2010 California Code
Government Code
Article 6. Advisory Committees

8591.  Nothing in this chapter shall operate to prevent the Governor
or Emergency Management from formally recognizing committees or
boards established by or with segments of the private sector, public
agencies, or both the private sector and public agencies, that
control facilities, resources, or the provision of services essential
to the mitigation of the effects of an emergency or recovery
therefrom, or from assigning administrative authority or
responsibility to those committees or boards or to members thereof
with respect to the provision and effective utilization of those
resources to meet needs resulting from an emergency.