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CA Pub Res Code § 2697 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING|CHAPTER 7.8 - Seismic Hazards Mapping|Section 2697.

2697.  (a) Cities and counties shall require, prior to the approval of a project located in a seismic hazard zone, a geotechnical report defining and delineating any seismic hazard. If the city or county finds that no undue hazard of this kind exists, based on information resulting from studies conducted on sites in the immediate vicinity of the project and of similar soil composition to the project site, the geotechnical report may be waived. After a report has been approved or a waiver granted, subsequent geotechnical reports shall not be required, provided that new geologic datum, or data, warranting further investigation is not recorded. Each city and county shall submit one copy of each approved geotechnical report, including the mitigation measures, if any, that are to be taken, to the State Geologist within 30 days of its approval of the report.(b) In meeting the requirements of this section, cities and counties shall consider the policies and criteria established pursuant to this chapter. If a project’s approval is not in accordance with the policies and criteria, the city or county shall explain the reasons for the differences in writing to the State Geologist, within 30 days of the project’s approval.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1168, Sec. 3. Section operative April 1, 1991, pursuant to Section 2599.6 (later renumbered as 2699.6).)
CA Pub Res Code § 2698 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING|CHAPTER 7.8 - Seismic Hazards Mapping|Section 2698.

2698.  Nothing in this chapter is intended to prevent cities and counties from establishing policies and criteria which are more strict than those established by the board.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1168, Sec. 3. Section operative April 1, 1991, pursuant to Section 2599.6 (later renumbered as 2699.6).)
CA Pub Res Code § 2699 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING|CHAPTER 7.8 - Seismic Hazards Mapping|Section 2699.

2699.  Each city and county, in preparing the safety element to its general plan pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 65302 of the Government Code, and in adopting or revising land use planning and permitting ordinances, shall take into account the information provided in available seismic hazard maps.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1168, Sec. 3. Section operative April 1, 1991, pursuant to Section 2599.6 (later renumbered as 2699.6).)
CA Pub Res Code § 2699.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING|CHAPTER 7.8 - Seismic Hazards Mapping|Section 2699.5.

2699.5.  (a) There is hereby created the Seismic Hazards Identification Fund, as a special fund in the State Treasury.(b) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the moneys in the Strong-Motion Instrumentation and Seismic Hazards Mapping Fund shall be allocated to the division for purposes of this chapter and Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 2700).(c) On and after July 1, 2004, the Seismic Hazards Identification Fund shall be known as the Strong-Motion Instrumentation and Seismic Hazards Mapping Fund.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 240, Sec. 5. Effective August 13, 2003.)
CA Pub Res Code § 2699.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING|CHAPTER 7.8 - Seismic Hazards Mapping|Section 2699.6.

2699.6.  This chapter shall become operative on April 1, 1991.(Added by renumbering Section 2599.6 by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1091, Sec. 126. Note: This section, as formerly numbered 2599.6, prescribed a delayed operative date (April 1, 1991) for Chapter 7.8, commencing with Section 2690.)
CA Pub Res Code § 2700 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING|CHAPTER 8 - Strong-Motion Instrumentation Program|Section 2700.

2700.  There is hereby established in the State of California a strong-motion instrumentation program for the purpose of administering the program and of acquiring strong-motion instruments and installing and maintaining such instruments as needed in representative geologic environments and structures throughout the state.(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1152.)
CA Pub Res Code § 2701 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING|CHAPTER 8 - Strong-Motion Instrumentation Program|Section 2701.

2701.  The survey shall organize and monitor the program with the advice of the Seismic Safety Commission.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 521, Sec. 24. (SB 809) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Pub Res Code § 2702 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING|CHAPTER 8 - Strong-Motion Instrumentation Program|Section 2702.

2702.  The survey shall purchase, install, and maintain instruments in representative structures and geologic environments throughout the state, and shall process the data obtained from those instruments resulting from periodic earthquakes, as deemed necessary and desirable by the Seismic Safety Commission.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 521, Sec. 25. (SB 809) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Pub Res Code § 2703 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING|CHAPTER 8 - Strong-Motion Instrumentation Program|Section 2703.

2703.  The survey shall maintain and service the strong-motion instruments installed, shall collect and interpret all records from the instruments, and shall make the records, record interpretations, and technical assistance available to the construction industry.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 521, Sec. 26. (SB 809) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Pub Res Code § 2704 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING|CHAPTER 8 - Strong-Motion Instrumentation Program|Section 2704.

