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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05241994 - X.1 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE DATE: May 23, 1994 SUBJECT: Earthquake Relief and Seismic Retrofit Bond Act of-t994 SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S).&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION 1. Recommended Action: Support Proposition 1 A "Earthquake Relief and Seismic Retrofit Bond Act of 1994" on the June 7 Ballot. II. Financial Impact: NONE III. Reasons for Recommendations and Background: Proposition 1A will authorize $2 billion in State general obligation bond for: • Repair and reconstruction of public transportation facilities, schools, hospitals and utilities damaged in the Northridge Earthquake in 1994. • Retrofit for seismic impacts State owned transportation facilities including the toll bridges in the San Francisco Bay Area. It stipulates that at least 40% of the funds for seismic retrofit of State bridges will go to the State's toll bridges. • Provide loans for repair of private housing damaged by the Northridge Earthquake. Continued on Attachment: X SIGNATURE: _ RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR x RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE _OTHER SIGNATURE(S): Gayle Bishop Tom Torlakson ACTION OF BOARD ON —. Y/A a-4� )99`# APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER_ VOTE-OF SUPERVISORS ✓r UNANIMOUS {ABSENT ) AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: I hereby_certify that this is a true and correct copy at MMS:drg an action taken and entered on the minutes of the c:8024.t5 Board of Supemisors on the date Shown. ATTESTED: --M -. o l Orig.Div: Public Works(Administration) PHIL BATCH R,CIA of the Board Contact: M.Shiu (313-2250) Of supervtsom and County Adminisbator cc: CAO-C.Van Marter D.J.Smith ��1f n 915 L.Street,Suite 1440 By �,�.:� • 0 Q A Sacramento, CA 95814 Transportation Engineering - AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 4, 1994 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE-1993-94 REGULAR SESSION ASSEMBLY BILL No. 2972 Introduced by Assembly Member Aguiar February 18, 1994 An act to amend Sections 820.2, 822.2, 830, 830.4, 830.6, 4�=a aftd 996. and 831.2 of, and to add Section 814.1 to, the Government Code, and to amend Section 1799.106 of the Health. and Safety Code, relating to civil liability. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2972,' as amended, Aguiar. Public entities: civil liability. (1) Existing law provides a comprehensive body of laws regulating the scope of civil liability of public entities and public employees. This bill would provide that all issues regarding the application of any immunity available to a public entity or public employee shall be decided by a court as a matter of law. (2) Existing law provides that a public employee is not liable for an injury resulting from that employee's discretionary act or omission. This bill would revise and recast that provision. The bill would exempt public employees from liability for an injury where the injury resulted from the.exercise or performance of, or the failure to exercise or perform, a- discretionary function or act on the part of an employee of a public entity, including, but not limited to, an injury caused by a dangerous condition of public property. (3) Existing law exempts a public employee acting in the scope of employment from liability for an injury,caused by his or her misrepresentation, as specified. Existing case law 98 80 AB 2972 — 2 —. .K .provides that this section applies only to injury to financial or commercial interests. The bill instead would provide that the immunity provided pursuant to this section shall apply when the employee's misrepresentation results in any injury, including personal injury and injury to property, and would state the intent of the Legislature in this: regard. (4) Existing law defines the term "dangerous condition" as a condition of property that creates a substantial risk of injury when the property or adjacent property is-used with due care, as specified. This bill would revise this definition to apply only to a condition of public property. In addition, the bill would provide that the condition of adjacent property shall not be considered in determining whether public property on which an injury has occurred is in a dangerous condition. (5) Existing law provides that 'a condition is not a dangerous condition, as defined above, merely because of the failure to provide specified traffic control signals, stop signs, or other roadway signs or markings. This bill would revise that provision to include roadway lighting. (6) Existing law affords public entities and public employees immunity from liability for injuries caused by the plan or design,of a construction of, or an improvement to, public property, where the plan or design has been approved, as provided, in advance of the construction or improvement, or prepared in conformity with standards previously so approved, as specified. That -immunity continues after notice �s that the constructed or improved property may no longer be in conformity with a plan or design that could reasonably be approved, for a reasonable period of time sufficient to permit the public entity to obtain funds for and carry out remedial work necessary to bring the public property into conformity. Existing law provides that failing to heed a warning regarding the existence of a condition not conforming to the approved plan, design, or standard, or using the property despite that warning, shall not in itself constitute an assumption of the risk of the danger indicated by the warning. This bill would revise that provision to instead provide that 98 100 f II — 3 — AB 2972 j if aP ublic entity or public employee has notice that due to Y p changed circumstances, the property may no longer be in conformity, the immunity shall continue until it is feasible, as defined, to commence and complete the necessary remedial work. In addition, the bill would provide that this immunity shall be presumed to exist where the public entity or public 0 employee establishes, by a.preponderance of the evidence, that the public improvement on which the injury or damage occurred was more than 20 years old at the time of the occurrence. This .immunity, which need not be the only proximate cause of the injury, would .not apply to any injury caused by a failure to maintain or repair the public improvement. The bill would also provide that failing to heed a warning, as described above, or using the property despite the warning shall constitute an assumption of the risk of the danger indicated by the warning. (7) Existing law exempts public entities and public ` employees from liability for an injury caused by a natural condition of any unimproved public property. 