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State/US Boards & Commissions
Boards, Commissions and Committees Defined
| Local Emergency Planning Commission |
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The purpose of the Local Emergency Planning Commission is to: Facilitate and accomplish comprehensive emergency response planning for hazardous material incidents, weapons of mass destruction, accidents, or releases. Involve state and local governments and private industry in developing and exercising emergency plans.
Work with the State of Nevada to maintain a database on the Highway Patrol's mainframe computer in Carson City, called the hazardous material/substance tracking system (HAMSTERS).
Provide local residents with access to information concerning hazardous materials under the "community right to know" portion of the law. Improve public safety capabilities to respond to and deal with the impact of hazardous material incidents, weapons of mass destruction, accidents or releases on our activities and the environment.
The committee consists of a minimum of one voting member from each of the designated categories.
- Elected state and local officials
- Law enforcement
- Civil defense/Emergency management
- Firefighters
- District Health Department, Emergency Medical Services, hospitals and first aid
- Transportation personnel
- Broadcast and print media
- Community groups
- Owners and operators of facilities subject to the requirements of SARA Title III
The council member representative has the same voting rights as everyone else on the commission.
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| Meetings: |
Third Thursday of each month |
| Time: |
9:00 a.m. |
| Location: |
Washoe County Administration Complex
Central Conference Room
Building C, Room 110C (next to the cafeteria)
East 9th Street at Wells Avenue
Reno, Nevada |
| Contact: |
Jim Lopey, Assistant Sheriff (775) 328-3328
and Roy Slate Reno Fire Department (775) 240-7636 |
| (NOISE) - National Organization to Insure a Sound Controlled Environment |
| This committee is committed to reducing the impact of aviation noise on local communities. NOISE serves to allow communities to join together and inject the concerns of their constituents into the national debate on airport expansion policy, a debate all too often dominated by airports, airlines, and aircraft whose priorities may differ from a community's. NOISE seeks to resolve noise concerns by bringing affected communities, local airport officials and federal policymakers together to work on airport expansion proposals responsibly and collaboratively. Any municipality (including but not limited to counties, cities, towns, incorporated villages and other government entities), non-profit and for-profit organizations, or individual(s) with an interest in aviation noise abatement and control may become a member of NOISE. |
| Meetings: |
Three times each year |
| Time: |
Intermittent |
| Location: |
Various |
| Contact: |
(202) 544-9840 | top
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