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Within the department there shall be an environmental coordinator whose duties shall include, but not be limited to the following:
(a) Correlating existing lists of sites handling or storing toxic substances with any list of fires maintained by the Chicago Fire Department;
(b) Assisting the Chicago Fire Department and other local, state and federal agencies in the coordination and dissemination of information to community residents regarding preventive and precautionary measures to avoid or minimize exposure to toxic chemicals, either in case of actual or potential danger;
(c) Nothing herein contained is intended nor shall operate to supersede the authority and responsibility of the Chicago Fire Department and its respective bureaus and divisions in their duties under any current municipal ordinance or state statute, including but not limited to Chapters 2-4 , 2-36, 4-112, 15-4, 15-24 and 15-28 of the Municipal Code of the City of Chicago, the Illinois Toxic Substance Act, the Chemical Safety Act or other relevant state or federal statutes.
(Prior code § 17-1.53; Added Coun. J. 1-30-87, p. 39048; Amend Coun. J. 12-11-91, p. 10978)
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