Bill Text: CA SB198 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Senate Bill 198 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: State responsibility areas: fire prevention fees.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Failed) 2016-02-01 - Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [SB198 Detail]

Download: California-2015-SB198-Introduced.html

BILL NUMBER: SB 198	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Morrell
   (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Obernolte)

                        FEBRUARY 10, 2015

   An act to repeal Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 4210) of
Part 2 of Division 4 of the Public Resources Code, relating to fire
prevention.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 198, as introduced, Morrell. State responsibility areas: fire
prevention fees.
   Existing law requires the State Board of Forestry and Fire
Protection to adopt regulations to establish a fire prevention fee in
an amount not to exceed $150 to be charged on each structure on a
parcel that is within a state responsibility area, as defined, and
requires that the fire prevention fee be adjusted annually using
prescribed methods. Existing law requires the State Board of
Equalization to collect the fire prevention fees, as prescribed.
Existing law establishes the State Responsibility Area Fire
Prevention Fund and prohibits the collection of fire prevention fees
if there are sufficient amounts of moneys in the fund to finance
specified fire prevention activities for a fiscal year. Existing law
requires that the fire prevention fees collected, except as provided,
be deposited into the fund and be made available to the board and
the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for certain fire
protection activities that benefit the owners of structures in state
responsibility areas who are required to pay the fee. Existing law
further requires the board to submit an annual written report to the
Legislature on specified topics.
   This bill would repeal these provisions.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 4210) of Part 2 of
Division 4 of the Public Resources Code is repealed.