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CA AB926
Bill
Status
2/1/2022
Primary Sponsor
Devon Mathis
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AI Summary
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Expands the definition of "fire prevention activities" to include removal of hazardous dead trees, creation of fuel breaks and community defensible spaces, and creation of ingress and egress corridors.
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Requires the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to prioritize grant projects that have a completed or nearly completed environmental review document, in addition to existing multiyear project prioritization.
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Authorizes the department to consider wildfire risk within proposed project areas and socioeconomic characteristics of communities when awarding local assistance grants.
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Requires the department to report to the Legislature by July 1, 2022, including total acreage treated, vegetation management funding awards, number of communities protected, and total population benefiting from awarded projects.
Legislative Description
Fire prevention: local assistance grant program: projects: report.
Last Action
From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
2/1/2022