenyl) Silane 27137-85-5 2500

5-41 Trichlorosilane 10025-78-2 5000

5-42 Trifluorochloroethylene 79-38-9 10000

5-43 Trimethyoxysilane 2487-90-3 1500

6-1 2. The division, in consultation with the health districts created

6-2 pursuant to NRS 439.370, the health division of the department of human

6-3 resources and the division of industrial relations of the department of

6-4 business and industry, shall regularly examine the sources of information

6-5 available to it with regard to potentially highly hazardous substances. The

6-6 division shall, by regulation, add to the list of highly hazardous substances

6-7 any chemical that is identified as being used, manufactured, stored, or

6-8 capable of being produced, at a facility, in sufficient quantities at a single

6-9 site, that its release into the environment would produce a significant

6-10 likelihood that persons exposed would suffer death or substantial bodily

6-11 harm as a consequence of the exposure.

6-12 Sec. 2. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.

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