Abstract
Five years after SARA Title HI set a deadline for communities to establish community emergency plans for releases of toxic chemicals, it appears that many— if not most—jurisdictions have failed to filly comply with the requirements of this legislation. However, there are a number of LEPCs that have made significant progress and, in this regard, SARA Title III compliance is quite comparable to that of other federal hazard mitigation and emergency preparedness programs. Moreover, the planning process mandated by this legislation does provide some significant improvements over previous methods of emergency preparedness. Some of the impediments to the effective performance of Local Emergency Planning Committees are identified and policy and implementation changes to overcome these obstacles are recommended.
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