Existing law, the California Disaster Assistance Act, authorizes moneys appropriated for the purposes of the act to be used to provide financial assistance for specified local agency and state costs, including to repair, restore, reconstruct, or replace facilities belonging to local agencies damaged as a result of disasters, as defined.
This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would amend the act to invest in infrastructure projects that are of regional importance in California to make them more resilient to the impacts of climate change and to avoid infrastructure failure. The bill would state findings and declarations in that regard.