2704.  It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to provide adequate instrumentation throughout California.(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1152.)
CA Pub Res Code § 2705.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING|CHAPTER 8 - Strong-Motion Instrumentation Program|Section 2705.5.

2705.5.  The California Geological Survey shall advise counties and cities as to that portion of the total fees allocated to the Strong-Motion Instrumentation and Seismic Hazards Mapping Fund, so that this information may be provided to building permit applicants.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 869, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Pub Res Code § 2707 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING|CHAPTER 8 - Strong-Motion Instrumentation Program|Section 2707.

2707.  The survey, upon the advice of the Seismic Safety Commission, whenever it determines that an adequate instrumentation program has been achieved, may reduce the fee levied against building permits as provided in Section 2705 to a level sufficient to maintain the program established pursuant to this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 521, Sec. 27. (SB 809) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Pub Res Code § 2709 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING|CHAPTER 8 - Strong-Motion Instrumentation Program|Section 2709.

2709.  Any city or county that has been exempted from the provisions of Section 2705 by Section 2708 may participate in the state strong-motion instrumentation program by a written request to the State Geologist by the governing body of such city or county that its exemption be rescinded.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 47.)
CA Pub Res Code § 2709.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING|CHAPTER 8 - Strong-Motion Instrumentation Program|Section 2709.1.

2709.1.  (a) No strong-motion instrumentation shall be installed pursuant to this chapter in the structural types identified in subdivision (b) unless funds proportionate to the construction value as called for under Section 2705 are received from organizations or entities representing these structural types, or the instrumentation is specifically called for by the Seismic Safety Commission in urgency situations.(b) The structural types subject to this section include all of the following:(1) Hospitals.(2) Dams.(3) Bridges.(4) Schools.(5) Powerplants.(c) The Strong-Motion Instrumentation and Seismic Hazards Mapping Fund may accept funds from sources other than the permit fees identified in this chapter. The priority of installations performed under this chapter shall be determined by the Seismic Safety Commission.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 240, Sec. 9. Effective August 13, 2003. Operative July 1, 2004, by Sec. 43 of Ch. 240.)
CA Pub Res Code § 2800 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING|CHAPTER 10 - Earthquakes|Section 2800.

2800.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The state’s major metropolitan areas are subject to potentially devastating large magnitude earthquakes and earth scientists estimate that there is a high probability that one or more large earthquakes will occur in California between now and the end of the century.(b) Loss of life and property damage resulting from a damaging earthquake could be substantially reduced if there existed a reliable short-term earthquake prediction system capable of providing public warning of the size and location of a damaging earthquake within a timeframe of a few weeks to a few hours.(c) While earth scientists are not in full agreement about the feasibility of short-term earthquake prediction, there is increasing interest in the possibility that precursory geochemical and geophysical phenomena can be identified within short timeframes and that these precursory events can become the basis for timely and reliable warnings of damaging earthquakes.(d) California currently has a unique opportunity to assess the feasibility of short-term earthquake prediction by joining the United States Geological Survey in a study of the Parkfield section of the San Andreas fault in Monterey County. This section has, between 1857 and 1966, produced almost identical earthquakes of about 5.6 magnitude on the average of every 22 years. Another earthquake probably will occur in January of 1988, plus or minus four years. If adequate instrumentation is in place by the time the earthquake occurs, it may be possible to identify specific precursory phenomena. However, at present, the instrumentation is not considered adequate to fully monitor precursory events and, because of anticipated federal budget cuts, additional instrumentation is unlikely to be installed unless the state is able to participate in the Parkfield study. State participation would also allow the United States Geological Survey to share its data from Parkfield and permit the state to independently analyze and evaluate this data specifically for earthquake prediction and response purposes.(e) If precursory earthquake phenomena are identified as a result of the Parkfield study, there is a need to assess the feasibility of establishing a statewide earthquake prediction system and to develop a short-term response plan which, among other things, would include development of procedures for verifying the predicted event and guidelines for taking state action in response to anomalous precursory phenomena.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1198, Sec. 1. Effective September 29, 1985.)
CA Pub Res Code § 2801 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING|CHAPTER 10 - Earthquakes|Section 2801.

