,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dbdf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ac1 #bjad ,mr4  
,rei*]t 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ma!son1 & ,mr4
 ,g>y ,g4 ,mill] ( ,cali=nia7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to provide con/ruction1 ar*itectural1 &
 eng9e]+ entities ) qualifi$ immunity f 
liability = neglig5ce :5 provid+ s]vices
 or equipm5t on a volunte] basis 9      
response to a decl>$ em]g5cy or disa/]4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,good ,sam>itan ,protection =         
,con/ruction1 ,ar*itectural1 & ,eng9e]+ 
,volunte]s ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,!         
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!       
con/ruction1 ar*itectural1 & eng9e]+    
indu/ries provide a valuable s]vice 9   
times ( disa/]s & em]g5cies4  7#b7 ,!   
con/ruction1 ar*itectural1 & eng9e]+    
indu/ries answ]$ ! call on ,septemb]    
#aa1 #bjja1 & ! days aft]w>ds to assi/ 9
 ! se>*1 recov]y1 & clean-up ef=ts 9    
,new ,york ,city & ,arl+ton1 ,virg9ia1 z

 well z 9 ! aft]ma? ( ,hurricane        
,katr9a4  7#c7 ,! exp]tise & equipm5t   
br\ght =? = ! se>*1 recov]y1 & o!r ef=ts
 greatly advanc$ & improv$ ! effici5cy (
 ^! ef=ts4  7#d7 ,su* ef=ts by !        
con/ruction1 ar*itectural1 & eng9e]+    
indu/ries make x saf] = police1         
firefight]s1 & o!r rescue work]s to "w  
on se>* & recov]y ef=ts4  7#e7 ,!       
s]vices provid$ by ! con/ruction1       
ar*itectural1 & eng9e]+ indu/ries       
improve ! safety ( ! public by !        
assessm5t1 conta9m5t1 & mitigation (    
conditions t ?reat5 life & prop]ty4     
7#f7 ,con/ruction companies &           
ar*itectural & eng9e]+ entities 7 fac$ )
 lawsuits z a result ( _! volunt>y ef=ts
 on behalf ( _! fell[ citiz5s 9 ,new    
,york ,city & ! ,gulf ,coa/4  7#g7      
,provid+ con/ruction contractors &      
ar*itectural & eng9e]+ entities qualifi$
 immunity f liability :5 provid+ s]vices
 9 ?is type ( volunte] activity helps to
 ensure t su* s]vices w be available 9 !
 future 9 times ( ne$4  #c4 ,provision (

 qualifi$ immunity f liability =        
neglig5ce to con/ruction1 ar*itectural1 
& eng9e]+ entities :5 provid+ s]vices or
 equipm5t on a volunte] basis 9 response
 to a decl>$ em]g5cy or disa/]  7a7     
,liability protection ,:5 a con/ruction 
entity provides em]g5cy con/ruction     
assi/ance1 or an ar*itectural or eng9e]+
 entity provides em]g5cy ar*itectural or
 eng9e]+ assi/ance1 on a volunt>y basis1
 9 good fai?1 & )\t expectation (       
comp5sation1 & ! entity or an employee (
 su* entity neglig5tly causes h>m1 !    
entity & ! employee1 if applicable1 are 
n jo9tly1 sev]ally1 or individually     
liable 9 damages = t h>m4 ,no?+ 9 ?is   
section %all be con/ru$ z provid+       
immunity = gross neglig5ce or willful   
misconduct4  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is     
section3  7#a7 ,! t]m con/ruction entity
 means a p]son1 sole proprietor%ip1     
p>tn]%ip1 limit$ liability company1 or  
corporation 9 ! regul> bus9ess ( provid+
 con/ruction assi/ance4  7#b7 ,! t]m    
ar*itectural or eng9e]+ entity means a  

p]son1 sole proprietor%ip1 p>tn]%ip1    
limit$ liability company1 or corporation
 9 ! regul> bus9ess ( provid+           
ar*itectural or eng9e]+ assi/ance4  7#c7
 ,! t]m con/ruction assi/ance means     
mat]ials1 labor1 equipm5t1 or s]vices = 
con/ruction-relat$ activities1 includ+  
con/ruction1 demolition1 repair1        
clean-up1 alt]ation1 & rem$iation4  7#d7
 ,! t]m ar*itectural or eng9e]+         
assi/ance means pr(essional s]vices ( an
 ar*itectural or eng9e]+ nature1 z def9$
 by ,/ate law1 if applicable1 t are     
requir$ to be p]=m$ or approv$ by a     
lic5s$ pr(essional ar*itect or eng9e]4  
7#e7 ,! t]ms em]g5cy con/ruction        
assi/ance & em]g5cy ar*itectural or     
eng9e]+ assi/ance mean con/ruction      
assi/ance & ar*itectural or eng9e]+     
assi/ance1 respectively1 provid$--  7,a7
 at ! direction ( a public (ficial act+ 
9 an (ficial capacity2 &  7,b7 9        
response to or aris+ out ( a decl>$     
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local em]g5cy or      
disa/]1 :e!r ! assi/ance is provid$ be=e

 or aft] ! =mal decl>ation ( em]g5cy or 
disa/]4  7c7 ,relation%ip to ,/ate law  
7#a7 ,preemption ,?is section preempts !
 laws ( any ,/ate to ! ext5t t su* laws 
are inconsi/5t ) ?is section1 except t x
 does n preclude a ,/ate f provid+ a    
high] am\nt ( protection f liability1 or
 f provid+ reimbursem5t = co/s or       
exp5ses z au?oriz$ by ,/ate or local    
law4  7#b7 ,work]s comp5sation ,?is     
section does n apply to liability "u    
work]s comp5sation laws4