CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 247Introduced by Senator DoddFebruary 11, 2019 An act to add Section 4742 to the Public Resources Code, relating to wildland fire prevention. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 247, as introduced, Dodd. Wildland fire prevention: vegetation: management.Existing law requires the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to assist local governments in preventing future wildland fire and vegetation management problems by making its wildland fire prevention and vegetation management expertise available to local governments to the extent possible, as provided.This bill would provide that it is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require the department to identify trees that should be trimmed or removed to protect against contact between trees and electric power lines that could cause a fire.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 4742 is added to the Public Resources Code, immediately following Section 4741, to read:4742. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require the department to identify trees that should be trimmed or removed to protect against contact between trees and electric power lines that could cause a fire.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 247Introduced by Senator DoddFebruary 11, 2019 An act to add Section 4742 to the Public Resources Code, relating to wildland fire prevention. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 247, as introduced, Dodd. Wildland fire prevention: vegetation: management.Existing law requires the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to assist local governments in preventing future wildland fire and vegetation management problems by making its wildland fire prevention and vegetation management expertise available to local governments to the extent possible, as provided.This bill would provide that it is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require the department to identify trees that should be trimmed or removed to protect against contact between trees and electric power lines that could cause a fire.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill No. 247
Introduced by Senator DoddFebruary 11, 2019
Introduced by Senator Dodd
February 11, 2019
An act to add Section 4742 to the Public Resources Code, relating to wildland fire prevention.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 247, as introduced, Dodd. Wildland fire prevention: vegetation: management.
Existing law requires the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to assist local governments in preventing future wildland fire and vegetation management problems by making its wildland fire prevention and vegetation management expertise available to local governments to the extent possible, as provided.This bill would provide that it is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require the department to identify trees that should be trimmed or removed to protect against contact between trees and electric power lines that could cause a fire.
Existing law requires the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to assist local governments in preventing future wildland fire and vegetation management problems by making its wildland fire prevention and vegetation management expertise available to local governments to the extent possible, as provided.
This bill would provide that it is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require the department to identify trees that should be trimmed or removed to protect against contact between trees and electric power lines that could cause a fire.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 4742 is added to the Public Resources Code, immediately following Section 4741, to read:4742. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require the department to identify trees that should be trimmed or removed to protect against contact between trees and electric power lines that could cause a fire.
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 4742 is added to the Public Resources Code, immediately following Section 4741, to read:4742. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require the department to identify trees that should be trimmed or removed to protect against contact between trees and electric power lines that could cause a fire.
SECTION 1. Section 4742 is added to the Public Resources Code, immediately following Section 4741, to read:
### SECTION 1.
4742. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require the department to identify trees that should be trimmed or removed to protect against contact between trees and electric power lines that could cause a fire.
4742. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require the department to identify trees that should be trimmed or removed to protect against contact between trees and electric power lines that could cause a fire.
4742. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require the department to identify trees that should be trimmed or removed to protect against contact between trees and electric power lines that could cause a fire.
4742. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require the department to identify trees that should be trimmed or removed to protect against contact between trees and electric power lines that could cause a fire.