| 1 | 1 | | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2067Introduced by Assembly Member SmithFebruary 14, 2022 An act to amend Section 705.5 of the Public Resources Code, relating to forest resources. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2067, as introduced, Smith. Forest resources: fire prevention grants. The Budget Act of 2017 appropriated moneys to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for purposes of, among other things, providing local assistance grants, grants to fire safe councils, and grants to qualified nonprofit organizations with a demonstrated ability to satisfactorily plan, implement, and complete a fire prevention project for these same purposes, as provided. Existing law, until January 1, 2024, authorizes the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection to authorize advance payments to a nonprofit organization, a local agency, a special district, a private forest landowner, or a Native American tribe from the grant awards specified above. Existing law places specified requirements on the grantee of the advance payment, including that the grantee file an accountability report with the department, as provided. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.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 705.5 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:705.5. (a) The director may authorize advance payments to a nonprofit organization, a local agency, a special district, or a Native American tribe from a grant awarded pursuant to subdivision (a), (b), (c), (d), (f), or (g) of Provision 2 of Item 3540-001-3228 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2017, including subsequent amendments to that provision. The director may also authorize advance payments to a private forest landowner from a grant awarded pursuant to subdivision (a) of Provision 2 of Item 3540-001-3228 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2017, including subsequent amendments to that provision. No single advance payment shall exceed 25 percent of the total grant award. award amount.(b) (1) The grantee shall expend the funds from the advance payment within six months of receipt, unless the department waives this requirement.(2) The grantee shall file an accountability report with the department within four months from the date of receiving the funds funds, and every four months thereafter.(c) (1) The department shall provide a report to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2023, on the outcome of the departments use of advance payments.(2) A report submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2024, deletes or extends that date. |
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| 3 | 3 | | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2067Introduced by Assembly Member SmithFebruary 14, 2022 An act to amend Section 705.5 of the Public Resources Code, relating to forest resources. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2067, as introduced, Smith. Forest resources: fire prevention grants. The Budget Act of 2017 appropriated moneys to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for purposes of, among other things, providing local assistance grants, grants to fire safe councils, and grants to qualified nonprofit organizations with a demonstrated ability to satisfactorily plan, implement, and complete a fire prevention project for these same purposes, as provided. Existing law, until January 1, 2024, authorizes the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection to authorize advance payments to a nonprofit organization, a local agency, a special district, a private forest landowner, or a Native American tribe from the grant awards specified above. Existing law places specified requirements on the grantee of the advance payment, including that the grantee file an accountability report with the department, as provided. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO |
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| 9 | 9 | | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION |
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| 13 | 13 | | No. 2067 |
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| 15 | 15 | | Introduced by Assembly Member SmithFebruary 14, 2022 |
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| 17 | 17 | | Introduced by Assembly Member Smith |
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| 18 | 18 | | February 14, 2022 |
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| 20 | 20 | | An act to amend Section 705.5 of the Public Resources Code, relating to forest resources. |
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| 22 | 22 | | LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST |
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| 24 | 24 | | ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST |
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| 26 | 26 | | AB 2067, as introduced, Smith. Forest resources: fire prevention grants. |
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| 28 | 28 | | The Budget Act of 2017 appropriated moneys to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for purposes of, among other things, providing local assistance grants, grants to fire safe councils, and grants to qualified nonprofit organizations with a demonstrated ability to satisfactorily plan, implement, and complete a fire prevention project for these same purposes, as provided. Existing law, until January 1, 2024, authorizes the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection to authorize advance payments to a nonprofit organization, a local agency, a special district, a private forest landowner, or a Native American tribe from the grant awards specified above. Existing law places specified requirements on the grantee of the advance payment, including that the grantee file an accountability report with the department, as provided. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. |
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| 30 | 30 | | The Budget Act of 2017 appropriated moneys to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for purposes of, among other things, providing local assistance grants, grants to fire safe councils, and grants to qualified nonprofit organizations with a demonstrated ability to satisfactorily plan, implement, and complete a fire prevention project for these same purposes, as provided. Existing law, until January 1, 2024, authorizes the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection to authorize advance payments to a nonprofit organization, a local agency, a special district, a private forest landowner, or a Native American tribe from the grant awards specified above. Existing law places specified requirements on the grantee of the advance payment, including that the grantee file an accountability report with the department, as provided. |
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| 32 | 32 | | This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. |
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| 34 | 34 | | ## Digest Key |
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| 38 | 38 | | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 705.5 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:705.5. (a) The director may authorize advance payments to a nonprofit organization, a local agency, a special district, or a Native American tribe from a grant awarded pursuant to subdivision (a), (b), (c), (d), (f), or (g) of Provision 2 of Item 3540-001-3228 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2017, including subsequent amendments to that provision. The director may also authorize advance payments to a private forest landowner from a grant awarded pursuant to subdivision (a) of Provision 2 of Item 3540-001-3228 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2017, including subsequent amendments to that provision. No single advance payment shall exceed 25 percent of the total grant award. award amount.(b) (1) The grantee shall expend the funds from the advance payment within six months of receipt, unless the department waives this requirement.(2) The grantee shall file an accountability report with the department within four months from the date of receiving the funds funds, and every four months thereafter.(c) (1) The department shall provide a report to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2023, on the outcome of the departments use of advance payments.(2) A report submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2024, deletes or extends that date. |
