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CA Govt Code § 8869.93 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 11.8 - California Debt Limit Allocation Committee|Section 8869.93.

8869.93.  The Treasurer, or his or her designee, is designated as the state official to certify that an issue of private activity bonds meets the requirements of Section 142(k) or Section 146 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to take any and all actions as may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 277, Sec. 6. (AB 1195) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Govt Code § 8869.94 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 11.8 - California Debt Limit Allocation Committee|Section 8869.94.

8869.94.  The committee may adopt, amend, or repeal rules and regulations pursuant to this chapter as emergency regulations in accordance with the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2). The adoption, amendment, or repeal of these regulations is conclusively presumed to be necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or general welfare within the meaning of Section 11346.1.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 211, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Govt Code § 8875 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 12.2 - Building Earthquake Safety|Section 8875.

8875.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions shall govern the construction of this chapter:(a) “Potentially hazardous building” means any building constructed prior to the adoption of local building codes requiring earthquake resistant design of buildings and constructed of unreinforced masonry wall construction. “Potentially hazardous building” includes all buildings of this type, including, but not limited to, public and private schools, theaters, places of public assembly, apartment buildings, hotels, motels, fire stations, police stations, and buildings housing emergency services, equipment, or supplies, such as government buildings, disaster relief centers, communications facilities, hospitals, blood banks, pharmaceutical supply warehouses, plants, and retail outlets. “Potentially hazardous building” does not include warehouses or similar structures not used for human habitation, except for warehouses or structures housing emergency services equipment or supplies. “Potentially hazardous building” does not include any building having five living units or less. “Potentially hazardous building” does not include, for purposes of subdivision (a) of Section 8877, any building which qualifies as “historical property” as determined by an appropriate governmental agency under Section 37602 of the Health and Safety Code.(b) “Local building department” means a department or agency of a city or county charged with the responsibility for the enforcement of local building codes.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 250, Sec. 2.)
CA Govt Code § 8875.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 12.2 - Building Earthquake Safety|Section 8875.1.

8875.1.  A program is hereby established within all cities, both general law and chartered, and all counties and portions thereof located within seismic zone 4, as defined and illustrated in Chapter 2-23 of Part 2 of Title 24 of the California Administrative Code, to identify all potentially hazardous buildings and to establish a program for mitigation of identified potentially hazardous buildings.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 193, Sec. 38. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Govt Code § 8875.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 12.2 - Building Earthquake Safety|Section 8875.2.

8875.2.  Local building departments shall do all of the following:(a) Identify all potentially hazardous buildings within their respective jurisdictions on or before January 1, 1990. This identification shall include current building use and daily occupancy load. In regard to identifying and inventorying the buildings, the local building departments may establish a schedule of fees to recover the costs of identifying potentially hazardous buildings and carrying out this chapter.(b) Establish a mitigation program for potentially hazardous buildings to include notification to the legal owner that the building is considered to be one of a general type of structure that historically has exhibited little resistance to earthquake motion. The mitigation program may include the adoption by ordinance of a hazardous buildings program, measures to strengthen buildings, measures to change the use to acceptable occupancy levels or to demolish the building, tax incentives available for seismic rehabilitation, low-cost seismic rehabilitation loans available under Division 32 (commencing with Section 55000) of the Health and Safety Code, application of structural standards necessary to provide for life safety above current code requirements, and other incentives to repair the buildings which are available from federal, state, and local programs. Compliance with an adopted hazardous buildings ordinance or mitigation program shall be the responsibility of building owners.Nothing in this chapter makes any state building subject to a local building mitigation program or makes the state or any local government responsible for paying the cost of strengthening a privately owned structure, reducing the occupancy, demolishing a structure, preparing engineering or architectural analysis, investigation, or design, or other costs associated with compliance of locally adopted mitigation programs.(c) By January 1, 1990, all information regarding potentially hazardous buildings and all hazardous building mitigation programs shall be reported to the appropriate legislative body of a city or county and filed with the Seismic Safety Commission.(Added by renumbering Section 8877 by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 63.)
CA Govt Code § 8875.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 12.2 - Building Earthquake Safety|Section 8875.3.

8875.3.  Local jurisdictions undertaking inventories and providing structural evaluations of potentially hazardous buildings pursuant to this chapter shall have the same immunity from liability for action or inaction taken pursuant to this chapter as is provided by Section 19167 of the Health and Safety Code for action or failure to take any action pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 19160) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code.(Added by renumbering Section 8878 by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 64.)
CA Govt Code § 8875.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 12.2 - Building Earthquake Safety|Section 8875.4.

8875.4.  The Seismic Safety Commission shall report annually to the Legislature on the filing of mitigation programs from local jurisdictions. The annual report required by this section shall review and assess the effectiveness of building reconstruction standards adopted by cities and counties pursuant to this article and shall, commencing on or before January 1, 2007, include an evaluation of the impact and effectiveness of Section 8875.10.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 663, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Govt Code § 8875.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 12.2 - Building Earthquake Safety|Section 8875.5.