1-- L This bill would additionally provide that public property F shall be deemed to be in a natural condition and unimproved regardless of the provision or absence of public safety services. (8) €misting law perms a even . or fuer- pie . empleyee.ef ft ptrblie entity to reeeverz -9 fees; eases aftd empettsesnodiff Elefending it eiYA aetieit e-P r r --edi fi bfetrght ftgftiffit#-Ire -Trr=r, the aetiett of i-___eaif g &rese etA of anftet a ift the seepe of his e - her effipleyffient etftd the pttbhe entity has r-eftised to pride .a dem mess the entity stab,_sh that the effipleyee aeted er wed to ate+ift appar-eet geed faith beeaese of aettt , of aettta iee,e-that the aete eis erre fef -.h thepublie entity is fret pursue to stattite, to previde a defense. This bi4 weed revise aftd reeast these to per-ffiA i the reee'bery of fees;eestsr, and hett the publie entity re€eses, witheet baste a written reEtuest to previde a defer ftffd the effipleye ' fret e - failttre t-e net wets Fret beeattse of aetttal fietud, i , ----------- I @T- etettiftl ffiethee. Existing law provides that specified 98 100 98 120 AB 2972 — 4 — firefighters, 4 —firefighters, law enforcement, and emergency personnel who render emergency medical services at the scene of an emergency shall be liable in civil damages only for acts or omissions performed in a grossly negligent manner or in bad faith: Existing law further provides that a public agency employing the specified personnel shall not be liable for civil damages if the employee is not liable. This bill instead would provide that public employees trained to and expected to provide emergency medical services during the course and scope of their employment shall only be liable in civil damages for acts and omissions performed in a grossly negligent manner or in bad faith. This bill would further provide that a public agency employing these persons shall not be liable for civil damages if the employee .is not liable. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. The people of the State of California do enact as follows 1 SECTION . 1. Section 814.1 is added to the 2. Government Code, to read: 3 '814.1. All issues regarding the application of any 4 immunity available to a public entity or public employee 5 shall be decided by the court, as a matter of law. 6 SEC. 2. Section 820.2 of the Government Code is 7 amended to read: 8 820.2. - Except as otherwise provided by statute, a ,r 9 public employee is not liable for an injury, including, but 10 not limited to, an injury caused by a dangerous condition 11 of public property, where the injury resulted from the 12 exercise or performance of, or failure to exercise or r, 13 perform, a discretionary function or act on the part of the 14 employee, whether or not that discretion was abused. 15 SEC. 3. Section 822.2 of the Government Code is 16 amended to read: 17 822.2. (a) A public employee acting in the scope of 18 his or her employment is not liable for an injury caused 19 by his or her misrepresentation, whether or not that 20 misrepresentation is negligent or intentional, unless the 98 170 lt � — 5 — AB 2972 1 employee is guilty of actual fraud, corruption, or actual 2 malice. As used in this section, "injury" includes, but is 3 not limited to, personal injury, financial injury, and injury 4 to property. 5 (b) It is the intent of the Legislature by the I 6 amendments-to. this section enacted at the 1994 portion Oh- 7 of the- 1993-94 Regular Session to abrogate holdings such �....-- 8 as Johnson v. State of California, 69 Cal. 2d 782 and Garcia 9 v. Superior Court, 50 Cal. 3d 728, as they relate to this 10 section. f 11 -SEC. . 4. Section 830 of the Government Code is 12 amended to read: 13 830. As used in this chapter: 14 (a) "Dangerous condition" means a condition of 15 public property that creates a substantial (as 16 distinguished from a minor, trivial or insignificant) risk of 17 injury when that public property or adjacent property is 18 used with due care in a manner in which it is reasonably 19 foreseeable that.it will be used. The condition of adjacent 20 property shall not be considered in determining whether i 21 public property on which an injury has occurred is in a 22 dangerous condition. 23 (b) "Protect against" includes repairing, remedying ..., n 24 or correcting a dangerous condition, providing 25 safeguards against a dangerous condition, or warning of 26 a dangerous condition. 27 (c) "Property of a public entity" and "public 28 property" mean real or personal property owned or 29 controlled by the public entity, but do not include 30 easements, encroachments and other property interests 31 that are located on the property of the public entity but i 32 which are-not owned or controlled by the public entity. + 33 SEC. 5. Section 830.4 of the Government Code is 34 amended to read: 35 830.4. A condition is not a dangerous condition within 36 the meaning of this chapter merely because of the failure 37 to provide roadway lighting, regulatory traffic control 38 signals, stop -Signs, yield right-of-way signs, or speed 39 restriction signs, as described by the Vehicle Code, or 40 distinctive roadway , markings as described in Section 98 170 98 190 ' h- AB 2972 — 6 - 1 61 '21460 of the Vehicle Code. i 2 SEC. 6. Section" 830.6 of the Government Code is 3 amended to read: 4 830.6. (a) Neither a public entity nor .a public 5 employee is liable under this chapter for.an injury caused 6 by the plan or design of a construction of, or an 7 improvement to, public property where that plan or 8 design has been approved in advance of the construction 9 or improvement by the legislative body of the public 10 entity or by some other body or employee exercising 11 discretionary authority to give the approval or where the 12 plan or design is prepared in conformity with standards 13 previously so approved, if the trial or appellate court 14 determines that there is any substantial evidence upon 15 the basis of which (1) a reasonable public employee could 16 have adopted the plan or design or the standards therefor 17 or (2) a reasonable legislative body or other body or 18 , employee could have approved the plan or design or the 19 standards therefor. If a public entity or public employee r� 20 has notice that, due to changed circumstances, 21 constructed or improved public property may no longer 22 be in conformity-with a. plan or design or a standard 23 which reasonably could be approved by the legislative 24 body or other body or.employee, the immunity provided ,< 25 by this section shall continue until it is feasible to 26 commence and complete remedial work necessary to 27 allow the public property to be in conformity with a plan K> 28 or design approved by the legislative body of the public 29 entity or other body or employee, or with a plan or design . 30 in conformity with a standard previously approved by the 31 legislative body or other body or employee. Where a '32 person fails to heed a warning of the condition not 33 conforming to the approved plan or design or to the 34 approved standard or uses public property despite the 35 warning, that failure or use shall constitute an assumption 36 of the risk of the danger indicated by the warning. 