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The purpose of the Victoria LEPC is:

A. To carry out for Victoria County and City those responsibilities established for the LEPC by Public Law 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:

1. Assistance in developing, training and testing of (a) hazardous substances emergency response plan(s) for jurisdictions within Victoria County.
   
   
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 from the public under the community right-to-know provisions of EPCRA.
   
   
4. Provision for public notification of committee activities.

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