Tier II reporting requirements by state
Tier II is filed with your state, not with EPA, so the portal, the fee and the lead agency change depending on where each facility sits. Compare all 52 below, or find one on the map.
20filing systems in use
6charge a stated fee
March 1deadline, everywhere
The due date is March 1 in every jurisdiction here, covering the previous calendar year, so it is stated once rather than repeated down the table. What varies is everything else.
| Jurisdiction | Lead agency | Filing system | State fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) | E-Plan | $25 |
| Alaska | Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation | E-Plan | None |
| Arizona | Arizona Emergency Response Commission / Arizona Department of Environmental Quality | Arizona Tier II | None |
| Arkansas | Arkansas Division of Emergency Management | Tier2 Submit | None |
| California | California Emergency Management Agency / local CUPAs | CERS | Varies |
| Colorado | Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment | Tier2 Submit | Varies |
| Connecticut | Connecticut State Emergency Response Commission | Tier2 Submit | None |
| Delaware | Delaware EPCRA Reporting Program / DNREC | Tier II Manager | None |
| Florida | Florida Division of Emergency Management, Technological Hazards Section | E-Plan | Varies |
| Georgia | Georgia Environmental Protection Division | E-Plan | $25 |
| Hawaii | Hawaii Department of Health, Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response Office | Tier2 Submit | Varies |
| Idaho | Idaho Office of Emergency Management | Tier2 Submit | None |
| Illinois | Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security | Tier II Manager | None |
| Indiana | Indiana Department of Homeland Security | Tier II Manager | None |
| Iowa | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | E-Plan | None |
| Kansas | Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Right-to-Know Program | Kansas Tier 2 Online | Varies |
| Kentucky | Kentucky Emergency Management / Kentucky Emergency Response Commission | Hazconnect | Varies |
| Louisiana | Louisiana State Police, Right-to-Know Unit | Louisiana RTK electronic filing site | None |
| Maine | Maine Emergency Management Agency | Tier2 Submit | Varies |
| Maryland | Maryland Department of the Environment | Maryland Online Tier II Reporting System | None |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency / Massachusetts SERC | Hazconnect | None |
| Michigan | Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy | Tier II Manager | None |
| Minnesota | Minnesota EPCRA Program / Minnesota Department of Public Safety | Tier II Manager | $25 |
| Mississippi | Mississippi Emergency Management Agency | E-Plan | None |
| Missouri | Missouri Emergency Response Commission | Missouri MERC online system | $100 |
| Montana | Montana Department of Environmental Quality | E-Plan | None |
| Nebraska | Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment | Nebraska Tier II system | None |
| Nevada | Nevada State Fire Marshal / SERC | Hazconnect | None |
| New Hampshire | New Hampshire Department of Safety, Division of Fire Safety | NH Tier II portal | None |
| New Jersey | New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Right to Know Program | eCRTK Survey / Right to Know Portal | None |
| New Mexico | New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management | Tier2 Submit | None |
| New York | New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services / SERC | E-Plan | $25 |
| North Carolina | North Carolina Division of Emergency Management | E-Plan | None |
| North Dakota | North Dakota Department of Emergency Services | Hazconnect | None |
| Ohio | Ohio Environmental Protection Agency / Ohio SERC | Tier2 Submit | Varies |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality | Oklahoma DEQ Tier II Online | None |
| Oregon | Oregon State Fire Marshal | Hazconnect | None |
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry / Pennsafe | PATTS | Varies |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management / RI ERC | Tier2 Submit | None |
| South Carolina | South Carolina Department of Environmental Services / SERC | E-Plan | None |
| South Dakota | South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources | Paper or online state process | Varies |
| Tennessee | Tennessee Emergency Management Agency | E-Plan | $25 |
| Texas | Texas Commission on Environmental Quality | STEERS | Varies |
| Utah | Utah Department of Environmental Quality / Utah SERC | Tier2 Submit | None |
| Vermont | Vermont Department of Public Safety / Division of Fire Safety | Tier2 Submit | Varies |
| Virginia | Virginia Department of Environmental Quality / VERC | Tier2 Submit | None |
| Washington | Washington Department of Ecology / Washington SERC | Washington Tier Two Online | None |
| West Virginia | West Virginia Division of Emergency Management | Hazconnect | None |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin Emergency Management / EPCRA Program | WHOPRS | None |
| Wyoming | Wyoming Office of Homeland Security | Wyoming Tier II Portal | None |
| District of Columbia | Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA) | Tier II Manager | None |
| Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico State Emergency Response Commission (PRSERC), administered under the PR Environmental Quality Board (Junta de Calidad Ambiental) | Tier2 Submit | None |
Summarised from each state’s official reporting page. “Varies” means the fee depends on facility count, chemical count or filing method, and the jurisdiction page has the detail. Always confirm against the state before filing.