37 (b) - For purposes of this section, the term "feasible" 38 shall mean capable of being accomplished within a 39 reasonable period of time given economic, political, 40 environmental, social, and other conditions. For purposes 98 210, — 7 — AB 2972 i 1 of this section, the term "changed circumstances" shall 2 not mean any change;in the standards relating to the plan i 3 or design of any public improvement, nor any increase in 4 the extent or manner of use of the public improvement. 5 (c) The immunity provided by this section shall be i j 6 presumed to exist in those instances where a public entity I -7 or public employee establishes, by a preponderance of 8 the evidence that the public improvement on which the 9 injury or damage occurred was more than 20 years old i 10 from the date of occurrence. This presumption is one 11 which.affects the burden of proof. 12 (d) The immunity provided by this section shall apply 13 if the plan or deign of the public improvement is one, 14 but not necessarily the only, proximate cause of the 15 injury. 16 (e) The immunity provided by this section shall not 17 apply to any injury caused by a failure to properly 18 maintain or repair the public improvement. j 19 SEC. 7. Section 831.2 of the Government Code is i 20 amended to read: 21 831.2. (a) Neither a public, entity nor a public j 22 employee is liable for an injury caused by a natural 23 condition of any unimproved public property, including, 24 but not limited to, any natural condition of any lake, 3 25 stream, bay, river, or beach. 26 (b) Public property shall be deemed to be in a natural 27 condition and unimproved notwithstanding the 28 provision or absence of public safety services, such as 29 lifeguards, police or sheriff patrols, medical services, fire 30 . protection services, cleanup services, or signs. The 31 provisions of this section shall apply only to natural 32 conditions of public property and shall not limit any 33 liability or immunity that may otherwise exist pursuant to 34 this division. 35 SEG. S: Seetion 996:4 of the Governffient cede is 36 affiended to 37 996.4. If a ptiblie etttity, witheut ftfty reasenable betsis, 38 f6sof- refitses written r-equesteprovide aft 39 e+ forrffier Y443 a. defense etgaitist a eivA aetiee 40 a by-eught agaittst the ee`ipleyee a-Rd the 98 230 98 210 ' n^- AB 2972 — 8 — 1 effipleyeee r-etains his eT- her own eewisel to defend the 2 aetiee of pt: , he eT-she is eked tor- &effi 3 the poblie enter these r-eetseftable fees; ees€s, . 4 and empetises as ar-e eeeee4sar-iI ineurred-by the 5 ie defettdittg the aetion eT- r r-__ea;f g if beth of the 6 fellewing apply., 7 - a+ The aetiee eT- rreee .a_to mese eot of aft aet of 8 ie the seepe a€his eT- her- ,...i r l,.y ffie..,t withthe 9 pebhe entity. 10 -(* The effipley aet eT- fame to aet was net 11 beeattse of aetual frettid, eerrttptieff-, e-F ffietliee. 12 Nef�g iit this seetieft be str ,.a apt 13 eT- fqrffierr ofthe right isp HfeT 14 a mit of mw-.date to eeeapel the pobhe etitity eT- the 15 bedy eT- aft to perferffi the 16 dies iffipased 4y this part 17 SEC. & Section 1799.106 of the Health and Safety 18 Code is amended to read: 19 1799.106. In addition to the provisions of Section 20 1799.104 of this code and of Section 1714.2 of the Civil 21 Code and in order to encourage the provision of 22 emergency medical services by r_--�A.,'. e* pehee --o----- 23 effieers of ether- lam enf6reetnettt a ffieers, A1; 24 X11; of F 4PP a .. rero tef of other- 25 law eti fer,,..f.. t ,some 1APTA-, FMT-111; eT- 11z who 26 readers eenerrgette� ffiedieeA serviees at the seene of air 27 effiergeftey public employees trained to and expected to 28 provide such services during the course -and scope of 29 their employment for a public entity, such employees 30 shall only be liable in civil damages for acts or omissions 31 performed in a grossly negligent manner or acts or 32 omissions not performed in good faith. A public agency 33 employing such a fir.`,f, hteT peliee effieer- of ather 6w 34 e~fer-ee f ent effieer-, FA►4-T/1 /11-, eT- /1z an 35 employee shall not be liable for civil damages if the 36 fire .„'hte-r, peliee effieer or- ether- lam enforeeffien 37 effieer-; EM A-, EM 14-, or /-P employee is not liable. O 98 250 ra r r 4 Senate Bill No. 131 CHAPTER 15 An act to add Chapter 12.48 (commencing with Section 8879) to Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and to add Article 4.9 (commencing with Section 180} to Chapter 1 of Division 1 of the Streets and Highway Code,relating to earthquake relief and seismic retrofit by providing the funds necessary-therefor through the issu- ance and sale of bonds of the State of California and by providing for the handling and disposition of those funds,making an appropriation therefor, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immedi- ately. [Approved by Governor March 15, 1994. Filed with Secretary of State March 15, 1994.] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 131, Roberti. Earthquake Relief and Seismic Retrofit Bond Act of 1994. The existing Natural Disaster Assistance Act requires the Director of Emergency Services to administer a program that provides financial assistance to local agencies for the repair, restoration, or replacement of real property of the agency that is damaged or destroyed by a natural disaster. In addition, various state programs and funds provide, or have provided, natural disaster assistance to state and local agencies as well as private individuals and entities, including the California Earthquake Safety and Housing Rehabilitation Bond Act of 1988 and the Earthquake Safety and Public Buildings Rehabilitation Bond Act of 1990. This bill would enact the Earthquake Relief and Seismic Retrofit Bond Act of 1994 to authorize $2,000,000,000 in state general obligation bonds for. (1) the repair, renovation, reconstruction, replacement, or retrofit of transportation facilities and other public infrastructure, including schools, hospitals, utilities, sewers, and emergency centers, damaged by the January 17, 1994, Northridge earthquake, (2) earthquake hazard mitigation projects for public buildings and facilities in the Counties of Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura, (3) the seismic retrofit of state-owned transportation facilities throughout the state,and (4) housing repair loans to address the effects of the January 17, 1994, Northridge earthquake. The bill would specify the administrative procedures with respect to allocations made for these purposes. It would also appropriate funds available from certain higher education bond acts, not to exceed a combined total of $75,000,000, to the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges for allocation by the Department of Finance to meet allocation requirements for federal matching grants to repair, replace, 89 90 Ch. 15 —2— reconstruct, 2—reconstruct, renovate, or retrofit on-campus buildings or facilities, including utilities, and streets and roads, damaged by the January 17, 1994, Northridge earthquake. The bill would provide for the submission of the act to the people at the June 7, 1994, statewide primary election and would become operative upon adoption by the voters at that election. . Existing law provides for the authorization of various projects for the repair and retrofit of state infrastructures affected by catastrophe. This bill would revise permitting. requirements for projects necessary for the public peace, health, or safety, would create an ad hoc earthquake emergency and seismic retrofit permit review panel to hear and approve or deny appeals of local agencies subject to conditions by permitting agencies, and would exempt specified retrofit projects from various requirements. