Powers of the Governor
Cal. GOV § 8570.5
California Statutes
The Office of Emergency Services shall develop a guidance document to the state emergency plan to specify the response of the state and its political subdivisions to agriculture-related disasters. This document shall be completed by January 2002, and updated by January 2009, and shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following: (
a) The roles and responsibilities of the county agricultural commissioners. (
b) The roles and responsibilities of the Department of Agriculture and other relevant state agencies that are involved in the response to agriculture-related disasters. (
c) Coordination of initial and ongoing crop damage assessments. (
d) Disaster assistance between the time of the request for a federal disaster declaration and issuance of a federal declaration. (
e) State assistance available if a requested federal declaration is not issued. (
f) State assistance under a United States Department of Agriculture designation rather than a federal declaration. (
g) State assistance for long-term unemployment in areas with high unemployment rates prior to an emergency. (
h) Provision for the removal and elimination of extraordinary numbers of dead livestock for purposes of protecting public health and safety. (
i) Strategies to assist in the development of an integrated and coordinated response by community-based organizations to the victims of agriculture-related disasters. (
j) Procedures for the decontamination of individuals who have been or may have been exposed to hazardous materials, which may vary depending on the hazards posed by a particular hazardous material. The report shall specify that individuals shall be assisted in a humanitarian manner. (
k) Integration of various local and state emergency response plans, including, but not limited to, plans that relate to hazardous materials, oil spills, public health emergencies, and general disasters.