Funding Roundtable Highlights

Funding Roundtable Highlights

FUNDING ROUNDTABLE HIGHLIGHTS

Where does your SERC Funding come from:

  • Tier II / TRI Fees (range from $75 to thousands of dollars)
  • State General Funds
  • HMEP Grants (especially for no fee states)
  • FEMA Grants
  • EMPG Grants

Where does your LEPC Funding come from:

  • From the SERCs (from HMEP Grants or from fees)
  • Industry Associations
  • Partnerships with local fire departments
  • Many are unfunded

Greatest Needs for SERCs / LEPCs

  • Training / Exercise funding (but backfill and overtime are huge obstacles)
  • Food – one of the largest draws to getting people to participate is food
  • Software development / updates
  • Replacing and maintaining equipment
  • Outreach / education materials for the public

Other Sources for Funding

  • Cost recovery - LEPCs can ask for a portion of the money
  • Fines / SEPS
  • State Industry Associations
  • Host trainings
  • Fund equipment
  • Sponsor meetings

Summary of State Funding

  • Arizona
  • Fee based Tier II ($75) – currently goes back into updating Tier II database
  • The program has only been back with ADEQ for 1 year
  • HMEP Grants for LEPCs
  • California
  • Unified Program (CUPAS)
  • State surcharge for all reports (variable $75 – thousands, with adding a refinery surcharge)
  • Colorado
  • Fee based Tier II ($75) – funds personnel
  • Some counties/LEPCs have fee based Tier II
  • LEPCs are volunteer based
  • LEPCs have fee for hazmat response based per population
  • HMEP Grants to LEPCs at 25% match
  • Hawaii
  • Fee based Tier II ($100) – mostly goes to LEPCs
  • Oklahoma
  • Fee based Tier II ($12 per facility or $15 per chemical)
  • About 15 counties / LEPCs have Tier II fees ($20)
  • LEPCs receive $1,000 from SERC
  • ODEQ has equipment grant for LEPCs ($5,000 per year)
  • Oregon
  • Has their own state CR2K program, get funds from the general fund
  • HSIS Survey / Fee based (fees range)
  • HMEP Grant funds to LEPCs
  • Nevada
  • Fee based Tier II / TRI ($150 - $7,500)
  • Issue grants to LEPCs (usually about $4,000 but LEPCs can apply for more
  • South Dakota
  • Fee based Tier II ($50 - $300) / TRI ($250 - $3,000)
  • Some fees are filtered down to the LEPCs via grants
  • HMEP Grants for training and to LEPCs
  • Emergency managers are only part-time
  • Utah
  • No fee Tier II
  • Some funding from the general fund (SERC is joint between UDEQ and Department of Public Safety)
  • HMEP Grant funds used for training, leftovers are distributed to the LEPCs (usually about $3,000 each)
  • Wyoming
  • No fee Tier II
  • HMEP Grant to fund SERC
  • LEPCs utilize funding from local fire departments
  • FEMA Grant
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