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Appendix A Toxics Right -to -Know Charter Amendment (Excerpt from Eugene City Charter (including 2002 amendments) Section 54. Amendment IV. The City of Eugene Charter is hereby amended as follows: ARTICLE I - FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF LOCAL PROBLEM Section 1. The people of Eugene do hereby find that: A. exposure to toxic chemicals can damage human health and the environment; and B. citizens have a fundamental right to know the identity and amounts of toxic chemicals that are released into the workplaces, air, water, soil, and environment of their community. ARTICLE II — SCOPE Section 2.1. Facilities covered by this Section A. Except as exempted in Section 2.2, this Section shall apply to facilities within the City of Eugene that are: 1. within the Standard Industrial Code categories 420 - 439, inclusively as listed in Standard Industrial Classification Manual (Office of Management and Budget, 1987); 2. solid waste incinerators that accept infectious waste; and 3. hazardous waste disposal incinerators. Section 2.2. Facilities exempted by this Section. This Section shall not apply to: A. state and federal facilities; and B. public educational institutions. ARTICLE III — DEFINITIONS Section 3. As used in this Section, the following definitions shall apply: A. "Extremely hazardous substance" means all substances listed in Section 302 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right -To -Know Act (42 USC 11002) as of the effective date of this Section. If a substance is added to or removed from the federal list of reportable substances under section 302 of 42 USC 11002, the Toxics Board may recommend to the City Council that the substance be added to or removed from the definition of "extremely hazardous substance" in this Section. The council may remove a substance from the definition only if the Toxics Board has recommended its removal. B. "CAS number" means the identification number assigned to a substance by the Chemical Abstract Service. -26-