Amended IN Senate May 20, 2021 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 109Introduced by Senator DoddJanuary 06, 2021 An act to add and repeal Section 8586.8 to the Government Code, relating to emergency services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 109, as amended, Dodd. Office of Emergency Services: Office of Wildfire Technology Research and Development.Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, establishes, within the office of the Governor, the Office of Emergency Services, under the direction of the Director of Emergency Services for the purpose of mitigating the effects of natural, manmade, or war-caused emergencies.This bill would would, until January 1, 2029, establish the Office of Wildfire Technology Research and Development within the Office of Emergency Services under the direct control of the Director of the Office of Emergency Services. The bill would make the office responsible for studying, testing, and advising regarding procurement of emerging technologies and tools in order to more effectively prevent and suppress wildfires, and serving as the central organizing hub for the state governments identification of emerging wildfire technologies, as provided.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. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Catastrophic wildfires pose an urgent threat to lives, property, and resources in California.(b) Seventeen of the 20 largest wildfires in California history have occurred since 2000, and six of the seven largest wildfires occurred in 2020 alone.(c) The escalating frequency and devastation caused by wildfires demand ongoing research and development of emerging wildfire technologies and tools to prevent, monitor, identify, and suppress wildfires developed by public, private, and nonprofit entities in order to protect lives and property from the effects of wildfires.SEC. 2. Section 8586.8 is added to the Government Code, to read:8586.8. (a) For purposes of this section, office means the Office of Wildfire Technology Research and Development.(b) The Office of Wildfire Technology Research and Development is hereby established in state government within the Office of Emergency Services to study, test, and advise regarding procurement of emerging technologies and tools in order to more effectively prevent and suppress wildfires within the state. The office shall serve as the central organizing hub for the state governments identification of emerging wildfire technologies.(c) The office shall be under the direct control of the director.(d) The office shall undertake, but is not limited to, the following activities:(1) Develop a balanced, multimodal research and development program designed to identify, research, and test emerging technologies and tools designed to prevent and suppress wildfires.(2) Work with public, private, and nonprofit entities in identifying new technologies and tools.(3) Make recommendations to state and local agencies on the most effective and useful technologies and tools for procurement.(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.
Amended IN Senate May 20, 2021 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 109Introduced by Senator DoddJanuary 06, 2021 An act to add and repeal Section 8586.8 to the Government Code, relating to emergency services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 109, as amended, Dodd. Office of Emergency Services: Office of Wildfire Technology Research and Development.Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, establishes, within the office of the Governor, the Office of Emergency Services, under the direction of the Director of Emergency Services for the purpose of mitigating the effects of natural, manmade, or war-caused emergencies.This bill would would, until January 1, 2029, establish the Office of Wildfire Technology Research and Development within the Office of Emergency Services under the direct control of the Director of the Office of Emergency Services. The bill would make the office responsible for studying, testing, and advising regarding procurement of emerging technologies and tools in order to more effectively prevent and suppress wildfires, and serving as the central organizing hub for the state governments identification of emerging wildfire technologies, as provided.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Senate May 20, 2021
Amended IN Senate May 20, 2021
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 109
Introduced by Senator DoddJanuary 06, 2021
Introduced by Senator Dodd
January 06, 2021
An act to add and repeal Section 8586.8 to the Government Code, relating to emergency services.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 109, as amended, Dodd. Office of Emergency Services: Office of Wildfire Technology Research and Development.
Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, establishes, within the office of the Governor, the Office of Emergency Services, under the direction of the Director of Emergency Services for the purpose of mitigating the effects of natural, manmade, or war-caused emergencies.This bill would would, until January 1, 2029, establish the Office of Wildfire Technology Research and Development within the Office of Emergency Services under the direct control of the Director of the Office of Emergency Services. The bill would make the office responsible for studying, testing, and advising regarding procurement of emerging technologies and tools in order to more effectively prevent and suppress wildfires, and serving as the central organizing hub for the state governments identification of emerging wildfire technologies, as provided.
Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, establishes, within the office of the Governor, the Office of Emergency Services, under the direction of the Director of Emergency Services for the purpose of mitigating the effects of natural, manmade, or war-caused emergencies.
