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CA Govt Code § 8686.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 7.5 - California Disaster Assistance Act|ARTICLE 4 - Allocations to Local Agencies|Section 8686.2.

8686.2.  When the United States or any agency thereof is to provide disaster relief funds for any portion of the cost of a project, the amount so provided shall be deducted from the cost of the project in determining the amount to be allocated by the state and the amount to be contributed by the local agency under Section 8686. It shall not be required that the disaster relief funds to be provided from federal sources shall be paid into the State Treasury, but the secretary shall, if state funds are available, authorize the work to be commenced when the director has received assurance, adequate in his or her opinion, that the federal disaster relief matching funds will be made available for expenditure for the work, or for payment to the state for performance thereof.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 196. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
CA Govt Code § 8686.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 7.5 - California Disaster Assistance Act|ARTICLE 4 - Allocations to Local Agencies|Section 8686.3.

8686.3.  Local agencies shall undertake to recover maximum federal participation in funding projects. No funds allocated under this chapter shall be used to supplant federal funds otherwise available in the absence of state financial relief. State contributions for such projects as determined by Section 8686 will be reduced by an amount equal to the amount local agencies would have recovered from federal disaster relief sources if they had applied for that funding and had executed the eligible projects in conformity with federal requirements. When a local agency applies for federal disaster relief funds, the director shall inform the agency of available state funds.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 197. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
CA Govt Code § 8686.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 7.5 - California Disaster Assistance Act|ARTICLE 4 - Allocations to Local Agencies|Section 8686.4.

8686.4.  (a) Whenever the local agency and the director determine for projects that the general public and state interest will be better served by replacing a damaged or destroyed facility with a facility that will more adequately serve the present and future public needs than would be accomplished merely by repairing or restoring the damaged or destroyed facility, the director shall authorize the replacement, including, in the case of a public building, an increase in the square footage of the building replaced, but the cost of the betterment of the facility, to the extent that it exceeds the cost of repairing or restoring the damaged or destroyed facility, shall be borne and contributed by the local agency, and the excess cost shall be excluded in determining the amount to be allocated by the state. The state contribution shall not exceed the net cost of restoring each facility on the basis of the design of the facility as it existed immediately prior to the disaster in conformity with current codes, specifications, and standards.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), when the director determines there are mitigation measures that are cost effective and that substantially reduce the risk of future damage, hardship, loss, or suffering in any area where a state of emergency has been proclaimed by the Governor, the director may authorize the implementation of those measures.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 198. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
CA Govt Code § 8686.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 7.5 - California Disaster Assistance Act|ARTICLE 4 - Allocations to Local Agencies|Section 8686.8.

8686.8.  If the director determines that a local agency is financially unable to meet the matching requirements set forth in Section 8686, or unable to provide funds for replacement of a facility pursuant to Section 8686.4, the director may, if that loan would not result in a violation of Section 18 of Article XVI of the California Constitution and out of any state money made available for purposes of this chapter, lend funds, for the completion of a project or projects. The local agency shall be required by the director to make its contribution by means of deferred payments. The deferred payments shall be made in the amounts and at the times provided by the agreement executed in connection with the application, but in any event providing full repayment within 10 years, and shall include a charge to be fixed by the director in an amount estimated by him or her to equal the revenue that the state would have derived by investing the total amounts loaned at the interest rate prevailing for legal state investments as of the date of the loan.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 199. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
CA Govt Code § 8687 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 7.5 - California Disaster Assistance Act|ARTICLE 4 - Allocations to Local Agencies|Section 8687.

8687.  Deferred payments made by a local agency pursuant to Section 8686.8 shall be made by the agency:(a) Out of the current revenues of the local agency.(b) If the current revenues of a city, county, or city and county, prove insufficient to enable the agency to meet the payments, the director may order the State Controller to withhold from the local agency funds that the local agency would be entitled from the state, including, as to street and highway projects as defined by Sections 590 and 592 of the Vehicle Code, from the Motor Vehicle License Fee Fund to the extent necessary to meet the deficiency.Those sums shall be credited to the funds in the State Treasury from which the loans were made.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 200. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
CA Govt Code § 8687.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 7.5 - California Disaster Assistance Act|ARTICLE 4 - Allocations to Local Agencies|Section 8687.2.

8687.2.  Notwithstanding Section 8686, whenever the director determines that a local agency to which funds are proposed to be allocated for a public facilities project is financially unable to meet the matching requirements set forth in Section 8686 due to exhaustion of its financial resources because of disaster expenditures, the provisions of Section 8686 may be suspended, and the director may allocate funds to pay all of the cost of the project or that portion of the cost which the director determines is necessary to accomplish the project, taking into consideration the financial ability of the local agency to meet the matching requirements of Section 8686 and the public benefit of the proposed work, less any money provided by the United States or any agency thereof for any portion of the cost of the project.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 201. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
CA Govt Code § 8687.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 7.5 - California Disaster Assistance Act|ARTICLE 4 - Allocations to Local Agencies|Section 8687.4.

