What is SARA?
On October 17, 1986, then President Regan signed into law the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986. The law revises and expands the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA). What is Title III? Title III of SARA established the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act which includes three subtitles: • Procedures for emergency planning in states and localities. • Building a framework of community awareness concerning potential chemical hazards and requirements for submission of MSDS, chemical inventory forms, and toxic release forms. • Trade secrets protection, citizen petitions, and information availability. The Governor of each State was to appoint a State Emergency Response Commission (SERC). In Illinois a SERC was appointed and is under the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. The goal of the Illinois SERC is to promote chemical emergency preparedness and prevention throughout the state of Illinois. The SE
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