WAC 118-40-160   Local emergency planning committee -- Organization, membership.  (1) Each local committee shall include, at a minimum, representation from each of the following groups or types of organizations as specified by Section 301(c) of EPCRA:

     (a) State and local officials.

     (b) Law enforcement.

     (c) Emergency management.

     (d) Fire fighting.

     (e) First aid.

     (f) Health profession.

     (g) Local environmental.

     (h) Hospital.

     (i) Transportation personnel.

     (j) Broadcast and print media.

     (k) Community groups.

     (l) Owners and operators of facilities subject to the requirements of Section 302(b) of EPCRA.

     (2) Each local emergency planning committee shall appoint a chairperson and establish rules by which the committee shall operate.

     (3) Committee rules shall include provisions for public notification of committee activities, public meetings to discuss the emergency plan, public comments, response to such comments by the committee, and distribution of emergency response plans to the general public.

     (4) Each local emergency planning committee shall submit annually, to the state emergency response commission, a list of their membership and the organizations they represent.



[Statutory Authority: Chapter 38.52 RCW and Public Law 99-499. 98-07-028, § 118-40-160, filed 3/11/98, effective 4/11/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 38.52.030(2), 38.52.050 (1), (3) and 43.63A.060. 88-19-025 (Order 88-05), § 118-40-160, filed 9/12/88.]