d. Local emergency planning committee members

Sixtieth Legislative Assembly 1 the responsibilities of the commission members as outlined in the North 2 Dakota emergency operations plan. 3 b. In conjunction with the state emergency response commission, the local 4 emergency planning committees, as appointed bv the boards of county 5 commissioners. and the local emergency management organizations,4Re 6 EtivisisA sf !:Is~elaAEt eesl:lfity shall coordinate the development and 7 maintenance of a state hazardous chemicals preparedness and response 8 program. 9 c. The director of the division of homeland security shall serve as the chairman 10 of the state emergency response commission. In the absence of the 11 chairman, the designated vice chairman shall serve as chairman. The state 12 emergency response commission by vote will select the vice chairman to fulfill 13 a two-year term. The chairman shall recognize the assignment of 14 representatives to the commission who are designated through a delegation 15 of authority by a member. The chairman shall designate a commission 16 secretary, solely for the purpose of documenting and distributing clerical 17 proceedings, from the staff of the division of homeland security. 18 d. For the purpose of complying with the reporting requirements set forth in 19 sections 302,304,311,312, and 313 of Public Law 99-499, 42 U.S.C. 11001, 20 et seq., also referred to as SARA title III, the owner and operator of any 21 facility, as defined in SARA title III, shall submit those reports to the North 22 Dakota division of homeland security as required by SARA title III, which shall 23 establish and maintain the state repository for these reports. 24 2. Establishment of funds. 25 a. There is created in the state treasury a non lapsing restricted account to be 26 known as a state hazardous chemicals preparedness and response fund. 27 The fund consists of revenue collected from the state hazardous chemical fee 28 system and funds appropriated by the general assembly. Moneys in the fund 29 shall be appropriated biennially to the division of homeland security for 30 carrying out the purposes, goals, and objectives of SARA title III, and the 31 state hazardous chemicals preparedness and response program. Page No. 6 78078.0300