Amended in Senate April 18, 2016

Amended in Senate March 28, 2016

Senate Bill No. 1151

Introduced by Senator Hall

February 18, 2016

An act to add begin insert and repeal end insert Section 8588.4 to the Government Code, relating to state government.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 1151, as amended, Hall. Emergency services: feasibility study.

Existing law establishes the Office of Emergency Services within the office of the Governor and under the supervision of the Director of Emergency Services and makes the office responsible for the state’s emergency and disaster response services for natural, technological, or manmade disasters and emergencies.

This bill would require the office to conduct a study to determine the feasability of establishing a contract with the United States Postal Service to obtain the assistance of the United States Postal Service with emergency response during a declared disaster, as specified. begin insert This bill would require the office to prepare a report on the findings of the study end insert begin insert and submit that report to the Legislature end insert begin insert on or before January 1, 2018. end insert

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

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

SECTION 1.  

Section 8588.4 is added to the Government Code,
to read:

8588.4.  

begin insert (a) end insert begin insert   end insert The office shall conduct a study to determine the
feasibility of establishing a contract with the United States Postal
Service to obtain the assistance of the United States Postal Service
with emergency response services during a declared disaster. The
study shall include, but is not limited to, an examination of the use
of United States Postal Service employees, resources, and assets
to provide the following:

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(a)

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begin insert (1) end insert  An identification of residential or commercial structures that
have been damaged as a result of a declared emergency.

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(b)

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begin insert (2) end insert  An identification of persons who reside in an area damaged
by a declared emergency, and any emergency medical or physical
needs of those persons.

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(c)

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begin insert (3) end insert  Assistance in assessing damage to neighborhoods or schools
as a result of a declared emergency.

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(d)

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begin insert (4) end insert  Any other activity that the office deems necessary to assist
in responding to a declared disaster.

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(b) The office shall prepare a report on the findings of the study
required in subdivision (a) and submit that report to the
Legislature, in compliance with Section 9795, on or before January
1, 2018.

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(c) This section shall be repealed on January 1, 2019.

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