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AGREEMENT W/DCA FOR FUNDING TO DEVELOP A HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (TITLE III) PLAN FOR INDIAN RIVER COUNTY The Board reviewed memo from the Director of Emergency Management: TO:William Collins DATE: September 26,1988 FILE: Acting County Administrator Approval of Agreement with the Department of Community Affairs SUBJECT: for Funding to Develop a Hazardous Materials (Title III) Plan for Indian River County Title III of the Superfund _ Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986; and Florida Haz- FROM: Doug Wright, Director:ardous Materials Emergency REFERENCES. Res Response and Community Right - Emergency h Emergency Management Services p y g t - to -Know Act of 1988, Chapter 88-200. Laws of Florida It is requested that the information contained herein be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at the next regular meeting. DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS On October 17, 1986, the "Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986°(SARA) was enacted into law. One part of the new SARA provisions is Title III: the Emergency Planning and Community Right - to -Know Act of 1986. Title III establishes requirements for Federal, State, and local governments and industry regarding emergency planning and 'community right -to -know' reporting on hazardous and toxic chemi- cals. The Federal legislation was passed into law without any funding to state or local governments for implementation. Per the law, the State of Florida appointed a State Emergency Response Commission who in turn appointed members of District 10 Local Emergency Planning Committee. The State Emergency Response Commission determined that the LEPC's should follow the boundaries of the respective Regional Planning Coun- cil in each area of the State. The State Emergency Response Com- mission recommended to the Florida Legislature of needed legislation which resulted in passage this year of the landmark state law known as the Florida Hazardous Materials Emergency Response and Community Right -to -Know Act of 1988, Chapter 88-200, Laws of Florida. The legislation provides for fees to be assessed from the chemical industry doing business in the State of Florida to fund the efforts of Emergency Management staff in each county to prepare and complete the Hazardous Materials Response Plan as an additional component of the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP). An agreement has been received from the Department of Community Affairs allocating the sum of $8,064.00 to be utilized for development of the referenced plan. ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS The State Emergency Response Commission, with assistance from the District 10 Local Emergency Planning Committee has adopted a prototype or demonstration plan to be utilized on a state wide basis. Each OCT 41988 33 BOOK 74 PAGE 4.30