California Government Code

§ 8876.2

GOV § 8876.2 Effective Sep 27, 1996Div. 1 · Title 2 · Ch. 12.3

Statute text

The Legislature hereby requests that on or after July 1, 1996, the University of California establish the California Center for Earthquake Engineering Research in this state. The center shall involve all the university members of the California Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering. The center shall be the first step to realizing the goals and objectives contained in the Seismic Safety Commission’s research and implementation plan for earthquake risk reduction drafted pursuant to Section 8899.15.

(a)The objective of the center shall be to reduce casualties, property losses, and economic or other disruptive consequences of earthquakes in areas of high seismicity through the advancement of knowledge and technology in the earthquake engineering field. The center shall develop methods for identifying and quantifying the risks of great urban earthquakes and shall develop cost-effective strategies for reducing those risks to reasonable levels.

(b)The center shall operate a comprehensive, multiple college and university research program designed to meet the requirements of National Science Foundation funding, taking full advantage of the capabilities of leading colleges and universities in the state. The center shall carry out an integrated plan for a coordinated research program and shall actively manage all of the activities funded by it. Colleges, universities, organizations, agencies, and researchers with special expertise in the earthquake engineering field shall be encouraged to submit proposals to the center and to cooperate in obtaining additional funding from private or public research sponsors for collaborative research involving the center.

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Legislative history

Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 966, Sec. 2. Effective September 27, 1996.