Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) There is
created by the Department of Public Safety, the State Hazardous Chemical
Emergency Response Commission Advisory Committee.
(2) The SERC Advisory Committee's duties are
to provide direction to the SERC in the following matters:
(a) the creation, modification or dissolving
of local emergency planning committees;
(b) methods and procedures to improve the
effectiveness of the LEPC;
(c) the
review of LEPC hazardous materials emergency response plans;
(d) the development of procedures for
collection, processing, use and public access to information submitted as
required by EPCRA;
(e) procedures
for the distribution of funding to each LEPC obtained through the US Department
of Transportation Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grant;
(f) hazardous materials emergency response
planning efforts; and,
(g) the
review of the State Emergency Operations Plan, Emergency Support Function 10 --
Hazardous Materials Annex.
(3) The SERC Advisory Committee's members
shall be appointed by the SERC, shall serve four year terms, and shall consist
of the following members:
(a) A member
representing the hazardous chemical transportation industry.
(b) Two members representing fixed site
regulated industries.
(c) A member
representing the environmental cleanup contractors.
(d) A member representing the local health
departments.
(e) A member
representing the urban LEPC.
(f) A
member representing the rural LEPC.
(g) A member representing the Hazardous
Materials Advisory Council.
(h) A
member representing established environmental interest groups.
(i) A member representing the Utah National
Guard.
(j) A member representing
the Utah Highway Patrol.
(k) A
member representing the Utah Department of Transportation.
(l) Two members from the general
public.
(4) The SERC
Advisory Committee shall meet quarterly or as directed, and a majority of the
members shall be present to constitute a quorum.
(5)
(a) The
SERC Advisory Committee shall select one of its members to act in the position
of chair, and another member to act as vice chair.
(b) Elections for chair and vice chair shall
occur every two years at the meeting conducted in the fourth quarter of the
calendar year.
(c) The chair and
vice chair shall serve a two year term beginning in January following the
election.
(d) The past chair shall
continue to serve on the SERC Advisory Committee for a two year term.
(6) If a SERC Advisory Committee
member has two or more unexcused absences during a 12 month period, from
regularly scheduled meetings, it is considered grounds for dismissal pending
review by the SERC.
(7) A member of
the SERC Advisory Committee that cannot be in attendance may:
(a) have a representative of their respective
organization attend and vote by proxy for that member; or
(b) have another SERC Advisory Committee
member vote by proxy, if submitted and approved by the chair prior to the
meeting.
(8)
(a) The chair or vice chair of the SERC
Advisory Committee shall report to the SERC the activities of the SERC Advisory
Committee at regularly scheduled SERC meetings; or
(b) a member of the SERC Advisory Committee
may report to the SERC the activities of the SERC Advisory Committee in the
absence of the Chair or Vice Chair.
(9) The SERC Advisory Committee shall:
(a) consider all subjects presented to
them;
(b) consider subjects
assigned to them by the SERC; and
(c) report their recommendations to the SERC
at scheduled SERC meetings.
(10) One-half of the members of the SERC
Advisory Committee shall be reappointed or replaced by the SERC every two
years.
(11) When a vacancy occurs
in the SERC Advisory Committee, a replacement shall be appointed by the SERC to
complete the remainder of the term.