2011 Indiana Code
TITLE 13. ENVIRONMENT
ARTICLE 25. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
CHAPTER 1. INDIANA EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSION

IC 13-25
ARTICLE 25. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES

IC 13-25-1
Chapter 1. Indiana Emergency Response Commission

IC 13-25-1-1
Establishment
Sec. 1. The Indiana emergency response commission is established.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.15.

IC 13-25-1-2
Members
Sec. 2. (a) The commission consists of the following thirteen (13) members:
(1) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee.
(2) The executive director of the department of homeland security or the executive director's designee.
(3) The superintendent of the state police department or the superintendent's designee.
(4) The state fire marshal or the state fire marshal's designee.
(5) Three (3) representatives of business and industry.
(6) Three (3) representatives of the public.
(7) Three (3) representatives of local government.
(b) The governor shall appoint the members provided for in subsection (a)(5) through (a)(7). A member appointed under this subsection serves at the pleasure of the governor.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.204.

IC 13-25-1-3
Compensation
Sec. 3. (a) Each member of the commission who is not a state employee is entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b).
(b) Each member of the commission is entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties, as provided in the state policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget agency.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.15.

IC 13-25-1-4
Officers
Sec. 4. The governor shall appoint:
(1) a chairman; and
(2) a vice chairman;
of the commission from among the members of the commission.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.15.
IC 13-25-1-5
Meetings; quorum
Sec. 5. (a) The commission shall meet as follows:
(1) At least one (1) time every three (3) months.
(2) At the call of the chairman.
(b) A majority of the members constitutes a quorum for the authority to conduct business.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.15.

IC 13-25-1-6
Duties of commission and local emergency planning committee
Sec. 6. (a) The commission shall do the following:
(1) Encourage and support the development of emergency planning efforts to provide:
(A) state government entities;
(B) local governments; and
(C) the public;
with information concerning potential chemical hazards in Indiana.
(2) Assist the state in complying with the requirements of SARA.
(3) Design and supervise the operation of emergency planning districts in Indiana.
(4) Gather and distribute information needed for effective emergency response planning.
(b) A local emergency planning committee shall do the following:
(1) Satisfy the requirements of SARA.
(2) Prepare and submit a roster of committee members to the commission at least one (1) time each year.
(3) Meet at least two (2) times, on separate days, every six (6) months.
(4) Prepare and submit the report required under IC 6-6-10-8.
(c) A local emergency planning committee member who is an employee of a unit (as defined in IC 36-1-2-23) may appoint a designee to act on the committee member's behalf under this chapter. An appointment under this subsection must:
(1) be in writing;
(2) specify the duration of the appointment; and
(3) be submitted to the committee at least two (2) calendar days before the first meeting that the designee attends on behalf of the member.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.92-2001, SEC.2; P.L.26-2010, SEC.17.

IC 13-25-1-7
Assistance from public or private sources; implementation of chapter
Sec. 7. The commission may receive:
(1) appropriations;
(2) grants; (3) donations;
(4) equipment;
(5) supplies; and
(6) services;
from a public or a private source to assist the commission in implementing this chapter.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.15.