299K.01 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Application. The definitions in this section apply to sections 299K.01 to 299K.10. Subd. 2. Commission. “Commission” means the Emergency Response Commission established in section 299K.03. Subd. 3. Emergency response organization. “Emergency response organization” means a firefighting, law enforcement, emergency management, emergency medical services, health, or local environmental organization, or a hospital. […]
299K.02 OFFICE OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE. The Office of Emergency Response is established in the Department of Public Safety, consisting of the Emergency Response Commission and its staff, to coordinate state compliance with the federal act. History: 1989 c 315 s 2
299K.03 EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSION. Subdivision 1. Establishment. The Emergency Response Commission is established to comply with and administer the federal act. Subd. 2. Agency members. The commission consists of the commissioners of the Department of Public Safety, the Pollution Control Agency, the Department of Health, and the Department of Agriculture. Subd. 3. Appointed members. (a) […]
299K.04 REGIONAL REVIEW COMMITTEE. Subdivision 1. Membership. (a) The commission shall establish emergency planning districts and appoint and supervise a regional review committee for each district. The regional review committee shall serve as the local emergency planning committee under the federal act, except where a local emergency planning committee has been established by one or […]
299K.05 LOCAL EMERGENCY PLAN. Subdivision 1. Preparation. Political subdivisions should prepare emergency plans that adequately address the requirements contained in section 11003 of the federal act. The emergency plan may be a part of a plan prepared by a political subdivision in accordance with chapter 12. County organizations, through the county director designated under section […]
299K.06 PUBLIC INFORMATION DEPOSITORY. Subdivision 1. County designation of library. Each county shall designate a library in the county for maintaining updated information on the facilities subject to the federal act that are located in the county and a copy of the emergency response plan for the county. Subd. 2. Information provided. When the commission […]
299K.07 NOTIFICATION TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CENTER. (a) The notification of the commission required under the federal act must be made to the state Emergency Management Center. The owner or operator of a facility shall immediately notify the state Emergency Management Center of the release of a reportable quantity of the following materials: (1) a hazardous […]
299K.08 FACILITY REQUIRED TO COMPLY. Subdivision 1. Generally. Facilities subject to the federal act must comply with the federal act and sections 299K.01 to 299K.10. Subd. 2. Hazardous chemical inventory reporting. (a) In addition to facilities specified in the federal act, facilities that are operated by employers subject to the occupational health and safety provisions […]
299K.09 FEE RULES. Subdivision 1. Fees. The commission shall adopt rules setting the following fees: (1) a material safety data sheet fee to be paid by a facility when it submits material safety data sheets in lieu of a hazardous chemical report form as required under section 11021 of the federal act; (2) a fee […]
299K.095 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENT RESPONSE FEES. (a) Persons, except individuals engaged in a farming operation, required under section 11002 of the federal act to notify the commission of the storage of an extremely hazardous substance shall pay an annual fee of $75 for each facility. (b) Persons required under section 11023 of the federal act […]
299K.10 ENFORCEMENT. Subdivision 1. Commission’s enforcement powers. (a) To carry out its duties, the commission may: (1) enforce the federal act; (2) issue, enter into, or enforce orders, schedules of compliance, and stipulation agreements; (3) conduct investigations, issue notices, and hold hearings that are necessary or useful to discharge its duties; (4) examine and copy […]
