BILL NUMBER:  SB 1205
  VETOED	DATE: 09/25/2010




To the Members of the California State Senate:

I am returning Senate Bill 1205 without my signature.

This bill would establish, until January 1, 2030, the Bay Area
Disaster Recovery Planning Council to create a long-term regional
recovery plan that would be implemented before and after an
earthquake or other disaster occurs in the bay area.  The Council
would develop the long-term regional recovery plan through
cooperation with various stakeholders in the bay area, including, but
not limited to, the cities, counties, special districts, school
districts, emergency managers, hospitals, members of the public,
private businesses, and nongovernmental organizations.  It would also
impose specific duties on the Association of Bay Area Governments
(ABAG).

The California Emergency Management Agency is responsible for state
emergency management programs under the California Disaster
Assistance Act and the federal Stafford Act.  Through extensive
collaboration with Bay Area entities, key tools have already been
produced to compliment emergency management strategies and disaster
recovery principles and systems at both the state and federal level.
This bill would establish a parallel or duplicate disaster planning
organization and could divert the limited funding currently available
for long-term disaster recovery.  In addition, the Joint Exercise of
Powers Act already allows ABAG to address regional disaster
planning.

For these reasons I cannot sign this bill.

Sincerely,



Arnold Schwarzenegger