8875.5.  The Seismic Safety Commission shall coordinate the earthquake-related responsibilities of government agencies imposed by this chapter to ensure compliance with the purposes of this chapter.(Added by renumbering Section 8879.5 by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 66.)
CA Govt Code § 8875.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 12.2 - Building Earthquake Safety|Section 8875.6.

8875.6.  On and after January 1, 1993, the transferor, or his or her agent, of any unreinforced masonry building with wood frame floors or roofs, built before January 1, 1975, which is located within any county or city shall, as soon as practicable before the sale, transfer, or exchange, deliver to the purchaser a copy of the Commercial Property Owner’s Guide to Earthquake Safety described in Section 10147 of the Business and Professions Code. This section shall not apply to any transfer described in Section 8893.3.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 686, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Govt Code § 8875.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 12.2 - Building Earthquake Safety|Section 8875.7.

8875.7.  If the transferee has received notice pursuant to Section 8875.8, and has not brought the building or structure into compliance within five years of that date, the owner shall not receive payment from any state assistance program for earthquake repairs resulting from damage during an earthquake until all other applicants have been paid.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 941, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Govt Code § 8875.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 12.2 - Building Earthquake Safety|Section 8875.9.

8875.9.  Section 8875.8 shall not apply to either one of the following:(a) Unreinforced masonry construction if the walls are nonload bearing with steel or concrete frame.(b) A building that has been retrofitted in accordance with an adopted hazardous buildings ordinance or mitigation program, in which case the local jurisdiction may authorize the owner to post in a conspicuous place at the entrance of the building, on a sign not less than 5″ × 7″ the following statement, printed in not less than 30-point bold type:“This building has been improved in accordance with the seismic safety standards of a local building ordinance that is applicable to unreinforced masonry buildings.”(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 308, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Govt Code § 8875.95 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 12.2 - Building Earthquake Safety|Section 8875.95.

8875.95.  No transfer of title shall be invalidated on the basis of a failure to comply with this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 941, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Govt Code § 8876.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 12.3 - Center for Earthquake Engineering Research|Section 8876.3.

8876.3.  The center shall disseminate its findings among the academic community, design professionals, government officials, building regulatory personnel, and the public. In carrying out this objective, the center shall devise an effective dissemination program that includes actions such as the following:(a) Publication of the results of research in appropriate print, electronic, or audio-visual formats to reach technical audiences and, where appropriate, nontechnical users.(b) Encouragement of interdisciplinary communication among civil, structural, and geotechnical engineers, earth scientists, planners, and architects during all phases of the research projects.(c) Training of practitioners, educators, and researchers to inform them of the latest developments in the earthquake engineering field.(d) Facilitation of the educational development of faculty and students at all grade levels.(e) Sponsorship of seminars, briefings, courses, and other means of widening the circle of knowledge among design practitioners, university faculty and students, construction industry technicians and representatives, building department personnel, and other potential audiences.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 966, Sec. 2. Effective September 27, 1996.)
CA Govt Code § 8876.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 12.3 - Center for Earthquake Engineering Research|Section 8876.4.

8876.4.  The center shall cooperate and coordinate with other leading organizations in the earthquake engineering field to achieve the following collaborative objectives:(a) Timely communication to potential users of center research project results to facilitate the implementation of research into practice and application.(b) Enhancement of the focus and value of center research projects through better understanding by researchers of the needs of earthquake engineering practitioners and other users of earthquake research.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 966, Sec. 2. Effective September 27, 1996.)
CA Govt Code § 8876.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 12.3 - Center for Earthquake Engineering Research|Section 8876.5.

8876.5.  (a) The Legislature finds that the National Science Foundation will require the center to provide an annual report of its activities. The center shall make a copy of that report available to the Governor, the Legislature, and the Seismic Safety Commission.(b) The Legislature further finds that the National Science Foundation will require the center to have an external oversight committee consisting of representatives from industry, government, and academia to provide advice on the center’s goals, planning, research thrusts, and accomplishments regarding earthquake hazard mitigation needs in the nation. The Seismic Safety Commission shall appoint a member of the commission or staff to serve on the oversight committee.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 966, Sec. 2. Effective September 27, 1996.)
CA Govt Code § 8876.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 12.3 - Center for Earthquake Engineering Research|Section 8876.6.

8876.6.  The governance, administration, and operation of the center shall be established by agreement between the University of California and the National Science Foundation.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 966, Sec. 2. Effective September 27, 1996.)
CA Govt Code § 8876.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 12.3 - Center for Earthquake Engineering Research|Section 8876.7.

8876.7.  In carrying out its responsibilities under this chapter, the Seismic Safety Commission, in close consultation with the Transportation Agency, the Office of Emergency Services, and the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, may do the following:(a) Monitor the work of the center on behalf of the state.(b) Produce and deliver for each year that the center is in operation, an independent evaluation of the work conducted at the center as it pertains to the objectives of the center and reducing earthquake losses and earthquake risk in the state recognizing that as a national center it will undertake basic research of national and international consequence as well. The report shall include the following tasks:(1) Interpret the results of research to indicate how the research may affect state law and policy.(2) Recommend ways to promote the application of research.(3) Recommend priorities that would contribute to achieving the center’s objectives, provide direct benefits to California residents and businesses, and lead to the completion of specific recommendations in the state’s earthquake risk reduction program.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 217. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
CA Govt Code § 8876.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 12.3 - Center for Earthquake Engineering Research|Section 8876.8.

