AB 2184, as introduced, Chesbro. Timber and engineered wood products assessment: forest restoration grants.
Existing law establishes the Timber Regulation and Forest Restoration Fund in the State Treasury, and requires that all revenues received from specified assessments imposed on certain timber and engineered wood products, less amounts deducted for specified refunds and reimbursements, be deposited into the fund, and used, upon appropriation, only for specified purposes including, among other things, by the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to provide grants to certain public and private entities for fire protection, wildland fire suppression, and activities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, promote adaptation of forested landscapes to changing climate, improve forest health, and protect homes and communities.
This bill would additionally authorize moneys from the fund, upon appropriation, to be used by the department to provide grants to remediate former marijuana growing operations.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 4629.6 of the Public Resources Code is
2amended to read:
Moneys deposited in the fund shall, upon appropriation
4by the Legislature, only be expended for the following purposes:
5(a) To reimburse the State Board of Equalization for its
6administrative costs associated with the administration, collection,
7audit, and issuance of refunds related to the lumber products and
8 engineered wood assessment established pursuant to Section
94629.5.
10(b) To pay refunds issued pursuant to Part 30 (commencing
11with Section 55001) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation
12Code.
13(c) To support the activities and costs of the department, the
14Department of Conservation, the Department of Fish and Game,
15the State Water Resources Control
Board, and regional water
16quality control boards associated with the review of projects or
17permits necessary to conduct timber operations. On or after July
181, 2013, except for fees applicable for fire prevention or protection
19within state responsibility area classified lands or timber yield
20assessments, no currently authorized or required fees shall be
21charged by the agencies listed in this subdivision for activities or
22costs associated with the review of a project, inspection and
23oversight of projects, and permits necessary to conduct timber
24operations of those departments and boards.
25(d) For transfer to the department’s Forest Improvement
26Program, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for forest resources
27improvement grants and projects administered by the department
28pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 4790) and
29Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 4799.06) of Part 2 of Division
304.
31(e) To fund existing restoration grant programs.
32(f) To the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature,
33for fuel treatment grants and projects pursuant to authorities under
34the Wildland Fire Protection and Resources Management Act of
351978 (Article 1 (commencing with Section 4461) of Chapter 7 of
36Part 2 of Division 4).
37(g) To the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature,
38to provide grants to local agencies responsible for fire protection,
P3 1qualified nonprofits, recognized tribes, local and state governments,
2and resources conservation districts, undertaken on a state
3responsibility area (SRA) or on wildlands not in an SRA that pose
4a threat to the SRA, to reduce the costs of wildland fire suppression,
5reduce greenhouse gas emissions, promote adaptation of forested
6landscapes to changing climate,begin insert
remediate former marijuana
7growing operations,end insert improve forest health, and protect homes and
8communities.
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