44.231. The commission shall initiate, with the assistanceand participation of other state, federal and local governmentagencies, a comprehensive program to prepare the state forresponding to a major earthquake. The program shall beimplemented in order to result in specific tools or products tobe used by governments in responding to an earthquake, such aseducational materials for citizens. This program may beimplemented on a prototypical basis in one area of the stateaffected by earthquake predictions, provided that it is usefulfor application in other areas of the state upon its completion.
(L. 1993 S.B. 142 ยง 4)