Idaho Statutes Title 39. Health and Safety § 39-7105. Local emergency response authorities--Designation

(a) The governing body of every city shall designate by ordinance or resolution a local emergency response authority for hazardous substance incidents occurring within the corporate limits of such city. A city may designate the county as its emergency response authority and participate in the county plan for hazardous substance incident response, and shall notify the county of that designation in writing.

(b) The board of county commissioners of every county in the state shall designate by ordinance or resolution a local emergency response authority for hazardous substance incidents occurring within the unincorporated area of such county.

(c) The governing body of every city and every board of county commissioners shall notify the military division and Idaho emergency medical services communications center of its designated local emergency response authority. Such notification shall be in writing and shall occur as soon as practicable, and, in any event, no later than sixty (60) calendar days after this chapter becomes effective. Thereafter, any changes in such designations shall be communicated to the military division and Idaho emergency medical services communications center no later than ten (10) working days before such change becomes effective.

(d) If no local emergency response authority having the ability to respond to a hazardous substance incident exists within a city or county or if such a political subdivision is unable to obtain the services of an emergency response authority by way of a mutual aid agreement, contract or otherwise, such city or county may petition the military division to designate an emergency response authority to respond to hazardous substance incidents within the petitioning political subdivision's jurisdiction. The military division, in consultation with such political subdivision, may thereafter designate appropriate local emergency response authorities.