BILL NUMBER: AB 135	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Jeffries

                        JANUARY 20, 2009

   An act to add Article 4.6 (commencing with Section 4149) to
Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 4 of the Public Resources Code,
relating to fire protection.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 135, as introduced, Jeffries. Fire protection: contract for
services: United States Forest Service.
   Under existing law, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
is responsible for fire protection, fire prevention, maintenance,
and enhancement of the state's forest, range, and brushland
resources.
   This bill would authorize the department, subject to certain
conditions, to contract with the United States Forest Service to
provide fire protection services for United States Forest Service
lands in California.
   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.  Article 4.6 (commencing with Section 4149) is added to
Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 4 of the Public Resources Code, to
read:

      Article 4.6.  United States Forest Service Contracts


   4149.  (a) The department may, with the approval of the Department
of General Services, contract with the United States Forest Service
to provide fire protection services for United States Forest Service
lands in California.
   (b) The fire protection services shall not be provided for less
than fair market value, as determined by the department.
   (c) The monetary amount paid pursuant to the contract shall not be
less than the actual costs to the state for providing the fire
protection services.
   (d) The terms of the contract shall not interfere with or prevent
the department from performing its duties to the state pursuant to
any other provision of law.