CA AB1227

Exempts critical fuels reduction projects in very high fire hazard severity zones from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements until January 1, 2028, covering activities like removing hazardous/dead trees, creating fuel breaks, clearing vegetation along roadways, and cultural burning treatments

Limits the CEQA exemption for fuel breaks and roadway vegetation removal to projects involving nonnative species that are common and eight inches or less in diameter

Requires lead agencies to hold a noticed public meeting at least 30 days in advance before determining a project qualifies for the exemption, and to file a notice of exemption with the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation and county clerk if approved

Mandates the Natural Resources Agency and California Environmental Protection Agency to each report to the Legislature by January 31, 2026 on implementation of Governor Newsom's March 1, 2025 emergency proclamation expediting fuels reduction projects

Reports must include lists of entities requesting and using the emergency suspension, project details (location, treatment, acreage), and any instances of noncompliance with the 2020 Statewide Fires–Environmental Protection Plan