8876.8.  Funding for the Seismic Safety Commission under this chapter shall be made available by interagency agreement with the University of California the first year that the center is in operation and the commission shall seek a budget augmentation in all subsequent years that the center is in operation in order to produce and deliver an independent evaluation, monitor the work of the center, and provide a forum at which the information may be disseminated to those interested, as prescribed in Section 8876.7.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 966, Sec. 2. Effective September 27, 1996.)
CA Govt Code § 8876.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 12.3 - Center for Earthquake Engineering Research|Section 8876.9.

8876.9.  (a) The Earthquake Risk Reduction Fund of 1996 is hereby created in the State Treasury for support of the center. All moneys for support of the center shall be deposited into the fund and are available to the Regents of the University of California if the Director of Finance determines that matching federal funds have been approved and are available for support of the center.(b) The sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000), only to be used for activities related to transportation infrastructure, is hereby transferred from the State Highway Account to the Earthquake Risk Reduction Fund of 1996 and the sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) is hereby transferred from the General Fund to the Earthquake Risk Reduction Fund of 1996, and, if the Director of Finance determines that matching federal funds have been approved and are available, is hereby appropriated from that fund to the Regents of the University of California for expenditure during the 1996–97 fiscal year for support of the center.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 966, Sec. 2. Effective September 27, 1996.)
CA Govt Code § 8876.10 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 12.3 - Center for Earthquake Engineering Research|Section 8876.10.

8876.10.  No provision of this chapter shall apply to the Regents of the University of California, unless the regents adopt a resolution making that provision applicable.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 966, Sec. 2. Effective September 27, 1996.)
CA Govt Code § 8877.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 12.4 - Disaster Recovery Reconstruction Act of 1986|Section 8877.1.

8877.1.  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Disaster Recovery Reconstruction Act of 1986.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1470, Sec. 2. Effective September 30, 1986.)
CA Govt Code § 8877.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 12.4 - Disaster Recovery Reconstruction Act of 1986|Section 8877.2.

8877.2.  The Legislature finds and declares that the impact of the Mexico City earthquake disaster of September 19, 1985, has rendered more cogent and compelling the findings of the Legislature set forth in Section 8870, particularly subdivision (c) thereof, and heightened the need for authority for local agencies to engage in effective preevent and postevent activity to accomplish those goals set forth in paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 8872. It is the intent of this chapter to provide that authority.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1470, Sec. 2. Effective September 30, 1986.)
CA Govt Code § 8877.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 12.4 - Disaster Recovery Reconstruction Act of 1986|Section 8877.3.

8877.3.  It is the purpose of this chapter to authorize, guide, and otherwise enable cities, counties, and other entities to prepare in advance of a disaster, such as a devastating earthquake, for the expeditious and orderly recovery and reconstruction of the community or region.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1470, Sec. 2. Effective September 30, 1986.)
CA Govt Code § 8877.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 12.4 - Disaster Recovery Reconstruction Act of 1986|Section 8877.4.

8877.4.  As used in this chapter:(a) “Disaster” means a devastating earthquake or other conditions specified in subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 8558.(b) “Recovery” means the overall short-term and long-term restoration of social, economic, and institutional activity to levels comparable to those which existed prior to the disaster.(c) “Reconstruction” means the renovation, replacement, or rebuilding of damaged or destroyed facilities which will enable this recovery to occur.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1470, Sec. 2. Effective September 30, 1986.)
CA Govt Code § 8877.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 12.4 - Disaster Recovery Reconstruction Act of 1986|Section 8877.5.

8877.5.  Each city, county, or other local subdivision of the state, in conjunction with planning activities authorized under Article 5 (commencing with Section 65300) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 and Article 10 (commencing with Section 8610) of Chapter 7 of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code, may prepare, prior to a disaster, plans and ordinances facilitating the expeditious and orderly recovery and reconstruction of the area under its jurisdiction, should a disaster occur. These plans and ordinances may include any of the following:(a) An evaluation of the vulnerability of specific areas under its jurisdiction to damage from a potential disaster, together with streamlined procedures for the appropriate modification of existing general plans or zoning ordinances affecting those areas after a disaster.(b) A contingency plan of action and organization for short-term and long-term recovery and reconstruction to be instituted after a disaster.(c) An ordinance, to be adopted prior to the disaster, which could be invoked as soon as possible after the event and which would provide necessary local authorization for activities designated under subdivisions (a) and (b).These plans and ordinances may include the authority and proposed organization for establishment of a local reconstruction authority with powers parallel to those of a community redevelopment agency, except that the reconstruction authority would be authorized to operate beyond the confines of designated redevelopment areas and would have financing sources other than tax increment sources.The plans and organizational arrangements may be made separately or jointly by formal cooperative arrangements with other local entities.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1470, Sec. 2. Effective September 30, 1986.)