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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 114
Author: Monning (D), et al.
Amended: 3/12/12
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Read and adopted, 3/8/12
SUBJECT : California Tsunami Awareness Week
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution designates the week of March 25
through
March 31, 2012, as California Tsunami Awareness Week to
create public awareness of the necessity for residents of
California coastline communities to actively prepare and
plan for the possibility of tsunamis.
ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following
legislative findings:
1. It is important for citizens to know evacuation routes
and potential hazard zones for their communities, and
the lack of warning for seismic events and potential
speed with which a tsunami can strike demonstrates the
importance for Californians who enjoy the California
coastline to have a plan and prepare themselves and
their families for such a disaster.
2. The most devastating tsunami to affect California in
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recent history was from the magnitude 9.2 Alaskan
earthquake of 1964, and areas of northern California
experienced a six-meter (20-foot) tsunami wave that
flooded low-lying communities, killing 11 people.
3. The March 11, 2011 tsunami that reached California
caused an estimated $48 million of damage along the
California coastline, with almost $25 million of damage
to the Santa Cruz Harbor, and $16 million of damage to
the Crescent City Harbor.
4. "Tsunami Awareness Week" is a nationally coordinated
effort that the California Seismic Safety Commission and
the California Emergency Management Agency are promoting
here in California through continued outreach and
education.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 3/12/12)
American Federation of State, County and Municipal
Employees
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : The American Federation of State,
County and Municipal Employees states, "On March 11, 2011
an earthquake and subsequent tsunami in the Pacific
devastated parts of Japan resulting in the loss of over
15,000 lives and billions of dollars in damage. The
effects of this earthquake reached coastal communities
throughout the world and impacted many of California's
coastal communities. A tsunami caused by a very large
earthquake elsewhere on the Pacific Rim could reach the
California coast many hours after the earthquake. The
March 11, 2011 tsunami that reached California caused by an
estimated $48 million in damage along the California
coastline, with most of the damage to the Santa Cruz
Harbor, and $16 million of damage to the Crescent City
Harbor. The lack of warning for seismic events and
potential speed with which a tsunami can strike
demonstrates the importance for the millions of
Californians who enjoy the coastline to have plan and
prepare themselves and their families for such a disaster."
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PQ:mw:do 3/13/12 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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