Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Part A · Chapter 68 — Disaster Relief
§ 5196g. Guidance and training by FEMA on coordination of emergency response plans
Statutory text
Training requirement
The Administrator, in coordination with other relevant agencies, shall provide guidance and training on an annual basis to State, local, and Indian tribal governments, first responders, and facilities that store hazardous materials on coordination of emergency response plans in the event of a major disaster or emergency, including severe weather events. The guidance and training shall include the following:
Providing a list of equipment required in the event a hazardous substance is released into the environment.
Outlining the health risks associated with exposure to hazardous substances to improve treatment response.
Publishing best practices for mitigating further danger to communities from hazardous substances.
Implementation
The requirement of subsection (a) shall be implemented not later than 180 days after .
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018
Pub. L. 115–254 div. D § 1236 · 132 Stat. 3187
Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 5196g
(Pub. L. 115–254, div. D, § 1236, Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3464.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 115–254, div. D, § 1236, Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3464.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 1236. GUIDANCE AND TRAINING BY FEMA ON COORDINATION OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS. (a) Training Requirement.— The Administrator, in coordination with other relevant agencies, shall provide guidance and training on an annual basis to State, local, and Indian tribal governments, first responders, and facilities that store hazardous materials on coordination of emergency response plans in the event of a major disaster or emergency, including severe weather events. The guidance and training shall include the following: (1) Providing a list of equipment required in the event a hazardous substance is released into the environment. (2) Outlining the health risks associated with exposure to hazardous substances to improve treatment response. (3) Publishing best practices for mitigating further danger to communities from hazardous substances. (b) Implementation.— The requirement of subsection (a) shall be implemented not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 and as part of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, and not as part of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act which comprises this chapter.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Definitions
For definition of “Administrator” and “State” as used in this section, see section 1203 of Pub. L. 115–254, set out as a note under section 5122 of this title.