advise the
Governor and Legislature thereon.

(b) Review legislative proposals, related to
earthquake safety to advise the Governor and
Legislature concerning such proposals, and to
propose needed legislation.

(c) Recommend the addition, deletion, or
changing of state agency standards when, in the
commission's view, the existing situation creates
undue hazards or when new developments would
promote earthquake hazard mitigation, and conduct
public hearings as deemed necessary on the
subjects.

(d) In the conduct of any hearing,
investigation, inquiry, or study which is ordered
or undertaken in any part of the state, to
administer oaths and issue subpoenas for the
attendance of witnesses and the production of
papers, records, reports, books, maps, accounts,
documents, and testimony.

(e) In addition, the commission may perform any
of the functions contained in subdivisions (a) to
(d), inclusive, in relation to other disasters, as
defined in subdivision (c) of Section 8897, in
connection with issues or items reported or
discussed with the Office of Emergency Services at
any commission meeting.

SEC. 4. The sum of seven hundred fifty thousand
dollars ($750,000) is hereby appropriated from the
General Fund to the Seismic Safety Commission for
carrying out the provisions of Section 8895.1 of
the Government Code as added by this act,
contingent upon receipt of matching federal funds.

SEC. 5. This act is an urgency statute necessary
for the immediate preservation of the public
peace, health, or safety within the meaning of
Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into
immediate effect. The facts constituting such
necessity are:

In order to protect the public safety against
earthquakes, including the imminent possibility of
major earthquake predictions being made within the
next 12 months, it is necessary that this act take
effect immediately.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

=National Security Council Ad Hoc Committee on Assessment of
Consequences and Preparation for a Majo