CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2800Introduced by Assembly Member QuirkFebruary 20, 2020 An act to amend Section 4130 of the Public Resources Code, relating to fire prevention. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2800, as introduced, Quirk. Fire prevention: state responsibility areas.Existing law requires the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection to classify all lands within state responsibility areas into types of land based on cover, beneficial use of water from watersheds, probable damage from erosion, and fire risks and hazards, and to determine intensity of protection to be given to each type of land. Existing law requires the state board to prepare a plan for adequate statewide fire protection of state responsibility areas, as provided. This bill would require the state board to consider the impacts of climate change upon an update of the land classifications or when making modifications to the plan, described above.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 4130 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:4130. The board shall classify all lands within state responsibility areas into types of land based on cover, beneficial use of water from watersheds, probable damage from erosion, and fire risks and hazards, and shall determine the intensity of protection to be given to each such type of land. A plan for adequate statewide fire protection of state responsibility areas shall be prepared by the board in which all land of each type shall be assigned the same intensity of protection, and the estimated cost of such intensity of protection shall be determined. The board shall consider the impacts of climate change upon an update of the land classifications or when making modifications to the plan, pursuant to this section.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2800Introduced by Assembly Member QuirkFebruary 20, 2020 An act to amend Section 4130 of the Public Resources Code, relating to fire prevention. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2800, as introduced, Quirk. Fire prevention: state responsibility areas.Existing law requires the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection to classify all lands within state responsibility areas into types of land based on cover, beneficial use of water from watersheds, probable damage from erosion, and fire risks and hazards, and to determine intensity of protection to be given to each type of land. Existing law requires the state board to prepare a plan for adequate statewide fire protection of state responsibility areas, as provided. This bill would require the state board to consider the impacts of climate change upon an update of the land classifications or when making modifications to the plan, described above.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2800
Introduced by Assembly Member QuirkFebruary 20, 2020
Introduced by Assembly Member Quirk
February 20, 2020
An act to amend Section 4130 of the Public Resources Code, relating to fire prevention.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2800, as introduced, Quirk. Fire prevention: state responsibility areas.
Existing law requires the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection to classify all lands within state responsibility areas into types of land based on cover, beneficial use of water from watersheds, probable damage from erosion, and fire risks and hazards, and to determine intensity of protection to be given to each type of land. Existing law requires the state board to prepare a plan for adequate statewide fire protection of state responsibility areas, as provided. This bill would require the state board to consider the impacts of climate change upon an update of the land classifications or when making modifications to the plan, described above.
Existing law requires the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection to classify all lands within state responsibility areas into types of land based on cover, beneficial use of water from watersheds, probable damage from erosion, and fire risks and hazards, and to determine intensity of protection to be given to each type of land. Existing law requires the state board to prepare a plan for adequate statewide fire protection of state responsibility areas, as provided.
This bill would require the state board to consider the impacts of climate change upon an update of the land classifications or when making modifications to the plan, described above.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 4130 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:4130. The board shall classify all lands within state responsibility areas into types of land based on cover, beneficial use of water from watersheds, probable damage from erosion, and fire risks and hazards, and shall determine the intensity of protection to be given to each such type of land. A plan for adequate statewide fire protection of state responsibility areas shall be prepared by the board in which all land of each type shall be assigned the same intensity of protection, and the estimated cost of such intensity of protection shall be determined. The board shall consider the impacts of climate change upon an update of the land classifications or when making modifications to the plan, pursuant to this section.
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 4130 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:4130. The board shall classify all lands within state responsibility areas into types of land based on cover, beneficial use of water from watersheds, probable damage from erosion, and fire risks and hazards, and shall determine the intensity of protection to be given to each such type of land. A plan for adequate statewide fire protection of state responsibility areas shall be prepared by the board in which all land of each type shall be assigned the same intensity of protection, and the estimated cost of such intensity of protection shall be determined. The board shall consider the impacts of climate change upon an update of the land classifications or when making modifications to the plan, pursuant to this section.
SECTION 1. Section 4130 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
4130. The board shall classify all lands within state responsibility areas into types of land based on cover, beneficial use of water from watersheds, probable damage from erosion, and fire risks and hazards, and shall determine the intensity of protection to be given to each such type of land. A plan for adequate statewide fire protection of state responsibility areas shall be prepared by the board in which all land of each type shall be assigned the same intensity of protection, and the estimated cost of such intensity of protection shall be determined. The board shall consider the impacts of climate change upon an update of the land classifications or when making modifications to the plan, pursuant to this section.
4130. The board shall classify all lands within state responsibility areas into types of land based on cover, beneficial use of water from watersheds, probable damage from erosion, and fire risks and hazards, and shall determine the intensity of protection to be given to each such type of land. A plan for adequate statewide fire protection of state responsibility areas shall be prepared by the board in which all land of each type shall be assigned the same intensity of protection, and the estimated cost of such intensity of protection shall be determined. The board shall consider the impacts of climate change upon an update of the land classifications or when making modifications to the plan, pursuant to this section.
4130. The board shall classify all lands within state responsibility areas into types of land based on cover, beneficial use of water from watersheds, probable damage from erosion, and fire risks and hazards, and shall determine the intensity of protection to be given to each such type of land. A plan for adequate statewide fire protection of state responsibility areas shall be prepared by the board in which all land of each type shall be assigned the same intensity of protection, and the estimated cost of such intensity of protection shall be determined. The board shall consider the impacts of climate change upon an update of the land classifications or when making modifications to the plan, pursuant to this section.
4130. The board shall classify all lands within state responsibility areas into types of land based on cover, beneficial use of water from watersheds, probable damage from erosion, and fire risks and hazards, and shall determine the intensity of protection to be given to each such type of land. A plan for adequate statewide fire protection of state responsibility areas shall be prepared by the board in which all land of each type shall be assigned the same intensity of protection, and the estimated cost of such intensity of protection shall be determined. The board shall consider the impacts of climate change upon an update of the land classifications or when making modifications to the plan, pursuant to this section.