The IEMA shall adopt regulations that specify coordination that shall take place between business and local emergency response agencies and other emergency response entities. The regulations shall, at a minimum:
     (1) Identify the categories and geographical jurisdiction of local emergency response agencies in the State.

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 430 ILCS 45/5

  • 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.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

     (2) Specify minimum requirements and procedures for communicating and coordinating with local emergency response agencies and other emergency response entities, including hospitals, police, and fire authorities.
     (3) Prescribe the forms and procedures for providing notices to IEMA under subsection (d) of Section 4 of this Act.
     (4) Establish procedures for notifying a 24 hour local emergency agency and residents of an affected geographical area within 48 hours of a significant release being reported to IEMA or any other reported release that IEMA determines to be of a sufficiently hazardous nature to warrant notification of a local emergency agency and nearby residents within the 48 hour time period.