2014 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 39E - IMPLEMENTATION OF FEDERAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PROGRAMS
39E.110 Committee duties.
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Duties of the committees shall include:
(a) Development of plans to prepare emergency response organizations
within cities, counties, urban-county governments, and charter county
governments to respond effectively to releases of hazardous substances;
(b) Identification of a twenty-four (24) hour warning point within the district to
which persons responsible for releases of hazardous substances must
report those releases;
(c) Establishment of a method, consistent with federal law, commission
policies, and administrative regulations, by which manufacturers, users, or
storers of hazardous substances may report the presence of those
substances, and by which members of the public may obtain information
about those substances;
(d) Appointment of a committee chairman, from among its members, for a
term of two (2) years. Chairmen may be reappointed;
(e) Development and maintenance of plans consistent with administrative
regulations promulgated by the commission; and
(f) Development of procedures for the annual review of emergency plans
and procedures developed under this chapter.
Local committees shall advise the commission of their actions by providing a
copy of minutes to the commission within thirty (30) days of the date of the
meeting. If the minutes are later changed before approval, a copy of the
revised minutes shall be submitted to the commission within thirty (30) days of
the approval.
Local committees may request the chief of the fire department with jurisdiction
over a facility which has, or may have, substances subject to Title III, Pub. L.
No. 99-499, to make on-site inspections of the facilities and to report all
findings to the chairman of the committee.
Members of local committees shall serve for terms as specified by the
commission, though not to exceed four (4) years except by reappointment.
Committees may establish attendance standards for continued membership
and shall advise the commission of any additions or deletions from the
membership that are desired. These changes may be approved or disapproved
by the commission.
Committee meetings shall be subject to provisions of KRS 61.805 to 61.850
relating to public meetings and to KRS 61.870 to 61.884 relating to open
records, provided that trade secrets, as determined by the federal
Environmental Protection Agency, are processed in accordance with 42 U.S.C.
11042.
The local committee may, after consultation with the commission chairman,
seek civil remedies prescribed in Section 326, Pub. L. No. 99-499.
The local committee may, with the advice and consent of the commission
chairman, submit information to the county attorney for prosecution.
Consultations pursuant to subsection (6) of this section shall be made prior to
the giving of notice of intent to commence a civil action.
Effective:July 15, 1998
History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 226, sec. 68, effective July 15, 1998.
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