2013 California Code
Government Code - GOV
TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
DIVISION 1. GENERAL
CHAPTER 7. California Emergency Services Act
ARTICLE 2. General Definitions
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(a) State agency means any department, division, independent establishment, or agency of the executive branch of the state government.

(b) Political subdivision includes any city, city and county, county, district, or other local governmental agency or public agency authorized by law.

(c) Governing body means the legislative body, trustees, or directors of a political subdivision.

(d) Chief executive means that individual authorized by law to act for the governing body of a political subdivision.

(e) Disaster council and disaster service worker have the meaning prescribed in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 3201) of Part 1 of Division 4 of the Labor Code.

(f) Public facility means any facility of the state or a political subdivision, which facility is owned, operated, or maintained, or any combination thereof, through moneys derived by taxation or assessment.

(g) Sudden and severe energy shortage means a rapid, unforeseen shortage of energy, resulting from, but not limited to, events such as an embargo, sabotage, or natural disasters, and which has statewide, regional, or local impact.

(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 36, Sec. 2. Effective June 30, 2011. Operative January 1, 2012, by Sec. 83 of Ch. 36.)