BILL ANALYSIS �
AB 1420
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Date of Hearing: May 18, 2011
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Felipe Fuentes, Chair
AB 1420 (Committee on Governmental Organization) - As
Introduced: March 21, 2011
Policy Committee: Governmental
Organization Vote: 17 - 0
Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program:
No Reimbursable:
SUMMARY
This bill removes the sunset date for the Emergency Management
Assistance Compact (EMAC), which allows the state to continue
providing and receiving mutual aid in the event of an emergency
or disaster.
FISCAL EFFECT
Moderate on-going costs of approximately $120,000 for the
California Emergency Management Agency (CalEMA) to continue
administering the EMAC process. Administration of the program
includes processing and assessing requests for aid from other
states and determining the resource needs and requesting aid
during a state of emergency in California.
COMMENTS
1)Background. The EMAC is an interstate compact that allows for
the provision of mutual aid between California and other
states in the event of an emergency or disaster that requires
more resources than the state can provide. Providing mutual
aid to another state is voluntary and the decision of whether
or not to provide assistance is made based on the amount of
resources available at the time of the emergency.
Failing to adopt this legislation would leave California as
the sole State without an active EMAC agreement. Despite the
fact that California has not needed to receive mutual aid for
an emergency or disaster, the author argues this leaves the
state exposed to severe risks in the event of an emergency.
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2)Related Legislation . AB 1564 (Nava; Chapter 414, Statutes of
2007) extended from January 1, 2008, to January 1, 2013, the
operation of the EMAC. In addition, the bill prohibits the
state from giving or receiving assistance for any condition
resulting from a labor controversy.
Analysis Prepared by : Julie Salley-Gray / APPR. / (916)
319-2081