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The director shall administer this chapter. The director may
delegate any power or duty vested in him or her under this chapter to
a state agency or to any other officer or employee of the Office of
Emergency Services.
To the extent that funds are allocated therefor, a state
agency, when requested by the director, shall render services and
perform duties within its area of responsibility when considered
necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
The project proposal executed between a local agency and
the director pursuant to Section 8685.6 shall contain a provision
under which the local agency agrees to hold the state harmless from
damages due to the work for which funds are allocated.
When certified by the director, claims of local agencies
for payment shall be presented to the Controller for payment out of
funds made available therefor. The director may request the
Controller to audit any claim to ensure that funds were expended in
accordance with the requirements and purposes of this chapter.
The director shall adopt regulations, as necessary, to
govern the administration of the disaster assistance program
authorized by this chapter in accordance with the Administrative
Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1
of Division 3). These regulations shall include specific project
eligibility requirements, a procedure for local governments to
request the implementation of programs under this chapter, and a
method for evaluating these requests by the Office of Emergency
Services.