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DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS: �. <br />On July 3,' 1991, the Department of Emergency Services received <br />State approval for the Indian River County Hazardous Materials <br />Emergency Plan which was submitted March 1, 1991, to the Florida <br />Department of Community Affairs, Division of Hazardous Materials. <br />The submitted plan is measured against compliance criteria <br />established by provisions of Section 303 (g) of the Superfund <br />Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) and <br />administrative rulings by the State Emergency Response Commission. <br />The Board of County Commissioners, adoption of the plan finalizes <br />grant agreement 91EP-72-10-40-22-031 between Indian River•CountN <br />and the Department of Community,Affairs, which began October 16, <br />1990. <br />ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS: <br />Ii: <br />Recognizing the threat that hazardous materials pose to both the <br />population and the environment, the State Legislature has extended <br />funding authorizations to reimburse counties for resources required <br />to update and maintain an operationally functional hazardous <br />materials reponse plan. As the, number of qualifying facilities <br />subject to SARA reporting increases, on-site inspections and <br />population protection measures are determined and added to the <br />plan. <br />The Florida Administrative Code requires that each county <br />government have a current hazardous material emergency response <br />plan that specifically defines governmental agency authorities and <br />responsiblities within the framework of the County's emergency <br />reponse. Adoption of the 1991 plan will serve as replacement of the <br />1990 plan and includes a nearly 40% increase in identified <br />hazardous material sites. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners approve the <br />attached Resolution and the 1991 Indian River County Hazardous <br />Material Emergency Plan. Pusuant to approval, the plan will be <br />disseminated to the various emergency agencies within the County. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Wheeler, SECONDED by Com- <br />missioner Scurlock, the Board unanimously adopted <br />Resolution 91-89 approving the Indian River County <br />Hazardous Materials Emergency Plan. <br />"), n 3 <br />AUS l iii <br />r„ <br />BOOK is <br />�� F�6F�e1J <br />