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute. The bill would become operative only if Senate Bill 805 is chaptered. Appropriation: yes. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Chapter 12.48 (commencing with Section 8879) is added to Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read: CHAPTER 12.48. EARTHQUAKE RELIEF AND SEISMIC RETROFIT BOND ACT OF 1994 Article 1. General Provisions 8879. This chapter shall be known as the Earthquake Relief and Seismic Retrofit Bond Act of 1994. 8879.1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The Northridge earthquake of January 17, 1994, caused personal losses and damage to infrastructure and property resulting in relocations and severe disruption of livelihood. (b) It is in the best interest of the state to provide, to the greatest extent feasible, resources to address the disruptions and dangerous situations that continue to exist. 8879.2. As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) "Board" means any department receiving an allocation from the Department of Finance. (b) "Committee" means the Earthquake Relief and Seismic Retrofit Finance Committee created pursuant to Section 8879.7. (c) "Fund" means the Earthquake Relief and Seismic Retrofit Bond Fund of 1994 created pursuant to Section 8879.3. 89 130 Ch. 15 (d) "January 17, 1994, Northridge earthquake" means the earthquake of that date and any resulting aftershocks. Article 2. Earthquake Relief and Seismic Retrofit Bond Fund and Program 8879.3. The Earthquake Relief and Seismic Retrofit Bond Fund of 1994 is hereby created in the State Treasury. The proceeds of bonds F issued and sold pursuant to this chapter for the purposes specified in w this chapter are hereby appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to'the Department of Finance for allocation in the following manner: (a) One hundred forty-five million dollars ($145,000,000) for transportation costs associated with the recovery from the January 17, 1994, Northridge earthquake. Funds may be used to match any available federal funds for transportation purposes or may be used without matching federal funds .to repair, reconstruct, replace, or retrofit transportation facilities, roadways, structures, and equipment in the area affected by the earthquake. Funds may also be used to provide alternative transportation capacity and transportation management needed to'mitigate the effects of the earthquake, and to reimburse, upon the order of the Director of Finance, the General Fund or special funds for expenditures made for the purposes set forth in this subdivision prior to the approval, sale, and issuance of earthquake relief bonds. Expenditures from the fund for transportation purposes shall be approved by the Director of Transportation and reported within five days of approval to the Director of Finance and the California Transportation Commission. (b) Two hundred sixty-five million dollars ($265,000,000) for allocation to cities, counties, school districts, and other local government agencies, except community college districts, and to state agencies, for the costs of repair, renovation, reconstruction; replacement, relocation, or retrofitting of public infrastructure, including schools, buildings and facilities, hospitals, utilities, sewers, streets and roads, and emergency centers damaged as a result of the January 17, 1994, Northridge earthquake. These funds may, in addition, be used to match any available federal funds for these purposes in the Counties of Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura, and to reimburse, upon order of the Director of Finance, the General Fund or special funds for expenditures made for the purposes set forth in this subdivision prior to the approval, sale, and issuance of earthquake relief bonds. For purposes of this subdivision, "public infrastructure" does not include any vehicular bridges, roadways, highways,,or any facility or building owned by the University of California, the.California State University, or a community college district or campus. (c) Sixty-five million dollars ($65,000,000) for the purpose of financing the cost of earthquake hazard mitigation projects for - - - public buildings and facilities in the Counties of Los Angeles,Orange, 130 89 150 A Ch. 15 —4— and 4— and Ventura, and to reimburse, upon order of the Director of Finance, the General Fund or special funds for expenditures made for the purposes set forth in this subdivision prior to the approval, sale, and issuance of earthquake relief bonds. For these projects, allowable-earthquake hazard mitigation costs shall include the cost of repair, renovation, replacement, retrofit, or relocation for the purposes of reducing the risk of future damage, hardship, or loss arising from future seismic activity. The Director of Finance shall establish priority for allocation of these funds. For purposes of this subdivision, "public buildings and facilities" means any building or structure owned by a public agency, except for vehicular bridges,roadways,highways, or any facility or building owned by the University of California, the California State University, or a community college district or campus. (d) (1) Nine hundred fifty million dollars ($950,000,000) for the seismic retrofit of state-owned highways and bridges throughout California. Funds allocated for this purpose shall be deposited in the Seismic Retrofit Account and, upon deposit, are continuously appropriated to the Department of Transportation. Funds may be used to match any available federal funds for transportation purposes or may be used without matching federal funds to reconstruct, replace, or retrofit state-owned highways and bridges. (2) Funds described in paragraph (1) shall not be used to offset or replace funds previously reserved in the 1992 State Highway Operation and Protection Program for seismic retrofit referred to as previously reserved retrofit funds. The unexpended portions of the previously reserved retrofit funds are further set forth in Exhibit B entitled .1994 SHOPP Fund Reservation Summary it the proposed 1994 State Highway Operation and Protection Program forwarded by the Department of Transportation to the California Transportation Commission on January 31, 1994. (3) Funds described in this subdivision shall be'spent for the seismic retrofit of state-owned toll bridges in an amount equal to the proportion of the total estimate of cost for retrofit of the toll bridges to the total estimate of cost for all state-owned bridges, but in no 4 event less than 40 percent of the funds described in this subdivision. For purposes of this foregoing calculation, there shall be deducted those'funds to be reserved for seismic retrofit as set forth on Exhibit B entitled 1994 SHOPP Fund Reservation Summary in the proposed 1994 State Highway Operation and Protection Program forwarded by the Department of Transportation to the California Transportation Commission of January 31, 1994. The total amount of those funds is four hundred nineteen million five hundred thousand dollars ($419,500,000). All estimated costs required by this subdivision shall mean the costs estimated by the Department of Transportation effective July 1, 1994, which estimates shall be forwarded to the California Transportation Commission prior to July 5, 1994. 