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ORDINANCE NO. 20213 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING SUBSTANCE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE CITY'S TOXICS RIGHT - TO- KNOW PROGRAM; AMENDING SECTION 3.696 OF THE EUGENE CODE, 1971; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The caption of Section 3.696 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended, and new Subsections (3), (4) and (5) are added thereto, to provide: 3.696 Hazardous Substances - Addition of Chemicals to Hazardous Substances List and Changes to Reporting and Accounting Thresholds. (3) Within 60 days of learning that the federal reporting threshold for any chemical reportable under Amendment IV to the Eugene Charter of 1976 is reduced so as to fall below the materials accounting threshold established locally for that chemical, the city manager shall request the toxics board's advice on the appropriate reporting threshold and materials accounting threshold for that chemical. (4) After obtaining the advice of the toxics board as provided in subsection (3) of this section, and after following the procedures described in section 2.019 of this code, the city manager may adopt an administrative rule that changes the reporting and materials accounting thresholds for chemicals meeting the conditions described in subsection (3) of this section. The rules adopted by the city manager shall also establish a date when the new thresholds shall apply. (5) If the city manager declines to adopt an administrative rule that implements the toxics board's advice as described in subsections (2) or (4) of this section, the city manager shall explain to the city council and the toxics board in writing the reasons for the decision not to implement the toxics board's advice. Section 2. The City Recorder, at the request of, or with the concurrence of the City Attorney, is authorized to administratively correct any reference errors contained herein or in other provisions of the Eugene Code, 1971, to the provisions added, amended or repealed herein. Section 3. That the matters contained herein concern the public health, welfare and safety and therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this Ordinance shall become effective Ordinance - 1