KRS 39E.040: Duties -- Appointment of committees.

The commission shall:

(1) Appoint local emergency planning committees and revise these committees as it

deems appropriate. The committees shall include, as a minimum, representatives

from each of the following groups:

(a) Elected local officials;

(b) Law enforcement;

(c) Emergency management;

(d) Fire service;

(e) First aid;

(f) Health service;

(g) Local environmental;

(h) Hospital;

(i) Transportation;

(j) Broadcast and print media;

(k) Community groups; and

(l) Owners and operators of facilities subject to this chapter;

(2) Adopt standards and procedures for the operations of local committees;

(3) Develop reporting requirements and procedures consistent with those of Title III,

Pub. L. No. 99 -499, for individuals, businesses, and governmental agencies that

manufacture, use, store, or transport hazardous substances;

(4) Develop guidance and standards for plans related to hazardous substances;

(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

Title III, Pub. L. No. 99-499;

(7) Receive from any source and authorize the expenditure of funds;

(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.