89 170 r —5— Ch. 15 (e) (1) Five hundred seventy-five million dollars ($575,000,000) for transfer,to the California Disaster Housing Repair Fund, shall be made available upon approval of the Director of Finance, for the purposes authorized pursuant to Section 50661.5 of the Health and Safety Code in order to implement the programs established in Sections 50662.7 and 50671.6 of the Health and Safety Code. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, these funds may be expended for any of the purposes authorized in Sections 50661.5, 50662.7, and 50671.6 of the Health and Safety Code, to address the effects of the January 17, 1994, Northridge earthquake. However,no funds transferred pursuant to this paragraph shall be expended for the purposes authorized in Section 50671.5 of the Health and Safety ! Code. No more than 15 percent of the funds expended pursuant to this subdivision may be expended for administrative costs. (2) The Legislature may,from time to time, amend the provisions of law relating to programs to which funds are, or have- been, l allocated pursuant to this subdivision for the purpose of improving the efficiency and the effectiveness of the programs.The Legislature may also, from time to time, amend the provisions of law relating to programs to which funds are,,or have been,allocated pursuant to this subdivision for the purpose of furthering the goals of those programs. (3) The people of the State of California.hereby find and declare that the words "develop, construct, or acquire," as used in Section 1 of Article XXXIV of the California Constitution, shall not be interpreted to apply to activities of a state public body when-that body undertakes any of the activities permitted in Section 50671.6 of the Health and Safety Code, including, but not limited to, reconstruction of rental developments of comparable size on comparable sites in the immediate neighborhood where the rental development previously existed. (f) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) in order to ensure efficient and appropriate use of bond proceeds for jearthquake relief as authorized in subdivisions (a), (b), and (c), the Director of Finance may revise the amounts expressly allocated in j subdivisions (a), (b), and (c), and reallocate these funds among subdivisions (a), (b), and (c). In addition, the director may reallocate funds allocated under subdivision (a) to subdivision (d). 1 However, no revision or reallocation of funds authorized by this subdivision shall be made until 15 days after written notice to the Chair of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairs of the fiscal committees of both houses of the Legislature. (g) The Department of Finance shall notify in writing the Chair !� of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairs of the fiscal committees of both houses of the Legislature at the end of each month regarding any allocations of funds pursuant to subdivisions ! (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e). (h) Use of any funds authorized in subdivision (a), (b), (c), or (d) for replacement or relocation of any facilities shall be authorized to S9 170 89 200 i i Ch. 15 —6— provide 6—provide new facilities that may have a size or capacity that is greater than the size or capacity of the damaged facilities being replaced to the extent that.this increase is beneficial to the intended use of the replacement facility and may be accomplished on a .cost-efficient basis. Article 3. Fiscal Provisions 8879.5. Bonds in the total amount of two billion dollars ($2,000,000,000), exclusive of refunding bonds, or so much thereof as, is necessary, is hereby authorized to be issued and sold for carrying out the purposes expressed in this chapter and to reimburse the General Obligation Bond Expense Revolving Fund pursuant to , Section 16724.5. All bonds herein authorized which have been duly sold and delivered as provided herein shall constitute valid and legally binding general obligations of the State of California, and the full faith and credit of the State of California is hereby pledged for the punctual payment of both principal and interest thereof. 8879.6. The bondsauthorized by this chapter shall be prepared, executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed as provided in the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4), except Section 16727 and all of the other provisions of that law as amended from time to time apply to the bonds and to this chapter and are hereby incorporated in this chapter as though set forth in full in this chapter. 8879.7. (a) Solely for the purpose of authorizing the issuance and sale, pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law, of the bonds authorized by this chapter,the Earthquake Relief and Seismic Retrofit Finance Committee is hereby created. For the purposes of this chapter, the.Earthquake Relief and Seismic Retrofit Finance Committee is "the committee" as that term is used in the State General Obligation Bond Law. The committee consists of the Treasurer,,the Controller, the Director of Finance, the Director of General Services, and the Secretary of the Business, Transportation hs,t ►;tR and Housing Agency, or a designated representative of each of those officials. The Treasurer shall serve as the chairperson of the committee. A majority of the committee may act for the committee. (b) The committee may adopt guidelines establishing requirements for administration of its financing programs to the extent necessary to protect the validity of, and tax exemption for, interest on the bonds. The guidelines shall not constitute rules, regulations, orders, or standards of general application. (c) For the purposes of the State General Obligation Bond Law, any department receiving an allocation from the Department of Finance is designated to be the "board." 