Section 8588.7 - Mobile communication translators(a) The Office of Emergency Services shall procure mobile communication translators to enable mutual-aid emergency response agencies to communicate effectively while operating on incompatible frequencies.(b) Translators shall be located in the San Francisco Bay Area and the Los Angeles metropolitan area, made ready for use by local public safety officials by the Office of Emergency Services, and provided to the appropriate state-established mutual-aid region pursuant to Section 8600.(c) The Office of Emergency Services shall implement this section only to the extent that funds are appropriated to the office for this purpose in the Budget Act or in other legislation.Amended by Stats 2013 ch 352 (AB 1317),s 132, eff. 9/26/2013, op. 7/1/2013.Amended by Stats 2008 ch 372 (AB 38),s 22, eff. 1/1/2009.EFFECTIVE 1/1/2000. Added September 7, 1999 (Bill Number: AB 880) (Chapter 356).