Section 8595 Of Article 7. Other State Agencies From California Government Code >> Division 1. >> Title 2. >> Chapter 7. >> Article 7.

. The Governor may assign to a state agency any activity concerned with the mitigation of the effects of an emergency of a nature related to the existing powers and duties of such agency, including interstate activities, and it shall thereupon become the duty of such agency to undertake and carry out such activity on behalf of the state.