Montana § 10-3-1208 - Local Emergency Response Authorities -- Designation
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§ 10-3-1208. Local Emergency Response Authorities -- Designation
Local emergency response authorities -- designation. (1) The governing body of each incorporated city and county shall designate the local emergency response authority for incidents that occur within its jurisdiction. (2) Local emergency response authority members must be trained in hazardous material incident response in compliance with 29 CFR 1910.120(q), as amended. (3) An incorporated city may, with the mutual consent of the county, designate the county as its local emergency response authority and participate in the local emergency operations plan for incident response. (4) If a hazardous material incident occurs in an area in which local emergency response authority has not been designated, the presiding officer of the board of county commissioners must be the local emergency response authority for the incident for the purposes of this part.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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