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ID Four Posts Copy of State of California Executive Order
ID Four Posts Copy of State of California Executive Order
CA Governor Declares State of Emergency Due to the Energy Shortage in the
State of California
SAN DIEGO, June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of ID Four Ltd.
today issued the following press release posting the Governor of the State of
California's Executive Order D-38-01:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
EXECUTIVE ORDER D-38-01
by the
Governor of the State of California
WHEREAS, on January 17, 2001, I proclaimed a State of Emergency to exist
due to the energy shortage in the State of California; and
WHEREAS, there is a high probability that the shortage of electricity will
continue to cause blackouts throughout California, endangering public health
and safety; and
WHEREAS, the threat of frequent and widespread blackouts requires a system
to assure early and effective notice to the public and public safety agencies
so that appropriate preparations may be taken to protect public health and
safety, minimize economic disruptions and prevent harm to property and the
environment;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GRAY DAVIS, Governor of the State of California, by
virtue of the power and authority vested in me by the Constitution and
statutes of the State of California, do hereby issue this order to become
effective immediately:
IT IS ORDERED that the California Independent System Operator shall, no
later than June 15, 2001:
* forecast to the general public the potential for rolling blackouts
48 hours in advance and updated 24 hours in advance, based upon such
factors as weather, outages, supply and demand;
* provide frequent updates to the public during periods of forecasted
electricity emergencies; and
* notify utilities and public safety agencies one hour in advance of any
firm load curtailment;
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that each utility (the term "utility" includes
investor owned utilities, municipally owned utilities and municipal utility
districts) required to reduce its electricity output to customers shall notify
the California Office of Emergency Services, the public, media and public
safety agencies within its jurisdiction no less than one hour in advance as to
the time and location where the anticipated blackout will occur, providing
common geographical boundaries, grid or block numbers, maps or similar
identifying information so as to be readily understood by the public and
affected customers;
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that each utility subject to the curtailment of
electricity output to its customers shall maintain an updated listing
available to the public, media, and its customers identifying all service
areas designated for, or likely to experience, future blackouts, providing
where possible the order in which future blackouts will occur;
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that each utility subject to the curtailment of
electrical power output to its customers shall provide each public safety
agency within its jurisdiction, upon request, such information regarding the
utility's service areas, grid and infrastructure as the public safety agency
deems necessary to plan its responses to blackouts;
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Office of Emergency Services, in
consultation with the Public Utilities Commission, utilities, state and local
public safety agencies, local governmental entities, and the media, shall
develop a plan no later than June 15, 2001, providing specific direction for
implementation of this Executive Order, including, but not limited to:
* specifying the information that the utilities are to provide to public
safety agencies, the media and the public, and the form and procedures
for providing such information;
* identifying and assuring the safety of utility customers who are
particularly vulnerable to blackouts, such as hospitals, nursing homes,
schools, buildings in excess of 80 feet in height, day-care centers;
persons on life-support and water pumping stations;
* providing public safety agencies with the identity and location of
facilities exempted from blackouts;
* utilizing the State's emergency public information systems to provide
timely and widespread notification to the public of imminent and
potential future blackouts; and
* assuring the confidentiality of customer and business records.
The activities herein are authorized to be carried out pursuant to the
Emergency Services Act, Government Code section 8550 et seq., as necessary to
mitigate the effects of the emergency.
I FURTHER DIRECT that as soon as hereafter possible, this order be filed
in the Office of the Secretary of State and that widespread publicity and
notice be given to this order.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal
of the State of California to be affixed this the first day of June 2001.
/s/ Gray Davis
Governor of California
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SOURCE ID Four Ltd.
-0- 06/05/2001
/CONTACT: ID Four Ltd. Public Relations Department, 858-456-3524,
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