Section 1-1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (a) 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.
(b) 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 additional 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.
(c) 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.