Governor's Office

Homeland Security - General

Effective Date: 01/13/2006 to 09/26/2014

Rule Type: Superceded Rules & Regulations

Reference Number: 001.0005.1.01132006

Wyoming Office of Homeland Security

Wyoming Emergency Response Rules

Chapter 1

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 1. Authority.

(a) These rules are written in accordance with the authority provided in Wyo. Stat. § 35-9-155(d)(i) and pursuant to the requirements of the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, Wyo. Stat. § 16-3-101 et seq.

Section 2. Definitions.

(a) These rules shall be known and cited as the 'Wyoming Emergency Response Rules.'

(b) The definitions in Wyo. Stat. § 35-9-152(a) apply to these rules.

(c) In addition to the definitions in Wyo. Stat. § 35-9-152(a), as used in these rules:

(I) 'Director' means the administrative head of the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security as defined in Wyo. Stat. § 19-13-102(a)(v).

(II) 'Administrator' means the person appointed in writing by the Director to be in charge of each regional emergency response team as defined in Wyo. Stat. § 35-9-152(a)(viii).

(III) 'Advisory Member' means an emergency responder assigned to a regional emergency response team to provide the Administrator with professional guidance and/or technical expertise regarding hazardous material or weapons of mass destruction matters.

Section 3. Effective date.

(a) These rules are effective when all required approvals have been granted as required by Wyo. Stat. § 35-9-155(d) and the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, Wyo. Stat. §§ 16-3-101 through 16-3-115.