The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) was passed by Congress in 1986. EPCRA was included as Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) and is sometimes referred to as SARA Title III. EPCRA provides for the collection and availability of information regarding the use, storage, production, and release of hazardous chemicals to the public and emergency responders in your community. The law promotes a working relationship among government at all levels, business and community leaders, environmental and other public interest organizations, and individual citizens to improve hazard communications and emergency planning.
The WVSERC shall consist of eleven members (below), including the Director of the Division of Environmental Protection, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Public Health, the Chief of The Office of Air Quality of The Division of Environmental Protection, the Director of the Office of Emergency Services, the Superintendent of the Division of Public Safety, the Commissioner of The Division Of Highways; one designee of the Public Service Commission and one designee of the State Fire Marshal, all of whom are members ex officio.