PUBLIC LAW 99-499—OCT. 17, 1986
100 STAT. 1729
Sec. 312. Emergency and hazardous chemical inventory forms. Sec. 313. Toxic chemical release forms. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.
Subtitle C—General Provisions 321. Relationship to other law. 322. Trade secrets. 323. Provision of information to health professionals, doctors, and nurses. 324. Public availability of plans, data sheets, forms, and followup notices. 325. Enforcement. 326. Civil Actions. 327. Exemption. 328. Regulations. 329. Definitions. 330. Authorization of appropriations.
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Subtitle A—Emergency Planning and Notification SEC. 301. ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE COMMISSIONS, PLANNING DISTRICTS, AND LOCAL COMMITTEES. (a)
ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMIS-
SIONS.—Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this title, the Governor of each State shall appoint a State emergency response commission. The Governor may designate as the State emergency response commission one or more existing emergency response organizations that are State-sponsored or appointed. The Governor shall, to the extent practicable, appoint persons to the State emergency response commission who have technical expertise in the emergency response field. The State emergency response commission shall appoint local emergency planning committees under subsection (c) and shall supervise and coordinate the activities of such committees. The State emergency response commission shall establish procedures for receiving and processing requests from the public for information under section 324, including tier II information under section 312. Such procedures shall include the designation of an official to serve as coordinator for information. If the Governor of any State does not designate a State emergency response commission within such period, the Governor shall operate as the State emergency response commission until the Governor makes such designation. (b)
ESTABLISHMENT OF EMERGENCY PLANNING DISTRICTS.—Not
later than nine months after the date of the enactment of this title, the State emergency response commission shall designate emergency planning districts in order to facilitate preparation and implementation of emergency plans. Where appropriate, the State emergency response commission may designate existing political subdivisions or multijurisdictional planning organizations as such districts. In emergency planning areas that involve more than one State, the State emergency response commissions of all potentially affected States may designate emergency planning districts and local emergency planning committees by agreement. In making such designation, the State emergency response commission shall indicate which facilities subject to the requirements of this subtitle are within such emergency planning district. (c)
42 USC 11001.
ESTABLISHMENT OF LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMIT-
TEES.—Not later than 30 days after designation of emergency planning districts or 10 months after the date of the enactment of this title, whichever is earlier, the State emergency response commission shall appoint members of a local emergency planning committee for each emergency planning district. Each committee shall include, at
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