Earthquake Laws and Legislation

Federal

• Executive Order 12699 of January 5, 1990
  Seismic Safety of Federal and Federally Assisted or Regulated New Building Construction
• Executive Order 12941 of December 1, 1994
  Seismic Safety of Existing Federally Owned or Leased Buildings

Arkansas

• Arkansas Codes
  The State of Arkansas Legislative Codes
• Arkansas - Act 247 (1989)
  Establishing an Earthquake Preparedness Program
• Arkansas - Act 376 (1997)
  To protect consumers from price gouging and unfair pricing practices during and shortly after a state of emergency
• Arkansas - Act 1100 (1991)
  Requiring Earthquake Resistant Design (House Bill 1577)
• Arkansas - Act 1228 (1997)
  Concerning exemptions from earthquake resistant design law

Other

• California - Alfred E. Alquist Hospital Facilities Seismic Safety Act
• California - CA Retrofit/Property Tax Reappraisal Exclusion
• California - Historic Structures (CC 5028)
• California - Hospital Retrofit (SB 1953)
• California - Seismic Safety Elements
• California - Seismic Hazards Mapping Act
• California - The Unreinforced Masonry Building (URM) Law - SB 547

• Missouri - Geologic Hazard Preparedness Act (S.B.No. 539)
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Seismic Legislation
EERI page with links to copies of various legislation

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