San Jose Municipal Code Part 1 Purpose and Findings

A. It is the intent and purpose of the council in adopting this chapter to recover the cost to the City of San José for emergency response to breaches of security at the Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport and to create a deterrent to persons from engaging in acts that cause or threaten to cause harm to life and property at the airport by making such persons liable for the costs of emergency response.

B. This law is timely and appropriate, because current laws and city regulations are insufficient to address the aforementioned problems in light of heightened airport security requirements as the result of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States of America. The terrorist attacks were effected by use of the nation's aviation system and breaches of airport security.

(Ord. 27142.)

This chapter is adopted pursuant to the authority granted to charter cities in Article 11, Section 5 of the California Constitution and the general police power as has specifically been acknowledged by the state legislature to enable cost recovery for emergency response purposes in Government Code Section 53158.

(Ord. 27142.)