CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2874Introduced by Assembly Member CooleyFebruary 18, 2022 An act relating to public resources. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2874, as introduced, Cooley. Wildfire prevention: vegetation management.Existing law declares that the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has extensive technical expertise in wildland fire prevention and vegetation management on forest, range, and watershed lands. Existing law further declares that because of the scope of the problem of high-intensity wildland fires and the expertise of the department, local governments, including cities, counties, and special districts, need assistance in preventing future problems resulting from inadequate fire prevention planning and vegetation management.This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would address wildfire fuel management goals for the public benefit, including the identification and mitigation of vegetation that creates a fire hazard.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. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would address wildfire fuel management goals for the public benefit, including the identification and mitigation of vegetation that creates a fire hazard. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2874Introduced by Assembly Member CooleyFebruary 18, 2022 An act relating to public resources. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2874, as introduced, Cooley. Wildfire prevention: vegetation management.Existing law declares that the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has extensive technical expertise in wildland fire prevention and vegetation management on forest, range, and watershed lands. Existing law further declares that because of the scope of the problem of high-intensity wildland fires and the expertise of the department, local governments, including cities, counties, and special districts, need assistance in preventing future problems resulting from inadequate fire prevention planning and vegetation management.This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would address wildfire fuel management goals for the public benefit, including the identification and mitigation of vegetation that creates a fire hazard.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2874 Introduced by Assembly Member CooleyFebruary 18, 2022 Introduced by Assembly Member Cooley February 18, 2022 An act relating to public resources. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2874, as introduced, Cooley. Wildfire prevention: vegetation management. Existing law declares that the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has extensive technical expertise in wildland fire prevention and vegetation management on forest, range, and watershed lands. Existing law further declares that because of the scope of the problem of high-intensity wildland fires and the expertise of the department, local governments, including cities, counties, and special districts, need assistance in preventing future problems resulting from inadequate fire prevention planning and vegetation management.This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would address wildfire fuel management goals for the public benefit, including the identification and mitigation of vegetation that creates a fire hazard. Existing law declares that the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has extensive technical expertise in wildland fire prevention and vegetation management on forest, range, and watershed lands. Existing law further declares that because of the scope of the problem of high-intensity wildland fires and the expertise of the department, local governments, including cities, counties, and special districts, need assistance in preventing future problems resulting from inadequate fire prevention planning and vegetation management. This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would address wildfire fuel management goals for the public benefit, including the identification and mitigation of vegetation that creates a fire hazard. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would address wildfire fuel management goals for the public benefit, including the identification and mitigation of vegetation that creates a fire hazard. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would address wildfire fuel management goals for the public benefit, including the identification and mitigation of vegetation that creates a fire hazard. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would address wildfire fuel management goals for the public benefit, including the identification and mitigation of vegetation that creates a fire hazard. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would address wildfire fuel management goals for the public benefit, including the identification and mitigation of vegetation that creates a fire hazard. ### SECTION 1.