{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-166a-26","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 166A-26","heading":"Regional Response Team Advisory Committee.","body":"(a)\tThe Regional Response Team Advisory Committee is created. The Secretary shall appoint the members of the Committee and shall designate the chair. In making appointments, the Secretary shall take into consideration the expertise of the appointees in the management of hazardous materials emergencies. The Secretary shall appoint one representative from:\n(1)\tThe Division of Emergency Management;\n(2)\tThe North Carolina Highway Patrol;\n(3)\tThe State Fire and Rescue Commission of the Department of Insurance;\n(4)\tThe Department of Environmental Quality;\n(5)\tThe Department of Transportation;\n(6)\tThe Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services;\n(7)\tThe Chemical Industry Council of North Carolina;\n(8)\tThe N.C. Association of Hazardous Materials Responders;\n(9)\tEach regional response team;\n(10)\tThe State Bureau of Investigation.\nIn addition to the persons listed above, the Secretary shall appoint to the Advisory Committee three persons designated jointly by the North Carolina Fire Chiefs Association and the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association.\n(b)\tThe Advisory Committee shall meet on the call of the chair, or at the request of the Secretary; provided that the Committee shall meet no less than once every three months. The Department of Public Safety shall provide space for the Advisory Committee to meet. The Department also shall provide the Advisory Committee with necessary support staff and supplies to enable the Committee to carry out its duties in an effective manner.\n(c)\tMembers of the Advisory Committee shall serve without pay, but shall receive travel allowance, lodging, subsistence, and per diem as provided by G.S. 138-5.\n(d)\tThe Regional Response Team Advisory Committee shall advise the Secretary on the establishment of the program for regional response to hazardous materials emergencies in the State. The Committee shall also evaluate and advise the Secretary of the need for additional regional response teams to serve the State. (1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 769, s. 22.4(b); 1997-261, s. 108; 1997-443, s. 11A.123; 2002-179, s. 21(g); 2011-145, s. 19.1(g); 2015-241, s. 14.30(u); 2016-51, s. 6.)","path":["Chapter 166A. North Carolina Emergency Management Act.","Article 2. Hazardous Materials Emergency Response."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_166A/GS_166A-26.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:26:47Z","sha256":"a7f72a4d05340dacc9ddf8085aa8178192875dea2cbf532989aab3576f979fe7","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-166a-25","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-166a-27"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}