2009 California Government Code - Section 8695-8697.5 :: Chapter 7.6. Economic Disaster Act Of 1984

8695.  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Farr
Economic Disaster Act of 1984.

8695.5.  The Legislature finds and declares that the disaster
response of state agencies does not adequately focus on the economic
impact of a natural disaster on the business community.

8696.  It is the purpose of this chapter to institutionalize the
planning and response of state agencies to disasters in order to
reduce economic hardship stemming from these disasters to business.

8696.5.  As used in this chapter, the term "disaster" means those
conditions specified in subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 8558 if
the estimated damage exceeds three billion dollars ($3,000,000,000)
or the Governor orders the Director of Emergency Services to carry
out the provisions of this chapter.

8697.  (a) Upon the completion of the emergency phase and the
immediate recovery phase of a disaster, appropriate state agencies
shall take actions to provide continuity of effort conducive to
long-range economic recovery.
   (b) The Director of the Office of Emergency Services shall invoke
the assignments made pursuant to Section 8595, specifying the
emergency functions of each agency or department.
   (c) The Director of the Office of Emergency Services may make
assignments to assist local agencies in implementing Chapter 12.4
(commencing with Section 8877.1).

8697.5.  The Director of the Office of Emergency Services, in
executing the purposes of this chapter, shall establish appropriate
task forces or emergency teams to include concerned elements of
federal, state, and local governments and the private sector.