Existing law creates, within the office of the Governor, the Office of Emergency Services which, under the Director of Emergency Services, coordinates disaster response, emergency planning, emergency preparedness, disaster recovery, disaster mitigation, and homeland security activities. Existing law establishes in the Office of Emergency Services the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission (commission) and requires the commission, among other things, to work with specified agencies to identify key activities and responsibilities related to seismic safety and develop a schedule to provide periodic updates to the commission on their activities in order to provide a consistent policy framework to track and monitor the activities of governmental agencies in the fields of earthquake preparedness and seismic safety. Existing law authorizes the commission to take various actions to support monitoring and tracking of these activities, as specified.
This bill would, until January 1, 2030, authorize the commission to coordinate with the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Office of Emergency Services to take certain actions related to implementing and funding seismic mitigation activities and earthquake early warning technology, including collecting certain related information on fire stations in California, as specified. The bill would, by January 1, 2026, and annually thereafter until January 1, 2030, require the commission to provide a report to the Assembly Committee on Emergency Management and the Senate Committee on Governmental Organization describing the commission's actions and conclusions pursuant to these provisions.

Statutes affected:
AB1770: 8589.75 GOV
03/22/23 - Introduced: 8587.9 GOV
06/19/23 - Amended Senate: 8589.75 GOV, 8589.75 GOV, 8587.9 GOV
09/01/23 - Amended Senate: 8589.75 GOV
03/13/24 - Amended Senate: 8589.75 GOV
08/21/24 - Enrolled: 8589.75 GOV
09/06/24 - Chaptered: 8589.75 GOV
AB 1770: 8587.9 GOV