Texas Health and Safety Code 503.004 – Duties of Committee
(a) The committee shall coordinate communication among member agencies concerning each agency’s efforts to regulate toxic substances and harmful physical agents.
(b) The committee shall develop a plan that provides for:
(1) intergovernmental cooperation concerning regulations to prevent and control the adverse health effects of toxic substances and harmful physical agents;
(2) a health risk assessment of emergency responses to accidents involving toxic substances or harmful physical agents;
(3) the coordination of agency programs relating to the prevention and control of adverse health effects resulting from exposure to toxic substances or harmful physical agents;
(4) the establishment of an integrated system to collect and manage information relating to toxic substances and harmful physical agents; and
(5) public education concerning the use of toxic substances and harmful physical agents and the potential adverse health effects.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 503.004
- Effects: includes all personal property and all interest in that property. See Texas Government Code 312.011