2801.  As used in this chapter:(a) “Long-term prediction” means a prediction of an earthquake that is expected to occur within a few years up to a few decades.(b) “Intermediate-term prediction” means a prediction of an earthquake that is expected to occur within a period of a few weeks to a few years.(c) “Short-term prediction” means a prediction of an earthquake that is expected to occur within a few hours to a few weeks.(d) “Parkfield prototype earthquake prediction system” means a dense cluster of instruments along the Parkfield section of the San Andreas fault which monitors earthquake activity, local distortion of the Earth’s crust, strain levels, creep adjustments along the fault, and other phenomena which may be useful in making a short-term earthquake prediction.(e) “Parkfield characteristic earthquake” means an earthquake that has, among other qualities, a magnitude between 5.5 and 6.0 on the Richter scale, and occurs on a location somewhere along the 15-mile section of the San Andreas fault that is centered in the City of Parkfield.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1198, Sec. 1. Effective September 29, 1985.)
CA Pub Res Code § 2802 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING|CHAPTER 10 - Earthquakes|Section 2802.

2802.  (a) The department shall develop jointly with the United States Geological Survey a prototype earthquake prediction system along the central San Andreas fault near the City of Parkfield.(b) The system shall include a dense cluster of seismic and crustal deformation instrumentation capable of monitoring geophysical and geochemical phenomena associated with earthquakes in the region. These data shall be analyzed continuously to determine if precursory anomalies can be identified with sufficient certainty to make a short-term prediction. The department shall not duplicate any of the ongoing efforts of the United States Geological Survey or any public or private college or university in the development of this system.(c) In meeting its obligations under this chapter, the department shall develop, in cooperation with the United States Geological Survey, a plan for completion of the Parkfield instrumentation network. The plan shall provide for all of the following:(1) Augmentation of monitoring instruments with the goal of detecting precursors of the Parkfield characteristic earthquake.(2) Operation by the department of a remote data review station in Sacramento which will provide state scientists with data from the Parkfield prototype earthquake prediction system and other data, as required, to advise the Office of Emergency Services of the occurrence of precursors and verification of the predicted event.(3) Advising the United States Geological Survey, the Office of Emergency Services, the Seismic Safety Commission, and the California Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council, regarding the department’s review of Parkfield data.(d) On January 1, 1987, the department shall issue a progress report to the Governor, the Legislature, and the Seismic Safety Commission. An annual progress report shall be made each year thereafter. The project shall terminate on January 1, 1992, unless extended by statute.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 474. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
CA Pub Res Code § 2803 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING|CHAPTER 10 - Earthquakes|Section 2803.

2803.  (a) Concurrently with the development of the Parkfield prototype earthquake prediction system, the Office of Emergency Services, in consultation with the California Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council, shall develop a comprehensive emergency response plan for short-term earthquake predictions. The plan shall include all of the following:(1) A method of peer review involving the California Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council to evaluate the validity of short-term earthquake predictions and to develop guidelines for initiating state action in response to anomalous geochemical and geophysical phenomena.(2) A means of rapidly activating governmental response to a predicted event.(3) Plans for mitigating earthquake losses to vulnerable populations, including, but not limited to, drawdown of impoundment levels behind dams, positioning of emergency equipment in safe areas, and mobilization of firefighting, law enforcement, rescue, and medical personnel.(4) A public warning system.(5) Strategies for dealing with earthquake predictions that fail to occur (false alarms) and the failure of an earthquake prediction system to forecast a damaging event.(b) The Office of Emergency Services shall consult with the department, the Seismic Safety Commission, the United States Geological Survey, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the development of the plan.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 475. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
CA Pub Res Code § 2804 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING|CHAPTER 10 - Earthquakes|Section 2804.

2804.  The department and the Seismic Safety Commission may solicit and receive gifts and grants from other public and private agencies for the state’s share of costs under this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1198, Sec. 1. Effective September 29, 1985.)
CA Pub Res Code § 2805 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING|CHAPTER 11 - Earthquake Education|Section 2805.

2805.  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California Earthquake Education Act of 1984.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1558, Sec. 1.)
CA Pub Res Code § 2806 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING|CHAPTER 11 - Earthquake Education|Section 2806.

