BILL ANALYSIS �
Senate Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary
Senator Christine Kehoe, Chair
AB 1429 (Chesbro)
Hearing Date: 8/15/2011 Amended: 5/16/2011
Consultant: Bob Franzoia Policy Vote: G O 13-0
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BILL SUMMARY: AB 1429, an urgency measure, would add the tsunami
that occurred in Del Norte County in March 2011, to the list of
disasters for which the state share of state eligible cost is up
to 100 percent. This bill would exempt the county from a
specified planning requirement as a condition of receiving this
level of assistance.
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Fiscal Impact (in thousands)
Major Provisions 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 Fund
State assumption of $1,294 payable over more than one
fiscalGeneral
local share of disaster costs year
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STAFF COMMENTS: This bill meets the criteria for referral to the
Suspense File.
The California Disaster Assistance Act requires the state to pay
75 percent of the non- federal share of costs for any state
declared emergency. This bill would require the state to cover
up to 100 percent of the non-federal share of costs associated
with the tsunami that occurred in the county in March 2011, as
specified in agreements for federal assistance.
The Preliminary Damage Assessment indicates the county had $20.7
million in damages. A request for a federal disaster
declaration was submitted on April 6, 2011 and was approved for
the county (as well as Santa Cruz County) on April 18. Under
this bill, the state would pay its share of $20.7 million (18.75
percent or $3,881,250) and assume the local share of $1,293,750
(6.25 percent).
Payment of local shares of cost is made with a Budget Act
appropriation to the California Emergency Management Agency.
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Because the state attempts to reimburse all claims received in
the budget year, and does not control when claims are submitted,
the amount appropriated rarely matches the amount ultimately
required in any given year. When claims exceed the budget
appropriation, a supplemental appropriation may be made.
Chapter 739/2006 (AB 2140, Hancock) prohibits the state share
for any eligible project from exceeding 75 percent of total
state eligible costs unless the local agency is located within a
city, county, or city and county that has adopted a local hazard
mitigation plan as part of the safety element of its general
plan. Where the local agency has complied, the Legislature may
provide for a state share of local costs that exceed 75 percent
of total state eligible costs. This bill exempts the county
from complying with this requirement.