The Montgomery County Local Emergency Planning Committee (MCLEPC) was established by a resolution 87-C-760 of the Montgomery County Commissioners on December 30, 1987 in accordance with the provisions of the federal Title III, Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 SARA Title III), commonly known as the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA). The Committee was established to implement the provisions of this law within Montgomery County, and subsequently, to carry out the duties specified for Pennsylvania LEPCs in Section 203 of the Pennsylvania Hazardous Material Emergency Planning and Response Act, Act 165 of 1990.
The Montgomery County LEPC is comprised of volunteer members representing a cross section of the County's emergency and health services community, large and small industry, elected officials, and the public as well as the County Emergency Management Coordinator and the Montgomery County Hazardous Incident Response Team (HIRT) Coordinators. The LEPC meets monthly as a committee with subcommittee meetings held as required
