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SENATE BILL 547 (ALQUIST – 1986)
CHAPTER 250, STATUTES OF 1986, SB 547
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Senate Bill 547, as enacted, added Chapter 12.2 to Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code relating to seismic safety. (See Exhibit A, #1k) Senator Alquist introduced this legislation on February 25, 1985 at the request of the Seismic Safety Commission. (See Exhibit A, #1a, #3, page 2, and #5, SF-1)
Senate Bill 547 was assigned to the Senate Committee on Toxic and Public Safety Management and the Assembly Committee on Governmental Organization where policy issues raised by the bill were considered. (See Exhibit A, #3 and #8) The fiscal ramifications of the bill were considered by the Senate Committee on Appropriations and the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means. (See Exhibit A, #2) Nine amendments were made to Senate Bill 547 during the legislative process. (See Exhibit A, #1b thought #1j and #2) Subsequent to legislative approval, Governor George Deukmejian signed Senate Bill 547 on July 3, 1986, and it was recorded by the Secretary of State as Chapter 250 of the Statutes of 1985. (See Exhibit A, #1k and #2)
The following digest of Senate Bill 547, as last amended April 9, 1986, was provided in the Third Reading analysis prepared by the Assembly Office of Research:
Existing law requires the Seismic Safety Commission (SSC) to implement an earthquake hazard mitigation program which includes, among other things, studies to identify hazardous buildings and to recommend earthquake resistant building design. Currently, the SSC is required to consult with specified agencies and groups and prepare the California Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program.
This bill requires all cities and counties located in the state’s most active earthquake regions, which include the areas near the San Andreas Fault and the Owns Valley, to identify potentially hazardous buildings and develop programs to mitigate hazardous building risks.
(See Exhibit A, #11a, page 1)