8879.8. Upon request of the board stating that funds are needed for earthquake' relief purposes, the committee shall determine whether or not it is necessary or desirable to issue bonds authorized I 89 220 -7— Ch. 15 I pursuant to this chapter in order to carry out the actions specified in Section 8879.3, and, if so, the amount of bonds to be issued and sold. Successive issues of bonds may be authorized and sold to carry out those actions progressively, and be sold at any one time. Bonds may bear interest subject to federal income tax. 8879.9. There shall be collected annually in the same manner and at the same time as other state revenue is collected, a sum of money in addition to the ordinary revenues of the state,sufficient to pay the principal f ipal of, and interest on, the bonds as provided herein, and all officers required by law to perform any duty in regard to the collections of state revenues shall collect that additional-sum. 8879.10. Notwithstanding Section 13340, there is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in the State Treasury, for.the purposes of this chapter, an amount that will equal the total of the following: (a) The sum annually necessary to pay the principal of, and y interest on, bonds issued and sold pursuant to this chapter, as the principal and interest become due and payable. (b) The sum which is necessary to carry out Section 8879.12, appropriated without regard to fiscal years. 8879.11. The board may request the Pooled Money Investment Board to make a loan from the Pooled Money Investment Account, in accordance with Section 16312, for purposes of this chapter. The amount of.the request shall not exceed the amount of the unsold bonds which the committee has,by resolution, authorized to be sold for the purpose of this chapter,less any amount withdrawn pursuant to Section 8879.12. The board shall execute any documents as required by the Pooled Money Investment Board to obtain and repay _Q the loan. Any amount loaned shall be, deposited in the fund to be allocated by the Director of Finance in ccordance with this chapter. 8879.12. For the purpose of carrying out this chapter, the Director of Finance may, by executive order, authorize the i withdrawal from the General Fund of any amount or amounts not to exceed the amount of the unsold bonds which the committee has,by resolution, authorized to be sold for the purpose of carrying out this chapter. Any amounts withdrawn shall be deposited in the Earthquake Relief and Seismic Retrofit Bond Fund of 1994: Any money made available under this section shall be returned to the i General Fund,plus the interest that the amounts would have earned i in the Pooled Money Investment Account, from money received from the sale of bonds which would otherwise be deposited in that i fund. 8879.13. The bonds may be refunded in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 16780) of the State Obligation Bond Law. Approval by the electors of this act shall constitute approval of any refunding bonds issued pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law. ^ 8879.14. Notwithstanding anything in the State General 19 220 89 250 i Ch. 15 —8— Obligation 8— Obligation Bond Law, the maximum . maturity of any bonds authorized by this chapter shall not exceed 30 years from the date of each respective series.The maturity of each series shall be calculated from the date of each series. 8879.15. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this chapter are not "proceeds of taxes" as that term is used in Article XIII B of the California Constitution, the disbursement of these proceeds is not subject to the limitations imposed by that article. 8879.16. Notwithstanding any provision of the State General Obligation Bond Law with regard to the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this chapter that are subject to investment under Article 4 (commencing with Section 16470) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 4, the Treasurer may maintain a separate account for investment earnings, order the payment of those earnings to comply with any rebate requirement applicable under federal law, and may otherwise direct the use and investment of those proceeds so as to maintain the tax-exempt status of those bonds and to obtain any other advantage under federal law on behalf of the funds of this state. SEC. 2. The Treasurer is hereby authorized, for purposes of complying with federal tax requirements relating to the bonds authorized by Section 1 of this act,to declare the official intent of the state to use proceeds of these bonds to reimburse the General Fund or special funds for expenditures for earthquake relief made from these funds prior to the approval, sale, and issuance of earthquake relief bonds. SEC. 3. Any funds available from the 1988 Higher Education Capital Outlay Bond Fund, the Higher Education Capital Outlay Bond Fund of June 1990, and the Higher Education Capital Outlay Bond Fund of June 1992, not to exceed a combined total of seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000),are hereby appropriated to the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges to be allocated by the Department of Finance to meet the timely allocation of matching grants to repair, r replace, reconstruct, renovate, or retrofit on-campus buildings or facilities,including utilities, and streets and roads, damaged by the January 17, 1994, Northridge earthquake. The Department of Finance shall notify in writing the Chair of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairs of the fiscal committees of both houses of the Legislature at the end of each month regarding any allocations of funds pursuant to this section. 1 SEC. 4. Section 1 of this act shall become operative upon adoption by the people of the Earthquake Relief and Seismic Retrofit 3 Bond Act of 1994 as set forth in Section 1 of this act. I SEC. 5. (a) Notwithstanding Section 3525 of the Elections Code, t Section 1 of this act shall be submitted to the voters at the June 7, 1994, direct primary election. I 89 270 Ch. 15 i I i (b) The Secretary of State shall ensure the placement of Section 1 of this act on the June 7, 1994, statewide ballot, in substantial compliance with any statutory time requirements applicable to the submission of statewide measures to the voters at a statewide election. (c) Notwithstanding Section 3531 of the Elections Code, the Attorney General shall prepare and return to the Secretary of State a ballot title for the bond act contained in Section 1 of this act within five days after the effective date of this act. (d) Notwithstanding Section 3572 of the Elections Code, the Legislative Analyst shall prepare an impartial analysis of the bond act contained in Section 1 of this act within five days after the effective date of this act, but the analysis shall not be submitted to a review, committee. (e) The Secretary of State shall include, in the ballot pamphlet mailed pursuant to .Section .3578 of the Elections Code, the i information specified in Section 3570 of that code regarding the bond _................. act contained in Section 1 of this act. If that inclusion is not possible, the Secretary of State shall publish a supplemental ballot pamphlet regarding the bond act to be mailed with the ballot pamphlet. If the supplemental ballot pamphlet cannot be mailed with the ballot pamphlet, the supplemental ballot j pamphlet shall, notwithstanding Section 3578 of the code, be mailed at least 14 days before the election. (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,including Sections 10218 and 10219.5 of the Elections Code, and Section 5 of Senate Bill 190 0£the 1993-94 Regular Session of the Legislature,Section 1 of this act shall appear as Proposition 1A as the first proposition on the ballot, the School Facilities Bond Act of 1994, as proposed by Senate Bill 190, of the 1993-94 Regular Session, shall appear as Proposition N 1B as the second proposition on the ballot,and the Higher Education Facilities Bond Act of June 1994, as proposed by Senate Bill 46, of the 1993-94 Regular Session, shall appear as Proposition IC as the third i Proposition on the ballot. If any of these acts is not submitted to the Secretary of State, those acts that are submitted shall be placed on the ballot in the same order as indicated above, numbered as Proposition 1A or Proposition 1A and Proposition 1B. SEC. 6. