California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2595

Introduced by Assembly Member Linder

February 19, 2016

An act to amend Section 8685.4 of the Government Code, relating to disaster assistance.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2595, as introduced, Linder. Disaster assistance: local agency allocations.

Under the California Disaster Assistance Act, a local agency is required to make application to the Director of Emergency Services for state financial assistance within 60 days after the date of the proclamation of a local emergency.

This bill would make technical, nonsustantive changes to that provision.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

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

SECTION 1.  

Section 8685.4 of the Government Code is
amended to read:

8685.4.  

begin insert (a) end insert begin insert   end insert A local agency shall make application to the
director for state financial assistance within 60 days after the date
of the proclamation of a local emergency. The director may extend
the time for this filing only under unusual circumstances. No
financial aid shall be provided until a state agency, upon the request
of the director, has first investigated and reported upon the
proposed work, has estimated the cost of the work, and has filed
its report with the director within 60 days from the date the local
agency made application, unless the director extends the time
because of unusual circumstances. The estimate of cost of the work
may include expenditures made by the local agency for the work
prior to the making of the estimate. If the reporting state agency
fails to report its findings within the 60-day period, and time is not
extended by the director, the director may complete the
investigation and recover a proportionate amount allocated to the
state agency for the balance of the investigation. begin delete “Unusual
circumstances,” as used above, are end delete

begin insert (b) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert For purposes of this section, “unusual circumstances” are end insert
unavoidable delays that result from recurrence of a disaster,
prolonged severe weather within a one-year period, or other
conditions beyond the control of the applicant. Delays resulting
from administrative procedures are not unusual circumstances
which warrant extensions of time.