Sec. 503.004. DUTIES OF COMMITTEE. (a) The committee shall coordinate communication among member agencies concerning each agency's efforts to regulate toxic substances and harmful physical agents.
(b) The committee shall develop a plan that provides for:
(1) intergovernmental cooperation concerning regulations to prevent and control the adverse health effects of toxic substances and harmful physical agents;
(2) a health risk assessment of emergency responses to accidents involving toxic substances or harmful physical agents;
(3) the coordination of agency programs relating to the prevention and control of adverse health effects resulting from exposure to toxic substances or harmful physical agents;
(4) the establishment of an integrated system to collect and manage information relating to toxic substances and harmful physical agents; and
(5) public education concerning the use of toxic substances and harmful physical agents and the potential adverse health effects.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
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