(1) The Governor shall designate the office of the State Fire Marshal as the state emergency response commission as required by the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11001 et seq.).
(2) The office shall:
(a) Provide, in a timely manner, advice to a state agency that is required to consult with the office about programs that involve hazardous materials or hazardous substances; and
(b) Undertake all duties of a state emergency response commission required by the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11001 et seq.) including but not limited to:
(A) Designating emergency planning districts;
(B) Establishing local emergency planning committees within emergency planning districts and appointing members to the local emergency planning committees; and
(C) Providing comments on local emergency plans. [1987 c.597 §1; 2005 c.825 §14; 2007 c.71 §139]
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