Prohibition on use of hydrofluoric acid at petroleum refineries

Section 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2605) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k); and (2) by inserting after subsection (i) the following: (j) Prohibition on use of hydrofluoric acid at petroleum refineries (1) New refineries No person may use hydrogen fluoride (hydrofluoric acid) to refine petroleum at a petroleum refinery that begins operating on or after the date of enactment of this subsection. (2) Existing refineries (A) Prohibition Beginning on the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this subsection, no person may use hydrogen fluoride (hydrofluoric acid) to refine petroleum at a petroleum refinery that began operating before the date of enactment of this subsection. (B) Civil penalty Notwithstanding the first sentence of section 16(a)(1), the amount of a civil penalty under such first sentence for violating a provision of section 15 with respect to a requirement of this paragraph shall be $37,500 for each such violation. (3) Application of waiver authority Notwithstanding section 22, the Administrator may not issue a waiver under such section with respect to the prohibition on the use of hydrogen fluoride (hydrofluoric acid) at a petroleum refinery under this subsection..