Virginia Code 62.1-44.34:26: Responsibilities of the Council
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The Council shall have the following responsibilities:
Terms Used In Virginia Code 62.1-44.34:26
- Council: means the Virginia Spill Response Council. See Virginia Code 62.1-44.34:24
- Hazardous materials: means substances or materials which may pose unreasonable risks to health, safety, property, or the environment when used, transported, stored, or disposed of, which may include materials which are solid, liquid, or gas. See Virginia Code 62.1-44.34:24
- Oil: means oil of any kind and in any form including, but not limited to, petroleum, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse, oil mixed with waste, crude oils, and other liquid hydrocarbons regardless of specific gravity. See Virginia Code 62.1-44.34:24
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245
- United States: includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-255
1. To foster the exchange of information between the federal, state, and local government;
2. To enhance Virginia’s participation in the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Region III Response Team;
3. To review and evaluate the response to emergency situations and recommend changes to the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Oil and Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Plan;
4. To provide ongoing analysis of the most recent technical developments for the remediation of discharges; and
5. To coordinate its activities with the Secure and Resilient Commonwealth Panel.