After the September 11, 2001 attacks, Hertzberg temporarily shut down the State Assembly and created the bipartisan Legislative Task Force on Terrorism to combat potential threats to California's food and water supplies.Glaberson, William (October 5, 2001). "A NATION CHALLENGED: THE STATES; Local Officials Scramble to Develop Antiterrorism Plans of Their Own". The New York Times. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
