In addition to any appropriation made to support activities contemplated by this chapter, the Governor is empowered to make expenditures from any fund legally available in order to deal with actual or threatened conditions of a state of war emergency, state of emergency, or local emergency.
Cal. Gov. Code § 8645
General Fiscal Provisions
Known as the California Emergency Services Act
The act spans §§ 8550 to 8669.87 (245 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 10 Cal. 4th 844 - MacIas v. State of California (1995)
Most recently applied in 163 Cal. App. 4th 802 - California Correctional Peace Officers Assn. v. Schwarzenegger (June 2008)
Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1454.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.