CA SB456

Renames the Forest Management Task Force to the Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force and requires it to develop a comprehensive implementation strategy by January 1, 2022 to track and achieve goals in the state's Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan.

Requires the task force to submit annual reports to the Legislature from January 1, 2023 through January 1, 2048 detailing progress on action plan goals, state expenditures, and additional resources needed, including metrics on acres treated, treatment types, and fire risk reduction.

Mandates the implementation strategy address six major areas: increasing pace and scale of forest resilience activities (including treating 500,000 acres of federal and 500,000 acres of nonfederal land annually by 2025), strengthening community fire protection, creating sustainable wood markets, expanding outdoor recreation, increasing urban tree canopy, and driving innovation through research and data collection.

Requires the task force to update the Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan every five years beginning January 1, 2026 and coordinate with related state climate and natural resources frameworks.

Directs the task force to invite participation of the U.S. Forest Service and other federal entities in creating and coordinating joint efforts related to wildfire prevention and forest resilience.