SB 6036 — Concerning the creation of a work group to study and make recommendations on natural disaster mitigation and resiliency activities.

S-3761.1SUBSTITUTEZ-0721.1SENATE SENATE BILL 6036State of Washington65th Legislature2018 Regular SessionBy Senate Financial Institutions & Insurance (originally sponsored by Senators Mullet, Carlyle, Zeiger, Van De Wege, Hunt, Chase, Saldaña, and Kuderer;

by request of Insurance Commissioner)READCommissionerPrefiled FIRST12/20/17. TIME 01/15/18.AN ACT Relating to the creation of a work group to study and make recommendations on natural disaster mitigation and resiliency activities;

Read first time 01/08/18.

Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.AN ACT Relating to the creation of a work group to study and make recommendations on natural disaster mitigation and resiliency activities;

The working group membership shall be composed of:(1) The insurance commissioner or his or her designee, who shall be the chair of the working group;(2) One member from each of the four major caucuses of the legislature.legislature;(3) A representative from the governor's resilient Washington work group;(4) A representative from the Washington state association of counties;(5) A representative from the association of Washington cities;(6) A representative from the state building code council;(7) The supervisor of the department of natural resources or his or her designee;(8) The director of the Washington state military department or his or her designee;

and(9) A representative from the property and casualty insurance industry.NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3.  A new section is added to chapter 48.02 RCW to read as follows:(1) The presidentworking ofgroup will engage in the senatefollowing shallactivities:(a) appointReview onedisaster membermitigation fromand eachresiliency activities being done in this state by public and private entities;(b) Review disaster mitigation and resiliency activities being done in other states and at the federal level;(c) Review information on uptake in this state for disaster-related insurance, such as flood and earthquake;(d) Review information on how other states are coordinating disaster mitigation and resiliency work and the work of entities such as the twoCalifornia largestearthquake caucusesauthority;(e) Make recommendations to the legislature and the office of the senate.insurance commissioner on:(i) Whether this state should create an ongoing disaster resiliency program;(ii) What activities the program should engage in;(iii) How the program should coordinate with state agencies and other entities engaged in disaster mitigation and resiliency work;(iv) Where the program should be housed;

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Legislative members of the working group are reimbursed for travel expenses in accordance with RCW 44.04.120;(3) A representative from the governor's resilient Washington work group;(4) A representative from the Washington state association of counties;(5) A representative from the association of Washington cities;(6) A representative from the state building code council;(7) The supervisor of the department of natural resources or his or her designee;(8) The director of the Washington state military department or his or her designee;(9) Two representatives from the property and casualty insurance industry to be selected by the office of the insurance commissioner;(10) The director of the department of ecology or his or her designee;(11) The superintendent of public instruction or his or her designee;(12) A representative from the Washington association of building officials;

and(13) The director of the department of commerce or his or her designee.NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3.  A new section is added to chapter 48.02 RCW to read as follows:(1) The working group will engage in the following activities:(a) Review disaster mitigation and resiliency activities being done in this state by public and private entities;(b) Review disaster mitigation and resiliency activities being done in other states and at the federal level including how other states fund their risk mitigation activities and programs;(c) Review information on uptake in this state for disaster-related insurance, such as flood and earthquake;(d) Review information on how other states are coordinating disaster mitigation and resiliency work and the work of entities such as the California earthquake authority;(e) Make recommendations to the legislature and the office of the insurance commissioner on:(i) Whether this state should create an ongoing disaster resiliency program;(ii) What activities the program should engage in;(iii) How the program should coordinate with state agencies and other entities engaged in disaster mitigation and resiliency work;(iv) Where the program should be housed;

and(v) How the program should be funded;(f) Invite at their discretion other agencies and stakeholders to participate in specific topics or subcommittees.(2) The working group shall meet during the 2018 interim and make their recommendations to the legislature by December 1, 2018.--- END ---