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:_

SECTION 1. Section 8895.1 is added to the
Government Code, to read:

8895.1. The commission shall initiate, with the
assistance and participation of other state,
federal, and local government agencies, a
comprehensive program to prepare the state for
responding to a major earthquake prediction. The
program should be implemented in order to result
in specific tools or products to be used by
governments in responding to an earthquake
prediction, such as educational materia