Alquist Priolo Special Studies Zone Act
The Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act was signed into California law on December 22, 1972 to mitigate the hazard of surface faulting to structures for human occupancy. The act in its current form has three main provisions: 1) It directs the state's California Geological Survey agency (then known as the California Division of Mines and Geology) to compile detailed maps of the surface traces of known active faults. These maps include both the best known location where faults cut the surface and a buffer zone around the known trace(s);
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Alquist Priolo Special Studies Zone Act
The Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act was signed into California law on December 22, 1972 to mitigate the hazard of surface faulting to structures for human occupancy. The act in its current form has three main provisions: 1) It directs the state's California Geological Survey agency (then known as the California Division of Mines and Geology) to compile detailed maps of the surface traces of known active faults. These maps include both the best known location where faults cut the surface and a buffer zone around the known trace(s);
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The Alquist-Priolo Earthquake ...... amage from future earthquakes.
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Amended 1974, 1975, 197, 1979, 1991, and 1993
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Public Resources Code
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Alquist-Priolo State Special Studies Zone Act
Governor
Resolution
Signed
1972-12-22
Sponsors
Alfred E. Alquist and Paul V. Priolo
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ftp://ftp.consrv.ca.gov/pub/dmg/pubs/sp/Sp42.pdf On p. 22
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The Alquist-Priolo Earthquake ...... one around the known trace(s);
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Alquist Priolo Special Studies Zone Act
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