8687.4.  Whenever the director determines that a local agency which would otherwise be eligible for funds under the formula of Section 8686 is unable to finance a project due to exhaustion of its financial resources because of disaster expenditures, the director may allocate funds to pay such portion of the cost of the project as the director determines is necessary to accomplish the projects.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 202. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
CA Govt Code § 8687.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 7.5 - California Disaster Assistance Act|ARTICLE 4 - Allocations to Local Agencies|Section 8687.6.

8687.6.  If the local agency, under Section 8687.4, is a county, the amount contributed by the county shall not be reduced to less than an amount of money equal to the amount allocated to the county for the fiscal year prior to the disaster proclamation pursuant to Section 2110.5 of the Streets and Highways Code.(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 822, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Govt Code § 8687.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 7.5 - California Disaster Assistance Act|ARTICLE 4 - Allocations to Local Agencies|Section 8687.7.

8687.7.  (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) “Agency” or “office” means the Office of Emergency Services.(2) “Community” means a geographic area impacted by an emergency proclaimed by the Governor that includes the jurisdiction of one or more local agencies.(3) “Community recovery partners” means local, state, and federal agencies, private nonprofit organizations, nongovernmental agencies, faith-based organizations, and other private entities.(b) The office may establish a model process that would be made available to assist a community in recovering from an emergency proclaimed by the Governor. The model process may include the following:(1) The role of the office in the community recovery process.(2) Procedures for the office to have representation onsite as soon as practicable after the Governor proclaims a state of emergency.(3) The role of the office to facilitate the use of temporary services, including, but not limited to, direct assistance to individuals, families, and businesses, crisis counseling, disaster unemployment assistance, food and clothing vouchers, communications systems, replacement of personal identification documents, provision of potable water, housing, farm service assistance, tax relief, insurance, and legal services.(4) The role of the office to facilitate the establishment of temporary structures, including local assistance centers, showers and bathroom facilities, and temporary administrative offices.(5) Measures to encourage the participation of nongovernmental organizations in the community recovery process to supplement recovery activities undertaken by federal or local agencies.(6) The office may refer the model process to the standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) Advisory Board, or any other advisory board it deems appropriate, for review and modifications.(7) It is the intent of the Legislature that the model process assists and complements local procedures. The model process should allow the office to offer additional assistance when that assistance is needed but not available through local agencies.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 203. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
CA Govt Code § 8687.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 7.5 - California Disaster Assistance Act|ARTICLE 4 - Allocations to Local Agencies|Section 8687.8.

8687.8.  If the local agency, under Section 8687.4, is a county, the director, in determining whether the county’s financial resources are exhausted, shall ascertain whether the county has levied, during the then current year (the year of the disaster), the maximum property tax for highway purposes authorized by Section 1550 of the Streets and Highways Code in the road district in which the work is proposed, and if such tax is being levied at less than the maximum rate authorized by Section 1550, the amount to be allocated by the director under this section shall be reduced by an amount equivalent to the difference between the revenue derived from the property tax being levied for highway purposes in such road district and the revenue which would have been derived from such tax at the maximum rate authorized by Section 1550. In determining if a county has levied sufficient taxes, amounts to be received from other taxes levied by that county and used for road purposes shall be included.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 290.)
CA Govt Code § 8687.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 7.5 - California Disaster Assistance Act|ARTICLE 4 - Allocations to Local Agencies|Section 8687.9.

8687.9.  Funding and financial assistance provided to local governments in response to an emergency, as that term is used in Section 8558, is not subject to the eligibility restrictions of Section 1782 of the Labor Code. (Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 2, Sec. 4. (AB 92) Effective March 27, 2015.)
CA Govt Code § 8690.25 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 7.5 - California Disaster Assistance Act|ARTICLE 5 - Funds|Section 8690.25.

8690.25.  The Disaster Assistance Fund, referred to as “fund” in this article, is hereby created as a special fund in the State Treasury. This fund and its subsidiary account, the Earthquake Emergency Investigations Account, are continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, for purposes of this act.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 461, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 8690.45 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 7.5 - California Disaster Assistance Act|ARTICLE 5 - Funds|Section 8690.45.

8690.45.  The Controller shall establish the following special account in the Disaster Assistance Fund.The Earthquake Emergency Investigations Account, into which shall be paid all moneys appropriated by the Legislature to the Seismic Safety Commission for allocation for the purpose of enabling immediate investigation of damaging earthquakes. Allocations may be made by the commission to assist organizations that have incurred expenses in the course of conducting earthquake investigations. Allocations may be made to cover the following expenses:(a) Travel, meals, and lodging.(b) Publishing of findings.(c) Contractor assistance in the investigation.(d) Other expenses that the commission may allow as necessary to assist the investigation.The unpredictable nature of earthquakes necessitates immediate access to funds for investigative purposes. For this reason, notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds in the Earthquake Emergency Investigations Account shall be available for expenditure without regard to fiscal years.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 461, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 8690.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 7.5 - California Disaster Assistance Act|ARTICLE 5 - Funds|Section 8690.5.

