State may give regional wildfire grants directly and pay grant money in advance
The Department of Conservation, Cal Fire and the Wildlife Conservation Board may award regional grants directly to regional and local groups to carry out wildfire plans. Advance grant payments, which had expired, are allowed with no end date, and roadside ignition prevention becomes grant eligible.
Who it affects
Regional wildfire groups, fire safe councils, tribes and local agencies
When
This law takes effect on January 1, 2027. California laws take effect on January 1 of the year after they are signed, unless the law says otherwise.
- : Signed into law
- : This law takes effect
Official text
California AB 2513: Wildfire: Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program: local assistance grant program: regional landscape grants.
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