Amended in Assembly March 21, 2013

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 867

Introduced by Assembly Member Yamada

February 21, 2013

An actbegin insert to add Section 21418 to the Public Utilities Code,end insert relating tobegin delete emergency medical servicesend deletebegin insert aviationend insert.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 867, as amended, Yamada. begin deleteEmergency medical services. end deletebegin insertAeronautics: meteorological towers: database.end insert

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Existing law, the State Aeronautics Act, governs aeronautics in this state. Existing law authorizes the Department of Transportation to adopt, administer, and enforce rules and regulations for the administration of the act. The act, until January 1, 2018, requires a meteorological tower, as defined, to be marked as prescribed if the tower is located on prime agricultural land, as defined, or is within one mile of prime agricultural land, and erected after January 1, 2013.

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This bill would require the department to develop a database of these meteorological towers.

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Existing law, the Emergency Medical Services System and the Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Personnel Act, provides a statewide system for emergency medical services by establishing the Emergency Medical Services Authority, which is responsible for the coordination and integration of all state activities concerning emergency medical services.

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This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would ensure the safety of air medical personnel, pilots, and patients while flying.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: begin deleteno end deletebegin insertyesend insert. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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begin insertSECTION 1.end insert  

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begin insertSection 21418 is added to the end insertbegin insertPublic Utilities
2Codeend insertbegin insert, to read:end insert

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begin insert21418.end insert  

The department shall develop a database of
4meteorological towers, as defined in Section 21417.

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SECTION 1.  

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
6legislation that would ensure the safety of air medical personnel,
7pilots, and patients while flying.

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