State Emergency Response Commissions
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State Emergency Response Commissions are state-level bodies responsible for coordinating hazardous materials emergency planning, response, and public information within their jurisdictions.
Aliases (1)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
emergency management organization
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governmental body → state-level agency → |
| coordinatesWith |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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facilities that handle extremely hazardous substances → fire departments → hazardous materials response teams → state emergency management agencies → state environmental agencies → |
| country |
United States
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| createdBy |
state governments pursuant to federal mandate
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| develops |
state policies for hazardous materials emergency planning
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| ensures |
coordination between state and local entities for hazardous materials emergencies
→
public access to information about hazardous chemicals in the community → |
| establishedIn |
late 1980s
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| goal |
improve community right-to-know about chemical hazards
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reduce risks from hazardous materials incidents → |
| hasAuthorityOver |
hazardous chemical inventory reporting at the state level
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state implementation of community right-to-know provisions → |
| hasLegalBasisIn |
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
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Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 → |
| jurisdictionLevel |
state
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| mayBeComposedOf |
representatives of environmental agencies
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representatives of fire services → representatives of industry → representatives of law enforcement → representatives of public health agencies → representatives of state emergency management agencies → representatives of the public → |
| monitors |
statewide hazardous materials emergency preparedness
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| oversees |
Local Emergency Planning Committees
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| primaryFunction |
coordinate hazardous materials emergency planning
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coordinate hazardous materials emergency response → coordinate public information on hazardous materials → |
| responsibleFor |
appointing members of Local Emergency Planning Committees
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coordinating with environmental protection agencies at the state level → coordinating with fire services and first responders on hazardous materials issues → coordinating with state emergency management agencies → designating emergency planning districts within the state → ensuring compliance with hazardous chemical reporting requirements → establishing procedures for receiving and processing public requests for information on hazardous chemicals → implementation of Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act at the state level → oversight of Local Emergency Planning Committees → review of local emergency response plans → statewide emergency planning for extremely hazardous substances → |
| scopeIncludes |
emergency release notification procedures
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extremely hazardous substances → hazardous chemical storage reporting → |
| supports |
training and exercises for hazardous materials emergency response
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Local Emergency Planning Committee
("State Emergency Response Commission")
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cooperatesWith |
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Public Law 99-499
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creates |
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Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
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establishes |