Chapter 1046

An act to amend Section 8897 of, to amend and
renumber Section 8898 of, and to add Section
8895.1 to, the Government Code, relating to the
Seismic Safety Commission, making an appropriation
therefor, and declaring the urgency thereof, to
take effect immediately.

[Approved by Governor September 25, 1980. Filed
with Secretary of State September 26, 1980.]

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2202, Vicencia. Seismic Safety Commission.

The Seismic Safety Commission Act, which will
self-repeal, effective January 1, 1986,
establishes the Seismic Safety Commission, and
confers upon it various powers and duties relating
to earthquake hazard reduction. The California
Emergency Services Act confers various related
powers and duties upon the Governor, the Director
and the Department of Emergency Services, and the
California Emergency Council.

This bill would amend the Seismic Safety
Commission Act by: changing the basic subject of
the powers and duties of the commission to
earthquake hazard mitigation and making certain
corresponding changes in its powers and duties;
including within commission responsibilities,
scheduling on its agenda as required, a report on
disaster mitigation issues from the Office of
Emergency Services and defining, for such
purposes, "disaster" as all natural hazards which
could have an impact on public safety; and
authorizing the commission to exercise various
specified powers in relation to other disasters,
as so defined, in connection with issues or items
reported or discussed with the Office of Emergency
Services at any commission meeting.

This bill would also require the commission to
initiate, as specified, a comprehensive program to
prepare the state for responding to a major
earthquake prediction, as specified.

This bill would appropriate $750,000 for the
purposes of this act.

This act would take effect immediately as an
urgency statute.

Appropriation: yes.

_The people of the State of California do enact
as follows:_