BILL NUMBER:  AB 1620
  VETOED	DATE: 09/15/2014




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 1620 without my signature.

This bill would establish the California Emergency Management and
Disaster Preparedness Commission to evaluate and improve upon the
state's emergency preparedness, management, and disaster recovery
capabilities.

In 2012, I released the Governor's Reorganization Plan No. 2, which
transferred the responsibilities of the California Emergency
Management Agency to the Governor's Office of Emergency Services and
eliminated the California Emergency Council to better streamline
governmental operations. This bill seeks to reinstate that council as
a new commission, which is contrary to the goal of the
Reorganization Plan, and would duplicate systems and efforts already
in place.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.