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AB-2660 Office of Emergency Services: federal grant funding.(2023-2024)

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Date Published: 06/18/2024 09:00 PM
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Amended  IN  Senate  June 18, 2024
Amended  IN  Assembly  May 20, 2024

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 2660


Introduced by Committee on Emergency Management (Assembly Members Rodriguez (Chair), Megan Dahle (Vice Chair), Arambula, Calderon, Wendy Carrillo, and Waldron)

February 14, 2024


An act to add Section 8589.25 to the Government Code, relating to emergency services.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 2660, as amended, Committee on Emergency Management. Office of Emergency Services: federal grant funding.
Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, establishes the Office of Emergency Services (OES) within the office of the Governor, and sets forth its powers and duties relating to addressing natural, technological, or manmade disasters and emergencies, including responsibility for activities necessary to prevent, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the effects of emergencies and disasters to people and property.
This bill would require the OES, to the extent permitted by federal law, to provide to local operational areas and urban areas the maximum local share of federal grant funding administered by the office from specified federal grant programs relating to emergency management and homeland security. the Emergency Management Performance Grant Program. The bill would also require the OES, to the extent permitted by federal law, to provide specified legislative committees with copies of agreements entered into with local governments to spend the state share of federal grant funding administered by the office from specified federal grant programs, including the State Homeland Security Grant Program. The bill would authorize the office to retain up to 3% of the above-described federal grant funding for administrative purposes.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 8589.25 is added to the Government Code, to read:

8589.25.
 (a) The office, to the extent permitted by federal law, shall provide to local operational areas and urban areas the maximum local share of federal grant funding administered by the office from the following sources: Emergency Management Performance Grant Program.

(1)The Emergency Management Performance Grant Program.

(b) The office, to the extent permitted by federal law, shall provide the Senate Committee on Governmental Organization and the Assembly Committee on Emergency Management with copies of agreements entered into with local governments to spend the state share of federal grant funding administered by the office from the following sources:

(2)

(1) The State Homeland Security Grant Program.

(3)

(2) The Urban Areas Security Initiative Program.

(b)

(c) The office may retain up to 3 percent of the federal grant funding described in subdivision subdivisions (a) and (b) for administrative purposes.