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all ballots of the election shall have printed thereon and in a square thereof, the words: "Earthquake Relief and Seismic Retrofit Bond Act of 1994", and in the same square under those words, the following in 8-point type: "This act provides for a bond issue of two billion dollars i ($2,000,000,000) to provide funds for an earthquake relief and seismic retrofit program." Opposite the square, there shall be left spaces in which the voters may place a cross in the manner required by law to indicate whether they vote for or against the act. ------------- Where the voting in the election is done by means of voting -------------- machines used pursuant to law in the manner that carries out the 270 89 300 Ch. 15 — 10— intent of this section, the use of the voting machines and the expression of the voters' choice by means thereof are.in compliance with this section. SEC. 7. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the completion of seismic safety retrofit work is essential to the welfare and economy of the State of California. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure that the work be completed as quickly as possible. (c) In order to avoid delays in the completion of the work, it is necessary that certain statutes that would otherwise be applicable be temporarily suspended. (d) The.Department of Transportation shall report at the end.of each calendar quarter to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider transportation issues regarding the department's progress .toward completion of seismic safety retrofit projects. SEC. 8. Article 4.9 (commencing with Section 180) is`added to Chapter 1 of Division 1 of the Streets and Highways Code, to read: Article 4.9. Seismic Retrofit 180. (a) For the purposes of this article, "project" means any activity of seismic retrofit work that includes either the structural modification of an existing highway structure or the replacement of a highway structure by a newly constructed structure meeting seismic safety requirements. (b) For the purpose of this article: (1) "Permit" includes any permit, authorization, approval, or consent in any form. (2) "Permitting agency" includes any city, county, city and county, and any state or local public agency. j 180.1. (a) Projects under this article shall not be subject to the provisions of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 10100) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, except the following: (1) Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 10115) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, as to projects not subject to the provisions of Part 23 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations. (2) Section 10128 of the Public Contract Code. (3) Article 9 (commencing with Section 10280) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code. (4) Article 10 (commencing with Section 10285) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code. (b) Projects undertaken by a local agency under this article shall not be subject to the Local Agency Public Construction Act (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 20100) of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code). (c) Projects under this article shall be performed under contract 89 320 i I Ch. 15 awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, except that they may be done by day labor under the direction of the department or local agency,by contract upon informal bids,or by a combination thereof, j inthe discretion of the department or local agency.' 180.2. Projects under this article for the structural modification of an existing highway structure- or the replacement of a highway structure by a newly constructed highway structure within an existing right-of-way shall `be considered, to ,be activities under --__"---- paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 21080 of the Public Resources Code. 180.3: (a) There is hereby created an ad hoc earthquake emergency and seismic retrofit permit review panel that shall consist of the Secretary of the Business; Transportation and °Houging Agency, the Secretary for Environmental Protection, and the Secretary of the Resources Agency. (b) The panel shall hear and approve or deny appeals for time extensions from permitting agencies requested pursuant to Section 180.4, and shall hear and approve or ,deny appeals from the department or local agency requested pursuant to Section 180.5. 180.4. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, within 15 working days of receiving an application from the department or local agency for a permit for any project subject to this article, a permitting agency shall issue the permit with any conditions the permitting agency deems necessary or shall deny the permit. (b) If the permitting agency fails to act upon the permit within 15 working days, the permit shall be deemed approved, unless the earthquake emergency and seismic retrofit permit review panel grants a time extension pursuant to Section 180.3. If the permitting agency is unable to issue or deny a permit within 15 working days, it may file an appeal for a time extension with the panel. (c) Any permitting agency affected by.this article may adopt procedures for expedited permits. 180.5. (a) If the permitting agency denies a permit, or if the department or local agency determines that a permit issued I pursuant to Section 180.4 imposes unreasonable conditions that would lead to a significant delay in a seismic retrofit project, the department or local agency may file an appeal with the earthquake emergency and seismic retrofit permit review panel. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if, at a duly noticed public meeting, the panel reviews a permit or a denial of a permit for which the department or local agency had filed an appeal pursuant to subdivision (a),and finds that the project is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution, the panel may waive the permit,amend any condition established by the permit,or issue a permit that has been denied by the permitting agency. 