The Shelby County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) is a voluntary organization. It was created by Shelby County Resolution 97-04-14-12, for the purpose of complying with Federal and State legislation. These include:
Public Law 99-949
Superfund Amendment and Re-authorization Act of 1986 (SARA)
Alabama Executive Order No. 4, which established a State Emergency Response Commission in Alabama (SERC)
Assisting local governments in developing hazardous materials emergency response plans
Evaluating the county's need for resources to respond to hazardous materials emergencies
Processing requests from the public for information on hazardous materials in the county
Local Emergency Planning Committees are required to receive the annual Tier Two (Chemical Inventory) Reports from facilities in their jurisdictions. The LEPC use this information to perform hazard assessments for the county. The LEPC must also provide information from these reports to the public, upon request.
Who Participates In an LEPC
Each LEPC must include, at a minimum, representatives from these groups and organizations:
Broadcast and print news media
Business and Industry - owners and operators of facilities subject to the reporting requirements of EPCRA