CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1222Introduced by Assembly Member FloraFebruary 21, 2019 An act to amend Sections 730 and 731 of the Public Resources Code, relating to forestry and fire protection. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1222, as introduced, Flora. State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection.Existing law establishes the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection consisting of 9 members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and requires that all members of the board be appointed, selected, and approved for appointment on the basis of their educational and professional qualifications and general knowledge pertaining to watershed management, forest management practices, fish and wildlife, range management, forest economics, or land use planning. Existing law also requires that 5 members of the board be selected from the general public, 3 members be selected from the forest products industry, and one member be selected from the range livestock industry, as specified.This bill would increase to 6 the number of members of the board required to be selected from the general public, thereby increasing the total member of members to ten.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 730 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:730. (a) There is in the department a State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection consisting of nine ten members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate.(b) (1) On and after January 1, 1998, wherever any reference is made in any law to the State Board of Forestry in the department, the reference shall be deemed to be a reference to, and to mean, the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection.(2) No existing supplies, forms, signs, or logos shall be destroyed or changed to reflect the name change, and they shall continue to be used until exhausted or unserviceable.SEC. 2. Section 731 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:731. All members of the board shall be appointed and shall be selected and approved for appointment on the basis of their educational and professional qualifications and their general knowledge of, interest in, and experience with, problems relating to watershed management (including management, including hydrology and soil science), science, forest management practices, fish and wildlife, range management, forest economics, or land use planning. Five Six members shall be selected from the general public, three members shall be selected from the forest products industry, and one member shall be selected from the range livestock industry. At no time shall a majority of the members, nor any of the members selected from the general public, be persons with a direct personal financial interest, within the meaning of Section 1120 of the Government Code, in timberlands. All members of the board shall represent the general public interest.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1222Introduced by Assembly Member FloraFebruary 21, 2019 An act to amend Sections 730 and 731 of the Public Resources Code, relating to forestry and fire protection. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1222, as introduced, Flora. State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection.Existing law establishes the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection consisting of 9 members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and requires that all members of the board be appointed, selected, and approved for appointment on the basis of their educational and professional qualifications and general knowledge pertaining to watershed management, forest management practices, fish and wildlife, range management, forest economics, or land use planning. Existing law also requires that 5 members of the board be selected from the general public, 3 members be selected from the forest products industry, and one member be selected from the range livestock industry, as specified.This bill would increase to 6 the number of members of the board required to be selected from the general public, thereby increasing the total member of members to ten.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 1222
Introduced by Assembly Member FloraFebruary 21, 2019
Introduced by Assembly Member Flora
February 21, 2019
An act to amend Sections 730 and 731 of the Public Resources Code, relating to forestry and fire protection.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1222, as introduced, Flora. State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Existing law establishes the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection consisting of 9 members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and requires that all members of the board be appointed, selected, and approved for appointment on the basis of their educational and professional qualifications and general knowledge pertaining to watershed management, forest management practices, fish and wildlife, range management, forest economics, or land use planning. Existing law also requires that 5 members of the board be selected from the general public, 3 members be selected from the forest products industry, and one member be selected from the range livestock industry, as specified.This bill would increase to 6 the number of members of the board required to be selected from the general public, thereby increasing the total member of members to ten.
Existing law establishes the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection consisting of 9 members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and requires that all members of the board be appointed, selected, and approved for appointment on the basis of their educational and professional qualifications and general knowledge pertaining to watershed management, forest management practices, fish and wildlife, range management, forest economics, or land use planning. Existing law also requires that 5 members of the board be selected from the general public, 3 members be selected from the forest products industry, and one member be selected from the range livestock industry, as specified.
This bill would increase to 6 the number of members of the board required to be selected from the general public, thereby increasing the total member of members to ten.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 730 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:730. (a) There is in the department a State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection consisting of nine ten members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate.(b) (1) On and after January 1, 1998, wherever any reference is made in any law to the State Board of Forestry in the department, the reference shall be deemed to be a reference to, and to mean, the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection.(2) No existing supplies, forms, signs, or logos shall be destroyed or changed to reflect the name change, and they shall continue to be used until exhausted or unserviceable.SEC. 2. Section 731 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:731. All members of the board shall be appointed and shall be selected and approved for appointment on the basis of their educational and professional qualifications and their general knowledge of, interest in, and experience with, problems relating to watershed management (including management, including hydrology and soil science), science, forest management practices, fish and wildlife, range management, forest economics, or land use planning. Five Six members shall be selected from the general public, three members shall be selected from the forest products industry, and one member shall be selected from the range livestock industry. At no time shall a majority of the members, nor any of the members selected from the general public, be persons with a direct personal financial interest, within the meaning of Section 1120 of the Government Code, in timberlands. All members of the board shall represent the general public interest.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 730 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:730. (a) There is in the department a State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection consisting of nine ten members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate.(b) (1) On and after January 1, 1998, wherever any reference is made in any law to the State Board of Forestry in the department, the reference shall be deemed to be a reference to, and to mean, the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection.(2) No existing supplies, forms, signs, or logos shall be destroyed or changed to reflect the name change, and they shall continue to be used until exhausted or unserviceable.
