NAC459.99131. Powers and duties of Commission.

In accordance with the requirements of 42 U.S.C. §§ 11001 et seq., the Commission will:

     1. Designate emergency planning districts in this State to facilitate the preparation and implementation of emergency plans. The Commission may revise the designation of an emergency planning district at its discretion.

     2. Designate the facilities that are within the jurisdiction of each emergency planning district.

     3. Within 30 days after the designation of an emergency planning district, establish a local emergency planning committee for the emergency planning district and appoint the members to serve on the local emergency planning committee. The Commission may, at its discretion, revise the appointment of any member to a local emergency planning committee. An interested person may petition the Commission for a modification of the membership of a local emergency planning committee.

     4. Supervise and coordinate the activities of each local emergency planning committee.

     5. Through the Planning and Training Subcommittee, annually review the emergency plan of each local emergency planning committee and approve the emergency plan if it complies with the guidelines for emergency plans published by the National Response Team established pursuant to the National Contingency Plan set forth in 42 U.S.C. § 9605. The Commission may make recommendations to a local emergency planning committee for revisions of the emergency plan to ensure coordination of the emergency plan with the emergency plan established by any other local emergency planning committee.

     6. Through the Bylaws Committee, annually review the bylaws of each local emergency planning committee to ensure compliance with federal and state laws and regulations.

     (Added to NAC by St. Emergency Response Comm’n by R133-03, eff. 3-26-2004)