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Rep. Graber’s bill would have DOGAMI model seismically induced hazmat plumes for emergency managers
Summary
House Bill 3492 (dash 1) would direct the Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) and the State Resilience Officer to model earthquake‑induced hazardous‑material dispersion scenarios and share redacted results with local emergency managers.
Representative Dacia Graber told the House Committee on Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans that House Bill 3492 with the dash 1 amendment directs the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) to study risks related to earthquake‑induced hazardous‑material releases and model toxic plume dispersion scenarios.
Rep. Graber said the goal is to compile impartial risk models — by season, weather pattern and regional geography — so local emergency managers can incorporate the results into preplanned response actions. She told the committee the study is intended to…
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