SECTION 1. Section 730 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
730. (a) There is in the department a State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection consisting of nine ten members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate.(b) (1) On and after January 1, 1998, wherever any reference is made in any law to the State Board of Forestry in the department, the reference shall be deemed to be a reference to, and to mean, the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection.(2) No existing supplies, forms, signs, or logos shall be destroyed or changed to reflect the name change, and they shall continue to be used until exhausted or unserviceable.
730. (a) There is in the department a State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection consisting of nine ten members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate.(b) (1) On and after January 1, 1998, wherever any reference is made in any law to the State Board of Forestry in the department, the reference shall be deemed to be a reference to, and to mean, the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection.(2) No existing supplies, forms, signs, or logos shall be destroyed or changed to reflect the name change, and they shall continue to be used until exhausted or unserviceable.
730. (a) There is in the department a State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection consisting of nine ten members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate.(b) (1) On and after January 1, 1998, wherever any reference is made in any law to the State Board of Forestry in the department, the reference shall be deemed to be a reference to, and to mean, the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection.(2) No existing supplies, forms, signs, or logos shall be destroyed or changed to reflect the name change, and they shall continue to be used until exhausted or unserviceable.
730. (a) There is in the department a State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection consisting of nine ten members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate.
(b) (1) On and after January 1, 1998, wherever any reference is made in any law to the State Board of Forestry in the department, the reference shall be deemed to be a reference to, and to mean, the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection.
(2) No existing supplies, forms, signs, or logos shall be destroyed or changed to reflect the name change, and they shall continue to be used until exhausted or unserviceable.
SEC. 2. Section 731 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:731. All members of the board shall be appointed and shall be selected and approved for appointment on the basis of their educational and professional qualifications and their general knowledge of, interest in, and experience with, problems relating to watershed management (including management, including hydrology and soil science), science, forest management practices, fish and wildlife, range management, forest economics, or land use planning. Five Six members shall be selected from the general public, three members shall be selected from the forest products industry, and one member shall be selected from the range livestock industry. At no time shall a majority of the members, nor any of the members selected from the general public, be persons with a direct personal financial interest, within the meaning of Section 1120 of the Government Code, in timberlands. All members of the board shall represent the general public interest.
SEC. 2. Section 731 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:
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731. All members of the board shall be appointed and shall be selected and approved for appointment on the basis of their educational and professional qualifications and their general knowledge of, interest in, and experience with, problems relating to watershed management (including management, including hydrology and soil science), science, forest management practices, fish and wildlife, range management, forest economics, or land use planning. Five Six members shall be selected from the general public, three members shall be selected from the forest products industry, and one member shall be selected from the range livestock industry. At no time shall a majority of the members, nor any of the members selected from the general public, be persons with a direct personal financial interest, within the meaning of Section 1120 of the Government Code, in timberlands. All members of the board shall represent the general public interest.
731. All members of the board shall be appointed and shall be selected and approved for appointment on the basis of their educational and professional qualifications and their general knowledge of, interest in, and experience with, problems relating to watershed management (including management, including hydrology and soil science), science, forest management practices, fish and wildlife, range management, forest economics, or land use planning. Five Six members shall be selected from the general public, three members shall be selected from the forest products industry, and one member shall be selected from the range livestock industry. At no time shall a majority of the members, nor any of the members selected from the general public, be persons with a direct personal financial interest, within the meaning of Section 1120 of the Government Code, in timberlands. All members of the board shall represent the general public interest.
731. All members of the board shall be appointed and shall be selected and approved for appointment on the basis of their educational and professional qualifications and their general knowledge of, interest in, and experience with, problems relating to watershed management (including management, including hydrology and soil science), science, forest management practices, fish and wildlife, range management, forest economics, or land use planning. Five Six members shall be selected from the general public, three members shall be selected from the forest products industry, and one member shall be selected from the range livestock industry. At no time shall a majority of the members, nor any of the members selected from the general public, be persons with a direct personal financial interest, within the meaning of Section 1120 of the Government Code, in timberlands. All members of the board shall represent the general public interest.
731. All members of the board shall be appointed and shall be selected and approved for appointment on the basis of their educational and professional qualifications and their general knowledge of, interest in, and experience with, problems relating to watershed management (including management, including hydrology and soil science), science, forest management practices, fish and wildlife, range management, forest economics, or land use planning. Five Six members shall be selected from the general public, three members shall be selected from the forest products industry, and one member shall be selected from the range livestock industry. At no time shall a majority of the members, nor any of the members selected from the general public, be persons with a direct personal financial interest, within the meaning of Section 1120 of the Government Code, in timberlands. All members of the board shall represent the general public interest.