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COUNCIL ORDINANCE NUMBER 20213
COUNCIL BILL NUMBER 4749
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.
DATE SUBMITTED: October 23,2000
PASSED: 7/0
ABSENT: Nathanson
OPPOSED:
REJECTED:
ABSTAINED:
DEFERRED TO:
FIRST READING: October 23, 2000
SECOND READING: October 23, 2000
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of the Eugene Code, 1971, to the provisions added, amended or repealed herein.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
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immediately upon its passage by the City Council and approval by the Mayor, retention by the Mayor
for more than ten days, or readoption over a Mayoral veto by two-thirds of all members of the City
Council.
Passed by the City Council this
Approved by the Mayor this
23 rd day of October, 2000
23rd day of October, 2000
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City Recorder
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