BILL ANALYSIS
SB 1205
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Date of Hearing: August 4, 2010
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Felipe Fuentes, Chair
SB 1205 (Corbett) - As Amended: June 10, 2010
Policy Committee: Local
GovernmentVote:6-3
Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program:
Yes Reimbursable: No
SUMMARY
This bill establishes the Bay Area Disaster Recovery Planning
Council until January 1, 2030, to create a long-term regional
recovery plan through cooperation with cities, counties, special
interests, school districts, emergency managers, hospitals,
members of the public, private business, and nongovernmental
organizations. The bill also:
1)Requires the scope and purpose of the plan to encompass:
expeditious rebuilding of lifeline infrastructure; planning
for temporary transportation and transit programs during the
repair of the transportation system; enhancing government
management capacity for large scale capital projects programs,
planning for the reconstruction of housing supply damaged by
the disaster; creating mechanisms to assist businesses with
temporary relocation and financing; and other issues
associated with sustainable redevelopment following a major
disaster.
2)Establishes governance structure, duties, and timelines for
the Council, and specifies that the power of the Council is
limited to planning.
3)Specifies that the Council shall be funded through gifts,
donations, grants, state or local bonds, other appropriate
funding sources, and other types of financial assistance from
public and private sources. Prohibits levying of taxes or
fees.
4)Contains a sunset date of January 1, 2030.
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FISCAL EFFECT
1)No direct state costs. Local costs related to the duties of
the Council are not reimbursable because the mandated
requirements in this bill are requested by the affected local
entities.
2)However, the provision specifying that funding for the Council
shall come from, among other sources, state or local bonds and
"other appropriate funding sources" creates significant state
cost pressures - potentially in the range of several hundred
thousands to over $1 million.
COMMENTS
1)Rationale . The purpose of this bill is to create a separate
authority to focus specifically on planning and developing
resources for long-term disaster recovery in the Bay Area. The
proponents (the Association of Bay Area Governments) believe
that, while the Bay Area has focused on risk mitigation
strategies and emergency response preparation, there has been
less attention to the long term recovery period that will
following an earthquake or other major disaster. It also
believes that the best way to accomplish this goal is through
creation of a separate agency that is devoted to these issues.
2)Background . The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) is
a voluntary council of governments (COG) created by the Bay
Area's nine counties and 101 cities through a joint powers
agreement. Among other duties, ABAG prepares long-term
regional plans, which include an earthquake hazards and
planning component.
3)Issue . While the bill does not directly impose state costs, it
creates state cost pressures and raises the question as to why
it is necessary to codify these local planning requirements in
state law. ABAG already has authority to perform the
additional long term planning functions described in this
bill, and if local officials believe that a separate agency is
more appropriate, they also have authority to create another
joint powers agency for this purpose.
Analysis Prepared by : Brad Williams / APPR. / (916) 319-2081