Opinion No. Oag 7-89, (1989)

ROBERT G. OTT, Acting Corporation Counsel Milwaukee County

You have asked questions concerning the level of financial responsibility the county has with respect to a local emergency planning committee (LEPC) created pursuant to Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, Pub.L. No.99-499, 1986 U.S. Code Cong. Admin. News (100 Stat.) 1613, 1728 and 1987 Wisconsin Act 342.

The two laws provide for the creation of a state emergency response commission and LEPCs as part of a program established to provide the public with information on the hazardous chemicals in their…