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Eugene Charter <br /> <br /> B. citizens have a fundamental right to know the identity and amounts of <br />toxic chemicals that are released into the workplaces, air, water, soil, and <br />environment of their community. <br /> <br />ARTICLE II – SCOPE <br />Section 2.1. Facilities covered by this Section. <br /> A. Except as exempted in Section 2.2, this Section shall apply to facilities <br />within the City of Eugene that are: <br /> 1. within the Standard Industrial Code categories #20 - #39, <br />inclusively as listed in Standard Industrial Classification Manual <br />(Office of Management and Budget, 1987); <br /> 2. solid waste incinerators that accept infectious waste; and <br /> 3. hazardous waste disposal incinerators. <br /> <br />Section 2.2. Facilities exempted by this Section. This Section shall not apply to: <br /> A. state and federal facilities; and <br /> B. public educational institutions. <br /> <br />ARTICLE III - DEFINITIONS <br />Section 3 As used in this Section, the following definitions shall apply: <br /> A. "Extremely hazardous substance" means all substances listed in Section <br />302 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (42 <br />USC 11002) as of the effective date of this Section. If a substance is <br />added to or removed from the federal list of reportable substances under <br />section 302 of 42 USC 11002, the Toxics Board may recommend to the <br />City Council that the substance be added to or removed from the definition <br />of “extremely hazardous substance” in this Section. The council may <br />remove a substance from the definition only if the Toxics Board has <br />recommended its removal. <br /> B. "CAS number" means the identification number assigned to a substance <br />by the Chemical Abstract Service. <br /> C. "Chemical Name" means the scientific designation of a substance in <br />accordance with the nomenclature system developed by the Chemical <br />Abstract Service. <br /> D. "Facility" means all buildings, equipment, structures and other stationary <br />items that are located and operated on a single site or on contiguous or <br />adjacent sites and that are owned or operated by the same person(s) and <br />relate to a common product or service. <br /> E. "Hazardous substance" means: <br /> 1. any substance listed or described, as of the effective date of this <br />Section, on any of the following lists of chemicals regulated or <br />identified as of concern: <br /> -16- 11/28/2005 <br /> <br />