BILL NUMBER: SB 1205	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Corbett

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2010

   An act to add Title 7.26 (commencing with Section 66720) to the
Government Code, relating to the Bay Area Post-Recovery Authority
Act.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1205, as introduced, Corbett. The Bay Area Post-Recovery
Authority Act.
   Existing law authorizes 2 or more public agencies, by agreement,
to jointly exercise common powers. Existing law also establishes the
San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority to raise and allocate
resources for the restoration, enhancement, protection, and enjoyment
of wetlands and wildlife habitats in the San Francisco Bay.
   This bill would establish the Bay Area Post-Recovery Authority to
create a long-term regional recovery plan, to be implemented
following an earthquake in the bay area, by cooperating with various
stakeholders in the bay area, including, but not limited to, the
cities, counties, special districts, schools, emergency operators,
hospitals, members of the public, private businesses, and
nongovernmental organizations.
   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.  Title 7.26 (commencing with Section 66720) is added to
the Government Code, to read:

      TITLE 7.26.  Bay Area Post-Recovery Authority


      CHAPTER 1.  FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS


   66720.  This title shall be known and may be cited as the Bay Area
Post Recovery Authority.
   66721.  The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the
following:
   (a) The San Francisco Bay area will experience a major earthquake
in its future. When this happens, government agencies will be
required to immediately activate emergency response plans and
scramble to restore order, alleviate human suffering, and protect
property. Short-term recovery plans will be required to set up
shelter locations, remove debris, and tag buildings. Long-term plans
will also be required to address recovery in the region.
   (b) Natural disasters, such as earthquakes, affect an entire
region. Few models exist for long-term regional recovery from a
catastrophic earthquake.
   (c) With 101 cities, nine counties, and innumerable special
districts, the bay area is poorly structured to undertake the
regional-scale challenge of the long-term recovery phase. However,
with advanced planning and organization, the bay area can be prepared
for long-term recovery with an understanding of the issues that will
confront the region, the goals to be pursued, and the decisionmaking
protocols that will need to be followed.
      CHAPTER 2.  DEFINITIONS


   66722.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the following
definitions govern the construction of this title:
   (a) "Authority" means the Bay Area Post-Recovery Authority.
   (b) "Bay area" means a city or county, including the City and
County of San Francisco, or a special district within the
geographical boundary that touches the San Francisco Bay.
      CHAPTER 3.  BAY AREA POST RECOVERY AUTHORITY


   66723.  (a) The Bay Area Post-Recovery Authority is hereby
established as a regional entity with jurisdiction extending
throughout the San Francisco Bay area.
   (b) The authority's purpose is to create a long-term regional
recovery plan, to be implemented following an earthquake in the bay
area, by cooperating with various stakeholders in the bay area,
including, but not limited to, the cities, counties, special
districts, schools, emergency operators, hospitals, members of the
public, private businesses, and nongovernmental organizations.