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| Clay County LEPC |
| Title III of SARA |
Title III of SARA established the “Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act”
which includes three subtitles:
The Governor of each State was to appoint a State Emergency Response Commission
(SERC). In Illinois a SERC was appointed and is under the Illinois Emergency Management
Agency. The goal of the Illinois SERC is to promote chemical emergency preparedness and
prevention throughout the state of Illinois. The SERC, through implementation of emergency
planning and community right-to-know laws and through establishment and support of its Local
Emergency Planning Committees (LEPC's), assists in chemical emergency planning, provides
public access to chemical data, raises public awareness of chemical risks and encourages
public participation in local chemical safety issues.
which includes three subtitles:
- Procedures for emergency planning in states and localities.
- Building a framework of community awareness concerning potential chemical hazards and
requirements for submission of MSDS, chemical inventory forms, and toxic release forms. - Trade secrets protection, citizen petitions, and information availability.
The Governor of each State was to appoint a State Emergency Response Commission
(SERC). In Illinois a SERC was appointed and is under the Illinois Emergency Management
Agency. The goal of the Illinois SERC is to promote chemical emergency preparedness and
prevention throughout the state of Illinois. The SERC, through implementation of emergency
planning and community right-to-know laws and through establishment and support of its Local
Emergency Planning Committees (LEPC's), assists in chemical emergency planning, provides
public access to chemical data, raises public awareness of chemical risks and encourages
public participation in local chemical safety issues.
