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          Date of Hearing:   May 27, 2011

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Nancy Skinner, Chair
                  SCR 40 (Corbett) - As Introuduced:  April 15, 2011

           SENATE VOTE :   40-0
           
          SUBJECT  :   Emergency service:  earthquake preparedness.

           SUMMARY  :  Declares the month of April as California Earthquake 
          Preparedness Month and urges all Californians and government 
          agencies to engage in education, evaluation of seismic hazards, 
          mitigation, safety activities, and exchange of information 
          related to earthquake preparedness with other states and 
          nations.  Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following 
          legislative findings:

          1)The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) estimates that 
            of the nation's $4.4 billion average annual capital losses due 
            to earthquake, three-fourths of these losses occur in 
            California.

          2)The United States Geological Survey estimates that there is a 
            62% chance that a major earthquake will strike an urban area 
            in California within the next 30 years.

          3)For the past 200 years, major earthquakes registering 
            magnitudes between 6.3 and 8.3 have occurred in California on 
            average every 5.4 years; and, these earthquakes have resulted 
            in loss of life, significant property damage and indirect 
            costs.

          4)FEMA estimates that for every dollar spent on earthquake 
            mitigation, $2 to $6 are saved if an earthquake occurs.
           
          FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :

           Support 
           
          None on file.
           
            Opposition 








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          None on file.


           Analysis Prepared by  :    Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800