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2005 California Government Code Sections 8609-8609.2 Article 9.8. The Year 2000 Problem and Disaster Preparedness
GOVERNMENT CODESECTION 8609-8609.2
8609. State agencies granted authority by the Governor, the Business Continuity Task Force, the Emergency Preparedness Task Force, or the Executive Committee established by Executive Order D-3-99 to implement any type of disaster, contingency, or business continuity plan may use volunteer workers. The volunteers shall be deemed disaster service workers for the purpose of workers' compensation under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 3600) of Part 1 of Division 4 of the Labor Code. 8609.1. Any disaster preparedness or response official may be specifically identified by name and title in any disaster, contingency, or business continuity plan developed pursuant to Executive Order D-3-99 if such a plan incorporates aspects of any contingency plan previously developed regarding potential oil spills or toxic disasters pursuant to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 8574.1) and Article 3.7 (commencing with Section 8574.16). 8609.2. (a) The authority for the management of the scene of an on-highway Year 2000 Problem disaster shall be vested in the appropriate law enforcement agency having primary traffic investigative authority on the highway where the incident occurs or in a local fire protection agency, as provided by Section 2454 of the Vehicle Code unless otherwise specified by a disaster, contingency, or business continuity plan developed pursuant to Executive Order D-3-99. (b) Pursuant to subdivision (a), the Department of the California Highway Patrol shall develop response and on-scene procedures for Year 2000 Problem disasters that occur upon the highways based upon previous studies for these procedures, insofar as the procedures are not inconsistent with the overall plan for initial notification of disasters by public agencies and for after-incident evaluation and reporting. (c) Plans developed pursuant to this section shall be made available to local governments and public safety officials upon request.
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