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JAMES GALLAGHER 2060TALBERT DRIVE,SUITE 110
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February 27, 2017 FAX(530)895.4219
The Honorable Edmond G. Brown,Jr.
Governor
State Capitol, First Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
SUBJECT: STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARATION
Dear Governor Brown:
On behalf of the people and counties of Northern California,we urge you to declare a State of Emergency
in response to widespread flooding and associated damages to critical infrastructure stemming from
consecutive storm systems beginning on February 1, 2017.
We commend your actions for proclaiming a state of emergency on January 23,2017 when a storm
system, resulting from an atmospheric river, swept across California beginning on January 3, 2017.
Unfortunately,the existing state of emergency only covered the period of January 3 through January 12,
2017, and thus fails to provide immediate state resources to counties impacted by the February storms.
As you are aware,Northern California counties were not alone when flash flooding, powerful winds and
infrastructure failures resulted in the evacuation of thousands of Californians. While major flooding led to
the evacuation of the town of Maxwell in Colusa County, numerous Bay Area, Coastal, Central Valley
and Southern California counties each experienced unique,yet damaging, impacts from what was perhaps
the largest storm in over a decade.
Our state has endured numerous challenges this winter,and local resources have been stretched to their
operational limits due to the magnitude of consecutive storms, We ar aware that state and local officials
may still be assessing the damages from the February storms, but bell a it is imperative that you, in
accordance with your Executive Powers provided by the state Constitu on and the California Emergency
Services Act, proclaim a state of emergency in the counties of Tehama utte, Colusa,Glenn,Yuba,and
Sutter, as well as any other Northern California counties impacted by t February storms.
Respectfully,
JAMES GALLAGHER otor
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Assemblymember, 3rd District S"District
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Mark Ghilarducci. Director, Cal OES
Paul Hahn, Clerk to the Butte County Board of Supervisors
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Scott Mitnick, Clerk to the Sutter County Board of Supervisors and Emergency Operations Director
Wendy Tyler, Clerk to the Colusa County Board of Supervisors
Joe Garofalo, Colusa Sheriff-Coroner and Emergency Services Director
Jennifer A.Vise, Clerk to the Tehama County Board of Supervisors
Di Aulabaugh, Clerk to the County of Glenn Board of Supervisors
Robert Bendorf, Clerk to the Yuba County Board of Supervisors