15-5A-1 Declaration of purpose
15-5A-2 Jurisdiction of West Virginia emergency response commission
15-5A-3 Definitions
15-5A-4 State emergency response commission created; composition and organization, qualifications, terms, removal, compensation, meetings
15-5A-5 Powers and duties of the commission
15-5A-6 Powers and duties of the Office of Emergency Services
15-5A-7 Establishment of emergency planning districts and committees; composition, organization, duties
15-5A-8 Severability
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Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 15 > Article 5A - West Virginia Emergency Response and Community Right-to-Know Act

  • Best management practices: means any practices made applicable to a facility pursuant to section 304(e) of the Clean Water Act and the federal regulations promulgated thereunder. See West Virginia Code 15-5A-3
  • Clean Water Act: means the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, P. See West Virginia Code 15-5A-3
  • Code: means the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended. See West Virginia Code 15-5A-3
  • Commission: means the state emergency response commission. See West Virginia Code 15-5A-3
  • Committee: means a local emergency planning committee. See West Virginia Code 15-5A-3
  • Emergency planning district: means a geographic area designated by the commission as requiring its own comprehensive emergency response plan. See West Virginia Code 15-5A-3
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Facility: means a facility subject to the provisions of 42 U. See West Virginia Code 15-5A-3
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Local emergency planning committee: means that group of persons, for each emergency planning district, who are appointed by the state emergency response commission in accordance with the provisions of section seven of this article. See West Virginia Code 15-5A-3
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Resource Conservation and Recovery Act: means P. See West Virginia Code 15-5A-3
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Title III: means the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, P. See West Virginia Code 15-5A-3