BILL NUMBER: SB 1205INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Corbett FEBRUARY 18, 2010 An act to add Title 7.26 (commencing with Section 66720) to the Government Code, relating to the Bay Area Post-Recovery Authority Act. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1205, as introduced, Corbett. The Bay Area Post-Recovery Authority Act. Existing law authorizes 2 or more public agencies, by agreement, to jointly exercise common powers. Existing law also establishes the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority to raise and allocate resources for the restoration, enhancement, protection, and enjoyment of wetlands and wildlife habitats in the San Francisco Bay. This bill would establish the Bay Area Post-Recovery Authority to create a long-term regional recovery plan, to be implemented following an earthquake in the bay area, by cooperating with various stakeholders in the bay area, including, but not limited to, the cities, counties, special districts, schools, emergency operators, hospitals, members of the public, private businesses, and nongovernmental organizations. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Title 7.26 (commencing with Section 66720) is added to the Government Code, to read: TITLE 7.26. Bay Area Post-Recovery Authority CHAPTER 1. FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS 66720. This title shall be known and may be cited as the Bay Area Post Recovery Authority. 66721. The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) The San Francisco Bay area will experience a major earthquake in its future. When this happens, government agencies will be required to immediately activate emergency response plans and scramble to restore order, alleviate human suffering, and protect property. Short-term recovery plans will be required to set up shelter locations, remove debris, and tag buildings. Long-term plans will also be required to address recovery in the region. (b) Natural disasters, such as earthquakes, affect an entire region. Few models exist for long-term regional recovery from a catastrophic earthquake. (c) With 101 cities, nine counties, and innumerable special districts, the bay area is poorly structured to undertake the regional-scale challenge of the long-term recovery phase. However, with advanced planning and organization, the bay area can be prepared for long-term recovery with an understanding of the issues that will confront the region, the goals to be pursued, and the decisionmaking protocols that will need to be followed. CHAPTER 2. DEFINITIONS 66722. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this title: (a) "Authority" means the Bay Area Post-Recovery Authority. (b) "Bay area" means a city or county, including the City and County of San Francisco, or a special district within the geographical boundary that touches the San Francisco Bay. CHAPTER 3. BAY AREA POST RECOVERY AUTHORITY 66723. (a) The Bay Area Post-Recovery Authority is hereby established as a regional entity with jurisdiction extending throughout the San Francisco Bay area. (b) The authority's purpose is to create a long-term regional recovery plan, to be implemented following an earthquake in the bay area, by cooperating with various stakeholders in the bay area, including, but not limited to, the cities, counties, special districts, schools, emergency operators, hospitals, members of the public, private businesses, and nongovernmental organizations.