CA AB3062

Fire protection districts may require electrical corporations and local publicly owned electric utilities to provide at least 24 hours' notice before performing prescribed or controlled burns.

If 24 hours' notice is impossible due to unforeseen circumstances, the utility must notify the fire protection district at the earliest possible time.

Notice to fire protection districts must be provided by both telephone and email.

Fire protection districts retain the ability to require different notice procedures or impose other legally allowable requirements regarding prescribed or controlled burns.

No state reimbursement is required because local agencies have authority to levy service charges or because costs result from creating new crimes or changing penalties.