EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
PROCLAMATION
OF
A
STATE
OF
EMERGENCY
WHEREAS
on February
4,
2024,
I
proclaimed
a State
of
Emergency
to
exist
in
Los
Angeles, Orange, Riverside,
San
Bernardino,
San
Diego,
San
Luis
Obispo,
Santa Barbara,
and
Ventura counties
due
to
the
early February
2024
winter
storms;
and
WHEREAS
these severe winter storms also struck
Alameda,
Butte, Glenn,
Lake,
Mendocino,
Monterey, Sacramento,
San
Francisco, Santa Cruz, Sonoma,
and
Sutter counties causing widespread river
and
coastal flooding, flash
flooding, high
surf
conditions, mudslides,
and
debris flows threatening life
and
safety, structures,
and
other
critical infrastructure;
and
WHEREAS
the
impacts from these winter storms caused significant
damage
to
highways
and
roadways
and
widespread
damage
to
public
property;
and
WHEREAS
these winter storms
have
predominantly
impacted
public
infrastructure
and
resulted
in
significant costs
to
state
and
local governments;
and
WHEREAS
state
and
federal
tax
postponement
is
intended
to
provide
targeted
tax
relief
to
individuals
and
businesses
impacted
by
State-declared
emergencies or disasters;
and
WHEREAS
under
the
provisions
of
Government
Code
section 8558(b), I find
that
conditions
of
extreme peril
to
the safety
of
persons
and
property exist
due
to
these winter storms;
and
WHEREAS
under
the provisions
of
Government
Code
section 8558{b), I find
that
the conditions caused
by
these winter storms,
by
reason
of
their
magnitude,
are or are likely
to
be
beyond
the control
of
the
services, personnel,
equipment,
and
facilities
of
any
single local
government
and
require the
combined
forces
of
a mutual
aid
region or regions
to
appropriately
respond;
and
WHEREAS
under
the provisions
of
Government
Code
section 8625{c), I find
that
local authority
is
inadequate
to
cope
with the
magnitude
of
the
damage
caused
by
these winter storms;
and
WHEREAS
under
the provisions
of
Government
Code
section
8571,
I find
that
strict
compliance
with various statutes
and
regulations specified
in
this
Proclamation
would
prevent, hinder, or
delay
the mitigation
of
the effects
of
these winter storms.
NOW,
THEREFORE,
I,
GAVIN
NEWSOM,
Governor
of
the
State
of
California,
in
accordance
with the authority vested
in
me
by
the State Constitution
and
statutes, including the California Emergency Services
Act,
and
in
particular,
Government
Code
section
8625,
HEREBY
PROCLAIM
A
STATE
OF
EMERGENCY
to
exist
in
Alameda,
Butte, Glenn, Lake,
Mendocino,
Monterey, Sacramento,
San
Francisco, Santa Cruz, Sonoma,
and
Sutter counties
due
to
the impacts
of
these
winter storms.
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IT
IS
HEREBY
ORDERED
THAT:
1 .
All
operative
provisions
contained
in
my
February
4,
2024,
State
of
Emergency Proclamation
are
hereby
incorporated
and
applicable
to
Alameda,
Butte, Glenn, Lake,
Mendocino,
Monterey, Sacramentob
San
Francisco, Santa Cruz, Sonoma,
and
Sutter counties
as
a result
of
the
storms identified
in
this
and
the
previous Proclamation.
2.
The
California
Department
of
Transportation shall formally request
immediate
assistance,
as
appropriate,
through
the
Federal Highway
Administration's Emergency Relief Program, United States
Code,
Title
23,
section
125,
in
order
to
obtain
federal assistance for
highway
repairs, reconstruction, or restoring access
to
roadways
impacted
by
these winter storms.
3.
The
restrictions set forth
in
Penal
Code
section
396,
which are
automatically
triggered
upon
proclamation
of
a State
of
Emergency,
are suspended,
and
no such restrictions are imposed, for
Alameda,
Mendocino,
San
Francisco,
and
Sonoma counties
in
connection
with
these winter storms.
4.
Revenue
and
Taxation
Code
section
18572,
relating
to
the
postponement
of
certain tax-related deadlines pursuant
to
Internal
Revenue
Code
section 7508A,
is
suspended
and
shall not
apply
in
connection
with
an
Emergency Declaration or Presidential Major
Disaster Declaration providing only Public Assistance
in
response
to
these winter storms
and/or
the State
of
Emergency
proclaimed
on
February
4,
2024,
and
herein
in
connection
with these winter storms.
I
FURTHER
DIRECT
that
as
soon
as
hereafter possible,
this
Proclamation
be
filed
in
the
Office
of
the Secretary
of
State
and
that
widespread publicity
and
notice
be
given
of
this
Proclamation.
This
Proclamation
is
not
intended
to,
and
does not,
create
any
rights or
benefits, substantive or procedural,
enforceable
at
law
or
in
equity, against
the
State
of
California,
its
agencies, departments, entities, officers, employees, or
any
other
person.
IN
WITNESS
WHEREOF
I
have
hereunto set
my
hand
and
caused
the
Great
Seal
of
the
State
of
California
to
be
affixed
this
22nd
day
of
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GAVIN
NEWSOM
Governor
of
California
ATTEST:
SHIRLEY
N.
WEBER,
PH.D.
Secretary
of
State
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