1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to environment; requiring report of hazardous substance release to local 
1.3 	fire or law enforcement;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.671, 
1.4 	subdivision 10.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.671, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 10.Failure to report release of hazardous substance or extremely 
1.8 	hazardous substance. (a) A person is, upon conviction, subject to a fine of up to $25,000 
1.9 	or imprisonment for up to two years, or both, who:
1.10 	(1) is required to report the release of a hazardous substance under United States 
1.11 	Code, title 42, section 9603, or the release of an extremely hazardous substance under 
1.12 	United States Code, title 42, section 11004;
1.13 	(2) knows that a hazardous substance or an extremely hazardous substance has 
1.14 	been released; and
1.15 	(3) fails to provide immediate notification of the release of a reportable quantity of a 
1.16 	hazardous substance or an extremely hazardous substance to the state emergency response 
1.17 	center, or aand the local firefighting or law enforcement organization having jurisdiction 
1.18 	over the location of the release.
1.19 	(b) For a second or subsequent conviction under this subdivision, the violator is 
1.20 	subject to a fine of up to $50,000 or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both.
1.21 	(c) For purposes of this subdivision, a "hazardous substance" means a substance on 
1.22 	the list established under United States Code, title 42, section 9602.
1.23 	(d) For purposes of this subdivision, an "extremely hazardous substance" means a 
1.24 	substance on the list established under United States Code, title 42, section 11002.
2.1 	(e) For purposes of this subdivision, a "reportable quantity" means a quantity that 
2.2 	must be reported under United States Code, title 42, section 9602 or 11002.