California Government Code ARTICLE 5.5 - State Assistance for Fire Equipment Act

• Section 8589.8.
  This article shall be known and may be cited as the State Assistance for Fire Equipment Act.(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1332, Sec. 1.)
• Section 8589.9.
  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that there is a growing need to find new ways to acquire firefighting apparatus and equipment for use by local...
• Section 8589.10.
  As used in this article:(a) “Acquire” means acquisition by purchase, grant, gift, or any other lawful means.(b) “Office” means the Office of Emergency Services.(c) “Firefighting apparatus and equipment”...
• Section 8589.11.
  The office may acquire new or used firefighting apparatus and equipment for resale to local agencies. If the apparatus or equipment is in a used...
• Section 8589.12.
  If a state agency, including the office, proposes to make firefighting apparatus or equipment which is currently owned and operated by the state available to...
• Section 8589.13.
  (a) The office shall give first priority for the sale of new or used firefighting apparatus and equipment to a local agency that serves a rural...
• Section 8589.14.
  The office shall operate an information system which is capable of identifying firefighting apparatus and equipment which is available for acquisition, and local agencies which...
• Section 8589.15.
  The office may contract with the Prison Industry Authority to perform any of the responsibilities or services required or authorized by this article.(Amended by Stats....
• Section 8589.16.
  There is hereby created in the General Fund the State Assistance for Fire Equipment Account, which, notwithstanding Section 13340, is continuously appropriated to the office...
• Section 8589.17.
  Every contract with a local agency for the resale of firefighting apparatus and equipment shall specify that the local agency shall make the apparatus or...
• Section 8589.18.
  If a local agency defaults on a contract for the resale of firefighting apparatus and equipment, the office may either renegotiate the contract or take...
• Section 8589.19.
  (a) After consultation with the California Emergency Management Agency Fire Advisory Committee, hereafter to be referred to as the Office of Emergency Services Fire Advisory Committee,...
• Section 8589.20.
  All state agencies, boards, and commissions shall cooperate with the office in implementing the programs created by this article.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec....
• Section 8589.21.
  The director shall be responsible for the programs created by this article which, except as provided by Sections 8589.12 and 8589.15, shall not be subject...

Last modified: October 22, 2018