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| 40 | 40 | | The people of the State of California do enact as follows: |
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| 42 | 42 | | ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: |
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| 44 | 44 | | SECTION 1. Section 705.5 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:705.5. (a) The director may authorize advance payments to a nonprofit organization, a local agency, a special district, or a Native American tribe from a grant awarded pursuant to subdivision (a), (b), (c), (d), (f), or (g) of Provision 2 of Item 3540-001-3228 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2017, including subsequent amendments to that provision. The director may also authorize advance payments to a private forest landowner from a grant awarded pursuant to subdivision (a) of Provision 2 of Item 3540-001-3228 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2017, including subsequent amendments to that provision. No single advance payment shall exceed 25 percent of the total grant award. award amount.(b) (1) The grantee shall expend the funds from the advance payment within six months of receipt, unless the department waives this requirement.(2) The grantee shall file an accountability report with the department within four months from the date of receiving the funds funds, and every four months thereafter.(c) (1) The department shall provide a report to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2023, on the outcome of the departments use of advance payments.(2) A report submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2024, deletes or extends that date. |
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| 46 | 46 | | SECTION 1. Section 705.5 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read: |
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| 50 | 50 | | 705.5. (a) The director may authorize advance payments to a nonprofit organization, a local agency, a special district, or a Native American tribe from a grant awarded pursuant to subdivision (a), (b), (c), (d), (f), or (g) of Provision 2 of Item 3540-001-3228 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2017, including subsequent amendments to that provision. The director may also authorize advance payments to a private forest landowner from a grant awarded pursuant to subdivision (a) of Provision 2 of Item 3540-001-3228 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2017, including subsequent amendments to that provision. No single advance payment shall exceed 25 percent of the total grant award. award amount.(b) (1) The grantee shall expend the funds from the advance payment within six months of receipt, unless the department waives this requirement.(2) The grantee shall file an accountability report with the department within four months from the date of receiving the funds funds, and every four months thereafter.(c) (1) The department shall provide a report to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2023, on the outcome of the departments use of advance payments.(2) A report submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2024, deletes or extends that date. |
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| 52 | 52 | | 705.5. (a) The director may authorize advance payments to a nonprofit organization, a local agency, a special district, or a Native American tribe from a grant awarded pursuant to subdivision (a), (b), (c), (d), (f), or (g) of Provision 2 of Item 3540-001-3228 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2017, including subsequent amendments to that provision. The director may also authorize advance payments to a private forest landowner from a grant awarded pursuant to subdivision (a) of Provision 2 of Item 3540-001-3228 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2017, including subsequent amendments to that provision. No single advance payment shall exceed 25 percent of the total grant award. award amount.(b) (1) The grantee shall expend the funds from the advance payment within six months of receipt, unless the department waives this requirement.(2) The grantee shall file an accountability report with the department within four months from the date of receiving the funds funds, and every four months thereafter.(c) (1) The department shall provide a report to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2023, on the outcome of the departments use of advance payments.(2) A report submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2024, deletes or extends that date. |
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| 54 | 54 | | 705.5. (a) The director may authorize advance payments to a nonprofit organization, a local agency, a special district, or a Native American tribe from a grant awarded pursuant to subdivision (a), (b), (c), (d), (f), or (g) of Provision 2 of Item 3540-001-3228 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2017, including subsequent amendments to that provision. The director may also authorize advance payments to a private forest landowner from a grant awarded pursuant to subdivision (a) of Provision 2 of Item 3540-001-3228 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2017, including subsequent amendments to that provision. No single advance payment shall exceed 25 percent of the total grant award. award amount.(b) (1) The grantee shall expend the funds from the advance payment within six months of receipt, unless the department waives this requirement.(2) The grantee shall file an accountability report with the department within four months from the date of receiving the funds funds, and every four months thereafter.(c) (1) The department shall provide a report to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2023, on the outcome of the departments use of advance payments.(2) A report submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2024, deletes or extends that date. |
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| 58 | 58 | | 705.5. (a) The director may authorize advance payments to a nonprofit organization, a local agency, a special district, or a Native American tribe from a grant awarded pursuant to subdivision (a), (b), (c), (d), (f), or (g) of Provision 2 of Item 3540-001-3228 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2017, including subsequent amendments to that provision. The director may also authorize advance payments to a private forest landowner from a grant awarded pursuant to subdivision (a) of Provision 2 of Item 3540-001-3228 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2017, including subsequent amendments to that provision. No single advance payment shall exceed 25 percent of the total grant award. award amount. |
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| 60 | 60 | | (b) (1) The grantee shall expend the funds from the advance payment within six months of receipt, unless the department waives this requirement. |
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| 62 | 62 | | (2) The grantee shall file an accountability report with the department within four months from the date of receiving the funds funds, and every four months thereafter. |
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| 64 | 64 | | (c) (1) The department shall provide a report to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2023, on the outcome of the departments use of advance payments. |
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| 66 | 66 | | (2) A report submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code. |
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| 68 | 68 | | (d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2024, deletes or extends that date. |
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