180.6. Projects under this article are not subject to" Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 4525) of Division 5 of Title 1, or Chapter ---------- 89 -----__ 89 320 89 350 Ch. 15 — 12- 6 (commencing with Section 14825) of Part 5.5 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, or of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 10290) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code. SEC.9. Section 8 of this act is severable from the other provisions of this act so that if the inclusion of the provisions of Section 8 is held to violate Section 9 of Article IV of the California Constitution, Section 8 of this act shall become inoperative. SEC. 10. This act shall become operative only if Senate Bill 805 is chaptered. SEC. 11. This act is an urgency statute necessary for ;the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into' immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are: In order to ensure that specified provisions of this act may properly be operative upon adoption by the voters at the direct primary election to be held on June 7, 1994, and that funds for earthquake repairs at state higher education institutions may be made available without delay, it is necessary that this act take effect immediately. 89 360 r i S v j AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 18, 1994 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 4, 1994 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE-1993-94 REGULAR SESSION ASSEMBLY BILI. No. 3701 Introduced by Assembly Member Ferguson February 25, 1994 Aft aet t-e amend 8eetiees 818-8, 822-2, 83(h 830.4, An act to amend Section 831.213 aed 831.7 of the Government Code, relating to public liability. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 3701, as amended, Ferguson. Public liability + e. -es. +1+ ENisting Iftw prudes that a pie entity aed; with preserrib s; a ptblie ift the seepe of b6 er her empleyffient is ee+ liable fer an tRjttr-y ea ase by ae . WR rld � ea r fer p eves of this pre isie�}; iee�es pfeper.y daffiage; eT eerie t (-2-}- Emil kw pfe es t a pftbRe extitypis herble fat ' r ,t(K`-,'kali nju 43,ya of its pro perty provided r_.ain e6nditie ale met. these eistb3g6w defies a dmgerei eerier as a eeeditlee of preperty that er-eaa risk of iiiwheii the p epery er a i eek i� used with doe sere in tRafifter ift whieh it is reetseftably f9re.,eett .,.. that it wi14 be used. This b4 wetld previde that the eery -ef a jfteent preps set be IF- :a ..a del -------==o the publie property ee whiehthe iftjttry. has oeeeffed is ifr a ngeretts . Woeld ab® fftftke ela��ifyi g ebae~geg- -( - EA494ftg law &peeifies t it er-eus eenditieft Bees 97 80 q G AB 3701 — 2 — I y not east fot purposes of publie liability merely beeaof the faiktrre to Preyi €ie signals and readsigns- bill would emtend the of ttis to the feAttrre to prude roadway light *4+ Existing law provides that neither a public entity nor a public employee is liable for an injury caused by a natural. condition of unimproved public property.' Existing law , specifies that public beaches shall be deemed to be in a ' natural condition and unimproved notwithstanding the provision or absence of public safety services, as specified. This bill would extend the applicability of this provision to public property, as specified. EN44iftg Iftw preserrib severral hetzetrdei reereatie r„etMties feT- purposes of ptibl4e entRy aftd peblie b14 would ire bieyele tsid�ftg, reller skating and relle Wading, a ging ether aetiyities3 as Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. The-people of the State of California do enact as follows. 1 SEGPON -1- Seetien 818:8 of the Ge _.., Gede 2 is amended to read., � 3 818:8. -Eat- - publie entity is net liable f(w ai+y 4personal 3 ty dam of 5 -y- 6attsed by setitatieft, by aft 6 tke poblie entity- whew er not the 7 be __met or :..teat: e 8 jb} .fit is the ieteet of the Lslatr to arbrzegft€e the 9 heldings of Johann -v State of +69 Gal-. 2d 742* 10 afid Garreia v: Superier Gest -fes Gal. ad to the 11 extent th4 dixey relate to this a^ 4- 12 SEG: 2- Seetien 822.2 of the G e , r-ii .,,,et t Code is 13 afftend to 14 822:2- {a+ A ptibl4e epee ezeting ift the seepe of 15 his or } ef effipleyffient is not liable few 16 ineludi 17 in�ttry, eansed by his of l , whether 97 110 - - - - ..-.. - - - • - : : r : �. I o .•• _ . t . . t R...WWI#0 0•W.dinw.,rw .• - - - ON;R,. - - -; - - - - ME Ma AM r :. a Z owl • I . . . ' ilaiiiii AS • 11 • o - AB 3701 — 4 - 1 4 -1 is amended to read: 2 831.21. (a) Public property shall be deemed to be in - 3 a natural condition and unimproved notwithstanding the 4 provision or absence of public safety services including, 5 but not limited to, lifeguards, police or sheriff patrols, 6 medical services, fire protection services, beach cleanup 7 services, or signs. This section applies only to natural, 8 conditions of public property and does not limit any 9 liability or immunity that may otherwise exist pursuant to 10 this division. 1 11 (b) This section shall. only be applicable to causes of 1 12 action based upon acts or omissions occurring on or after 1 13 January 1, X988 1995. 1 14 SEG. 6: Seeten 831.7 of the G,.yer-..,..V..ent Gede is 1 15 to l 16 831.7. +a+ Newer it pttb4e entity, ner- a pie l 17 effipleyee is liable to any per-seft who patieipain a 1 18 at ae6-#4y, ineluditig afty persen 19 who mists the , of to ae whe knew 1 20 or have knewii that the hazardei 21 reereatie aetiv4y ereated a stabs a tW risk ofwy to 22 . 1itfsel€e-hersel€aed was veltintar-ily itt the plaee of 23 eT hang the abiity to do se €ailed to leave, feTr aey 24. Ela—mage eT- inittry t-e of persens "ising eot of 25 that hazerdees r ^ ettie ,,, aetivity. 26 +13* As used � this seetion; " �g reere,.t a 28 preperty of a publie entity tliat er-eates a sebsta al +as 29 distingtti fi-em a mor; trial; e- ins gn f e r�� 30 of injxr-y to a paftieipaoT- a speetater.-: 31 "Hazard „tie ,,, aeti-vxa6e 33 where of 4 a tie when ­€egttards aye eat provided and 34 ��a���ereo€has heeft g4yeft or the injured 35 paT-t-y bye knewft that there wets fte 36 lied at the 37 {-2} A-my ferm of ding ate water &effi ether thatr it 38 diviftg beard e- Eliving -'--'Efe ; or at any plaee eT- freffi 39 sty-t ettt- - Micre is prof and reetsettab,.. 40 wf thee€ has been giveft- 97 150 1 i :e. i •• • .• :. • . . • . . . • t iNx M. -.• : it : i • s AW • e - WAM - - - : - - - :WA - • • 1 AB 3701 — 6 - 1 6 -1 { 4} pametge of 4e ezfty ease where eke 2 e entAy ep r-eek4es* or with gfess 3 ftegligett p=emeted the paAieipa 4t or 4 of et hetzardei reereatie &etivity. purposes of 016 7 the ewej4able fomes emd ser-Aees on the preper-ty does 8 in 4tsea reekless of gressly 9 10 An fte+ e€ gross �e p4 i oc ftee by a publie entRy e - f 11 publie empleyeee week is the eaese of the 12 13 Nedting 4e thie subdiv4si ereates a dtAy e€-eare e- 14 basis of }iab4ity feT- per-se injury ef f;gr- age to 15 personal e 16 {f4 NeO*ig in this seetien sha4 lifnit the}iabfl4t-f of aft 17 indepeft eetteessienaire, of aity per-sen ef 18 orgattiza eta Omn the pie eftSty, whetherof not 19 the permsen a has a :, ntro et , relationship 20 the ptblie entity to uje the publie preperty 21 des of Elamages stter-ed it .ease as a restAlt e€the 23 property by the nairme, person, or . 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