It is the purpose of this part to:
- (1) provide that adequate hazardous material emergency response capability exists in the state in order to protect the health and safety of Montana citizens and the environment;
- (2) delineate those state agencies responsible for responding to a hazardous material incident;
- (3) provide for the control and management of hazardous material incidents;
- (4) provide for the cooperation of other state agencies and local governments in hazardous material incident management; and
- (5) provide for the formulation of a comprehensive hazardous material response support plan.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 270, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 243, L. 2023.