2806.  The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows:(a) California has recently experienced and will continue to experience in the foreseeable future damaging earthquakes of moderate to great magnitude. Efforts have been needed to increase the awareness of earthquake hazards through education so that future losses of life, injuries, loss of property, and social disruption will be minimized when those events occur.(b) Because of a lack of any state or local earthquake safety education program, it has been necessary for the state to assume leadership through the policy and guidance of the Seismic Safety Commission to develop and test earthquake safety programs which provide informational material to schools and the general public for minimizing potential disruption and loss of life.(c) Since the pilot earthquake safety education and preparedness programs developed under the California Earthquake Education Act of 1981 have been tested, their effectiveness analyzed, and they have been deemed successful by the Seismic Safety Commission, the Legislature believes that it is appropriate, as stated by the Earthquake Education Act of 1981, that those programs be distributed and implemented throughout the earthquake-prone areas of the state.(d) It is necessary that funds be appropriated to the Seismic Safety Commission from the General Fund for the purpose of expanding the earthquake safety program for statewide implementation over the next three years which, when completed, will constitute for the first time in history, a comprehensive, statewide self-supporting earthquake safety education program.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1558, Sec. 1.)
CA Pub Res Code § 2807 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING|CHAPTER 11 - Earthquake Education|Section 2807.

2807.  (a) There is hereby established a project for the implementation of a statewide program of earthquake safety education and preparedness entitled the California Earthquake Education Project (CALEEP). The Seismic Safety Commission may contract with the University of California to carry out the project. The project shall focus on identifying state and local leadership interested in using the CALEEP materials, disseminating those materials, and utilizing the materials.(b) The project shall develop a relationship with the State Department of Education, interested teacher’s education computer centers statewide, and interested counties and school districts.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1558, Sec. 1.)
CA Pub Res Code § 2808 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING|CHAPTER 11 - Earthquake Education|Section 2808.

2808.  The objectives of the project are all of the following:(a) Developing public awareness regarding the causes of earthquakes, the forces and effects of earthquakes, and the need for school and community action in coping with earthquake hazards.(b) Promoting understanding of the impact of earthquakes on natural features and man-made structures.(c) Motivating the public to establish measures prior, during, and after earthquakes to ensure their public safety.(d) Disseminating, as widely as possible throughout the state, the program and project materials.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1558, Sec. 1.)
CA Pub Res Code § 2810 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING|CHAPTER 12 - Earthquake Preparedness|Section 2810.

2810.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Most of the state’s major metropolitan areas are subject to potentially devastating, large magnitude earthquakes.(b) Earth scientists estimate that there is greater than a 50 percent probability that one or more damaging earthquakes will occur in these metropolitan areas between now and the end of the century.(c) The commission, in conjunction with other local, state, and federal agencies, has initiated programs to prepare the state for responding to the threat of major earthquakes. The first program, the Southern California Earthquake Preparedness Project, is administered by the office. The commission has since initiated a similar effort in northern California, the Bay Area Regional Earthquake Preparedness Project.(d) Through the work of the Southern California Earthquake Preparedness Project and the Bay Area Regional Earthquake Preparedness Project, earthquake mitigation and preparedness plans, procedures, and educational materials have been developed and used to encourage and support local jurisdictions’ preparedness activities in both southern and northern California.(e) Since July 1, 1984, the commission and the office have jointly carried out a comprehensive earthquake preparedness program by providing planning and technical assistance as follows:(1) To local jurisdictions, volunteer agencies and associations, and private-sector organizations, to develop and implement hazard mitigation and prevention programs to reduce earthquake vulnerability.(2) To improve regionwide preparedness and response capabilities.(3) To stimulate and promote innovative preparedness planning activities by local jurisdictions.(f) The activities of the Southern California Earthquake Preparedness Project and the Bay Area Regional Earthquake Preparedness Project have successfully encouraged and supported local programs that reduce potential earthquake hazards and increase preparedness capabilities of participating jurisdictions and raise the level of citizens’ awareness of, and preparedness for, earthquakes.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1115, Sec. 2.)
CA Pub Res Code § 2811 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING|CHAPTER 12 - Earthquake Preparedness|Section 2811.

2811.  As used in this chapter:(a) “Agency” or “office” means the Office of Emergency Services.(b) “Commission” means the Seismic Safety Commission.(c) “Local jurisdiction” means a city, county, or district.(d) “Preparedness” means long-term preearthquake hazard mitigation, reconstruction, and recovery planning and preparation for emergency response.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 476. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)