1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to environment; requiring report of hazardous substance release to local 
1.3 	911 emergency dispatch center;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 
1.4 	609.671, 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 a firefighting or law enforcement organization and a local 911 emergency 
1.18 	dispatch center.
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.