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CA SB347

Bill

Status

Passed

7/16/2021

Primary Sponsor

Anna Caballero

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Origin

Senate

2021-2022 Session

AI Summary

  • Creates the California Community and Neighborhood Tree Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund, allowing taxpayers to designate amounts in excess of their personal income tax liability to support urban forestry programs.

  • Requires the Franchise Tax Board to include a space on tax returns for this fund designation for taxable years beginning January 1, 2021, through January 1, 2028.

  • Allocates funds to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection's grant program for urban forest management activities, with a minimum of 25 percent directed to low-income or disadvantaged communities.

  • Requires the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to report on trees planted, their locations, and projected carbon capture on a public website.

  • Repeals the fund on December 1 of any year in which contributions do not meet the annual minimum of $250,000, or automatically on December 1, 2028.

Legislative Description

Urban forestry: California Community and Neighborhood Tree Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 104, Statutes of 2021.

7/16/2021

Committee Referrals

Appropriations6/22/2021
Revenue and Taxation6/9/2021
Natural Resources5/13/2021
Appropriations3/25/2021
Governance and Finance3/16/2021
Natural Resources and Water2/17/2021
Rules2/9/2021

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