Search the Special Collections and Archives Portal

Clipping and legal papers related to the Chemical Catastrophe Prevention Act co-authored by Dennis Sabbath, 1991

Information

Date
1991
Description

The Chemical Catastrophe Prevention Act was proposed in 1991 after several chemical accidents occurred in Henderson, Nev. in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The bill was passed and called for the implementation of the Chemical Accident Prevention Program (CAPP), which sets thresholds for dangerous substances, and guidelines for accident prevention, emergency response and public right-to-know.

Digital ID
jhp000569
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1r49k10z
Details
Subject
Law
Disasters
Resource Type
Text
Material Type
clippings (information artifacts)
legal documents
Digital Project
Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project
Citation

jhp000569. Dennis and Roberta Sabbath Papers, 1970s-1991. MS-00731. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1r49k10z

Rights
This material is made available to facilitate private study, scholarship, or research. It may be protected by copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity rights, or other interests not owned by UNLV. Users are responsible for determining whether permissions are necessary from rights owners for any intended use and for obtaining all required permissions. Acknowledgement of the UNLV University Libraries is requested. For more information, please see the UNLV Special Collections policies on reproduction and use (https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/research_and_services/reproductions) or contact us at special.collections@unlv.edu
Standardized Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Digital Provenance
Digitized materials: physical originals are not held by UNLV Special Collections and Archives
Date Digitized
2015-04-20
Extent
65,955,345 bytes
2 images
Language

English

Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
Format
image/tiff