30.2 - IOWA EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSION ESTABLISHED.
30.2 IOWA EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSION
ESTABLISHED.
1. The Iowa emergency response commission is established. The
commission is responsible directly to the governor. The commission
is attached to the department of public defense for routine
administrative and support services only.
2. a. The commission is composed of fifteen members appointed
by the governor. One member shall be appointed to represent the
department of agriculture and land stewardship, one to represent the
department of workforce development, one to represent the department
of justice, one to represent the department of natural resources, one
to represent the department of public defense, one to represent the
Iowa department of public health, one to represent the department of
public safety, one to represent the state department of
transportation, one to represent the state fire service and emergency
response council, one to represent a local emergency planning
committee, one to represent the Iowa hazardous materials task force,
and one to represent the office of the governor. Three
representatives from private industry shall also be appointed by the
governor, subject to confirmation by the senate.
b. The commission members representing the departments of
workforce development, natural resources, public defense, public
safety, and transportation and one private industry representative
designated by the commission shall be voting members of the
commission. The remaining members of the commission shall serve as
nonvoting, advisory members.
3. The commission members shall be appointed for staggered terms
of three years each, beginning and ending as provided in section
69.19. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original
appointments were made. Section History: Recent Form
89 Acts, ch 204, §3; 96 Acts, ch 1186, §23; 2000 Acts, ch 1020,
§7; 2000 Acts, ch 1232, §45
Referred to in § 29.1
Confirmation, see §2.32