Iowa Code (Last Updated: December 05, 2016) |
Title I. STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT |
Chapter 30. CHEMICAL EMERGENCIES — EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSION |
Section 30.9. Duties to be allocated to department of homeland security and emergency management.
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Agreements negotiated by the commission and the department of homeland security and emergency management shall provide for the allocation of duties to the department of homeland security and emergency management as follows:
1. Comprehensive emergency plans required to be developed under section 303 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act, 42 U.S.C. §11003, shall be submitted to the department of homeland security and emergency management. Committee submission to that department constitutes compliance with the requirement for reporting to the commission. After initial submission, a plan need not be resubmitted unless revisions are requested by the commission. The department of homeland security and emergency management shall review the plan on behalf of the commission and shall incorporate the provisions of the plan into its responsibilities under chapter 29C.
2. The department of homeland security and emergency management shall advise the commission of the failure of any committee to submit an initial comprehensive response and recovery plan or a revised plan requested by the commission.
3. The department of homeland security and emergency management shall make available to the public upon request during normal working hours the information in its possession pursuant to section 324 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act, 42 U.S.C. §11044.