8690.5.  Income from investment of moneys in the fund and all payments by local agencies in reimbursement of moneys disbursed from the fund, including deferred payments with charges, and all other moneys deposited therein pursuant to law, shall be available for expenditure, transfer and allocation pursuant to this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 290.)
CA Govt Code § 8690.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 7.5 - California Disaster Assistance Act|ARTICLE 5 - Funds|Section 8690.7.

8690.7.  Any county which distributed funds to other local agencies pursuant to Chapter 16 of the Statutes of 1986 shall not be held financially liable for those funds or responsible for any collection of those funds.This section shall not preclude the state or any county from collecting funds distributed pursuant to Chapter 16 of the Statutes of 1986 from local agencies.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1197, Sec. 2.)
CA Govt Code § 8692 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 7.5 - California Disaster Assistance Act|ARTICLE 6 - Nonprofit Organizations|Section 8692.

8692.  (a) If a state of emergency is proclaimed, an eligible private nonprofit organization may receive state assistance for distribution of supplies and other disaster or emergency assistance activities resulting in extraordinary cost.(b) A private nonprofit organization is eligible for assistance under this section if it is eligible for disaster assistance under the federal Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 5121).(c) An organization is not eligible for assistance under this section if it employs religious content in the provision of emergency assistance.(d)  Any grant of assistance under this section shall comply with Section 4 of Article I and Section 5 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, state and federal civil rights laws, and the First Amendment to the United States Constitution in regard to the funding of religious organizations and activities. These legal constraints include prohibitions on the discrimination against beneficiaries and staff based on protected categories, on the use of public funds for proselytizing of religious doctrine, religious instruction, or worship, and on the use of other religious means to accomplish programmatic goals.(e) The Office of Emergency Services shall adopt regulations to implement this section.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 204. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
CA Govt Code § 8800 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 10 - Public Broadcasting Act of 1975|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 8800.

8800.  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Public Broadcasting Act of 1975.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1227.)
CA Govt Code § 8801 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 10 - Public Broadcasting Act of 1975|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 8801.

8801.  The Legislature finds and declares as follows:(a) It is the policy of this state to support and encourage the provision of a high-quality educational, cultural, and public affairs program service designed to meet the needs of the citizens of this state and its various localities.(b) It is the policy of this state that in so supporting and encouraging such a program service, all decisions affecting the content and scheduling of such service are the sole responsibility of each licensee and shall be free from improper interference.(c) Existing public broadcasting stations represent a valuable public resource, the facilities, skills, and talent of which should be utilized to the maximum feasible extent in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.(d) Minority-controlled public radio stations in California serve their respective communities as unique information resources providing news, information and diversity of programing and viewpoints, including bilingual and cultural services, that enrich the lives of all Californians.(e) Minority-controlled public radio stations in California serve their respective communities as educational resources providing training and employment opportunities for those who would otherwise not have access to public broadcasting. (f) Minority-controlled public radio stations in California serve many of the specialized needs of minority and low-income listener audiences who are less affluent than the listener audiences of other public radio stations and, therefore, unable to financially support said minority-controlled public radio stations. (g) The continued growth and development of minority-controlled public radio stations as vital parts of the state’s public broadcasting system is in the best interests of all Californians.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1104, Sec. 2. Effective September 27, 1983.)
CA Govt Code § 8802 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 10 - Public Broadcasting Act of 1975|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 8802.

8802.  The definitions contained in this article shall govern the construction of this chapter unless the context requires otherwise.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1227.)
CA Govt Code § 8803 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 10 - Public Broadcasting Act of 1975|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 8803.

8803.  “Commission” means the California Public Broadcasting Commission.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1227.)
CA Govt Code § 8804 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 10 - Public Broadcasting Act of 1975|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 8804.

8804.  “Corporation for Public Broadcasting” means the corporation established pursuant to Section 396 of Title 47 of the United States Code.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1227.)
CA Govt Code § 8804.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 10 - Public Broadcasting Act of 1975|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 8804.5.

8804.5.  “Instructional programming” means public broadcast programming which is curriculum related, whether for credit or not.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1227.)
CA Govt Code § 8805 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 10 - Public Broadcasting Act of 1975|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 8805.

8805.  “Interconnection” means the use of apparatus or equipment for the electronic transmission and distribution of public broadcast programming to public broadcasting stations.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1227.)
CA Govt Code § 8806 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 10 - Public Broadcasting Act of 1975|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 8806.

8806.  “Public broadcast programming” means programming intended for presentation on public broadcast stations, including, but not limited to, public affairs, cultural, and instructional programming.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1227.)
CA Govt Code § 8807 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 10 - Public Broadcasting Act of 1975|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 8807.

8807.  “Public broadcasting station” means a noncommercial educational broadcasting station licensed as such by the Federal Communications Commission and eligible for financial grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, as well as any other noncommercial educational broadcasting stations designated by the commission. The commission shall establish such criteria for the qualification of other stations as public broadcasting stations as it determines are reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1227.)