Page 1 of 2
39E.040 Duties -- Appointment of committees.
The commission shall: <br>(1) Appoint local emergency planning committees and revise these committees as it
deems appropriate. The committees shall include, as a minimum, representatives <br>from each of the following groups: <br>(a) Elected local officials; <br>(b) Law enforcement; <br>(c) Emergency management; <br>(d) Fire service; <br>(e) First aid; <br>(f) Health service; <br>(g) Local environmental; <br>(h) Hospital; <br>(i) Transportation; <br>(j) Broadcast and print media; <br>(k) Community groups; and <br>(l) Owners and operators of facilities subject to this chapter;
(2) Adopt standards and procedures for the operations of local committees; <br>(3) Develop reporting requirements and procedures consistent with those of Title III,
Pub. L. No. 99-499, for individuals, businesses, and governmental agencies that <br>manufacture, use, store, or transport hazardous substances;
(4) Develop guidance and standards for plans related to hazardous substances; <br>(5) Approve, disapprove, and, where necessary, make recommendations to improve
plans developed by local emergency planning committees;
(6) Recommend administrative regulations to the director for issuance by the Division
of Emergency Management to implement provisions of this chapter, consistent with <br>Title III, Pub. L. No. 99-499;
(7) Receive from any source and authorize the expenditure of funds; <br>(8) Develop policies relating to the training of committees and persons subject to
respond to releases of hazardous substances;
(9) Develop policies relating to exercising and testing plans developed by local
emergency planning committees;
(10) Specify a warning point to which all required emergency notifications shall be
made;
(11) Develop a procedure by which facilities may report the presence and inventories of
hazardous substances and by which members of the public may obtain these reports;
(12) Annually review all commission policies and procedures and update them as
necessary; and
(13) Adopt policies for the conduct of the business and duties of the commission.
Page 2 of 2
Effective: July 15, 1998 <br>History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 226, sec. 61, effective July 15, 1998.
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Kentucky may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
