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 House Passes Legislation to Regulate Fertilizer Chemical
House Passes Legislation to Regulate Fertilizer Chemical

The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation (H.R. 1680) on Tuesday, October 23 that would regulate the production, sale and purchase of explosive chemicals like those used in the Oklahoma City bombing. Anyone who owns or purchases ammonium nitrate, a common ingredient in agricultural fertilizers, would have to register with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). A companion measure was introduced in the U.S. Senate (S. 1463) in May of 2007.

DHS could issue fines of up to $50,000 if someone sells the chemical without first registering. The bill would also require ammonium nitrate facility owners to maintain a record of sales transactions for two years after the sales. The bill would require DHS to compare names of potential purchasers against the terrorist watch list and determine, within 72 hours, whether to assign registration numbers. It would prohibit owners of ammonium nitrate facilities from transferring any chemical to any person not registered with DHS.

Terrorists have used ammonium nitrate to build bombs. In April of 1995, 108 55-pound bags of ammonium nitrate fertilizer and three 55-gallon drums of diesel oil were used to bomb the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people.

Posted on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 (Archive on Monday, January 01, 0001)
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