- Purpose: To appoint a Local Emergency Planning Committee and identify, develop and disseminate outreach programs for all districts in Kansas.
- The Local Emergency Planning Committee Appointment Committee shall have the following functions, powers, and duties:
- Appoint local planning committees (Section 301 (a))
- Supervise and coordinate the activities of the LEPC's (Section 301 (a))
- Revise appointments to LEPC's as deemed appropriate (Section 301 (d))
- Respond to petitions from interested persons for modification of LEPC membership (Section 301 (d))
- Designate an official to serve as information coordinator (Section 301 (a))
- Develop and disseminate outreach programs throughout Kansas
- Staff support will be supplied through the Kansas Division of Emergency Management
- Membership: The Local Emergency Planning Committee Appointment Committee will be composed of a representative from each of the following:d
- Kansas Department of Health and Environment
- State Fire Marshal
- Kansas Emergency Management Association
- Private Industry
- Kansas Division of Emergency Management
- Chairperson: selected annually by the Local Emergency Planning Committee Appointment Committee members.
- Vice-Chairperson: designated by the chairperson
- Time allotted: The Local Emergency Planning Committee Appointment Committee shall have the authority to convene as necessary, and the Chairperson will be responsible for finalizing agenda issues and determining meeting times.
- Level of Empowerment: appoint LEPC's and disseminate outreach programs
- Feedback: publish a summary of meetings, report appointments acted on to CEPR
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