Bill Text: CA SB1002 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Safe Forests and Grasslands Act of 2018.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-14 - Referred to Com. on RLS. [SB1002 Detail]

Download: California-2017-SB1002-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 1002

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Introduced by Senator Nielsen

February 05, 2018

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An act relating to forests and grasslands.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 1002, as introduced, Nielsen. Safe Forests and Grasslands Act of 2018.

Existing law requires the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to implement and administer various programs designed to improve forests and grasslands and prevent and suppress fires in state responsibility areas, as defined.

This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation to create the Safe Forests and Grasslands Act of 2018 to improve the health of the state’s forests and grasslands, reduce wildlife fuel, provide for bioenergy production, and reduce uncontrolled fires in state responsibility areas.

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.

 It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation to create the Safe Forests and Grasslands Act of 2018 to improve the health of the state’s forests and grasslands, reduce wildlife fuel, provide for bioenergy production, and reduce uncontrolled fires in state responsibility areas