Bill Text: CA SB247 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Wildland fire prevention: vegetation management.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-10-02 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 406, Statutes of 2019. [SB247 Detail]

Download: California-2019-SB247-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 247

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Introduced by Senator Dodd

February 11, 2019

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An act to add Section 4742 to the Public Resources Code, relating to wildland fire prevention.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 247, as introduced, Dodd. Wildland fire prevention: vegetation: management.

Existing law requires the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to assist local governments in preventing future wildland fire and vegetation management problems by making its wildland fire prevention and vegetation management expertise available to local governments to the extent possible, as provided.

This bill would provide that it is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require the department to identify trees that should be trimmed or removed to protect against contact between trees and electric power lines that could cause a fire.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 4742 is added to the Public Resources Code, immediately following Section 4741, to read:

4742.

 It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require the department to identify trees that should be trimmed or removed to protect against contact between trees and electric power lines that could cause a fire.