Office of Emergency Management

3001 N. 23rd St. La Porte, Texas 77571

281-470-0010

 

LOCAL EMERGENCY PLAN

 

To carry out for La Porte, Morgan's Point and Shorcacres located in Harris county those responsibilities established for the LEPC by Public 99-499- Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), Title III, The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, (EPCRA) and related regulations, including, but not limited to:

I ) Assistance in developing, training and testing of (a) hazardous substances emergency response plan(s) for jurisdictions within our tri-city area.

2) Development of procedures for regulated facilities to provide notification to the LEPC in accordance with EPCRA.

3) Development of procedures for receiving and processing requests for the public under the community right-to-know provisions EPCRA.

4) The provision for public notification of community right-to-know activities.

To implement such other and further related activities as may hereafter be legally required by the federal government, the State Emergency Response Commission (SERC), or county Judge.