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Adding Public Works Teams to Emergency Mutual Aid
This law requires that emergency aid include public works workers, equipment, and materials, and directs the Office of Emergency Services to create a plan for using these resources.
What This Bill Does
- States it is the Legislature's purpose to help disaster areas by sharing critical public works resources.
- Requires outside aid during emergencies to include public works personnel, equipment, and materials.
- Orders the Office of Emergency Services to create a Public Works Emergency Mutual Aid Plan with local and state agencies.
- Ensures the plan helps mobilize public works resources in an organized way.
Who It Names or Affects
- The California Office of Emergency Services
- State public works agencies
- Local city and county public works departments
Terms To Know
- Mutual Aid Agreement
- A plan where different government groups agree to help each other during emergencies.
- Public Works Resources
- Workers, heavy equipment, and materials used for building or fixing roads and infrastructure.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill does not list specific dates when the new plan must be finished.
- Reimbursement to local agencies only happens if the Commission on State Mandates decides there are state-mandated costs.