This bill would would, until January 1, 2029, establish the Office of Wildfire Technology Research and Development within the Office of Emergency Services under the direct control of the Director of the Office of Emergency Services. The bill would make the office responsible for studying, testing, and advising regarding procurement of emerging technologies and tools in order to more effectively prevent and suppress wildfires, and serving as the central organizing hub for the state governments identification of emerging wildfire technologies, as provided.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Catastrophic wildfires pose an urgent threat to lives, property, and resources in California.(b) Seventeen of the 20 largest wildfires in California history have occurred since 2000, and six of the seven largest wildfires occurred in 2020 alone.(c) The escalating frequency and devastation caused by wildfires demand ongoing research and development of emerging wildfire technologies and tools to prevent, monitor, identify, and suppress wildfires developed by public, private, and nonprofit entities in order to protect lives and property from the effects of wildfires.SEC. 2. Section 8586.8 is added to the Government Code, to read:8586.8. (a) For purposes of this section, office means the Office of Wildfire Technology Research and Development.(b) The Office of Wildfire Technology Research and Development is hereby established in state government within the Office of Emergency Services to study, test, and advise regarding procurement of emerging technologies and tools in order to more effectively prevent and suppress wildfires within the state. The office shall serve as the central organizing hub for the state governments identification of emerging wildfire technologies.(c) The office shall be under the direct control of the director.(d) The office shall undertake, but is not limited to, the following activities:(1) Develop a balanced, multimodal research and development program designed to identify, research, and test emerging technologies and tools designed to prevent and suppress wildfires.(2) Work with public, private, and nonprofit entities in identifying new technologies and tools.(3) Make recommendations to state and local agencies on the most effective and useful technologies and tools for procurement.(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Catastrophic wildfires pose an urgent threat to lives, property, and resources in California.(b) Seventeen of the 20 largest wildfires in California history have occurred since 2000, and six of the seven largest wildfires occurred in 2020 alone.(c) The escalating frequency and devastation caused by wildfires demand ongoing research and development of emerging wildfire technologies and tools to prevent, monitor, identify, and suppress wildfires developed by public, private, and nonprofit entities in order to protect lives and property from the effects of wildfires.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Catastrophic wildfires pose an urgent threat to lives, property, and resources in California.(b) Seventeen of the 20 largest wildfires in California history have occurred since 2000, and six of the seven largest wildfires occurred in 2020 alone.(c) The escalating frequency and devastation caused by wildfires demand ongoing research and development of emerging wildfire technologies and tools to prevent, monitor, identify, and suppress wildfires developed by public, private, and nonprofit entities in order to protect lives and property from the effects of wildfires.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
### SECTION 1.
(a) Catastrophic wildfires pose an urgent threat to lives, property, and resources in California.
(b) Seventeen of the 20 largest wildfires in California history have occurred since 2000, and six of the seven largest wildfires occurred in 2020 alone.
(c) The escalating frequency and devastation caused by wildfires demand ongoing research and development of emerging wildfire technologies and tools to prevent, monitor, identify, and suppress wildfires developed by public, private, and nonprofit entities in order to protect lives and property from the effects of wildfires.
SEC. 2. Section 8586.8 is added to the Government Code, to read:8586.8. (a) For purposes of this section, office means the Office of Wildfire Technology Research and Development.(b) The Office of Wildfire Technology Research and Development is hereby established in state government within the Office of Emergency Services to study, test, and advise regarding procurement of emerging technologies and tools in order to more effectively prevent and suppress wildfires within the state. The office shall serve as the central organizing hub for the state governments identification of emerging wildfire technologies.(c) The office shall be under the direct control of the director.(d) The office shall undertake, but is not limited to, the following activities:(1) Develop a balanced, multimodal research and development program designed to identify, research, and test emerging technologies and tools designed to prevent and suppress wildfires.(2) Work with public, private, and nonprofit entities in identifying new technologies and tools.(3) Make recommendations to state and local agencies on the most effective and useful technologies and tools for procurement.(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.
SEC. 2. Section 8586.8 is added to the Government Code, to read:
### SEC. 2.
8586.8. (a) For purposes of this section, office means the Office of Wildfire Technology Research and Development.(b) The Office of Wildfire Technology Research and Development is hereby established in state government within the Office of Emergency Services to study, test, and advise regarding procurement of emerging technologies and tools in order to more effectively prevent and suppress wildfires within the state. The office shall serve as the central organizing hub for the state governments identification of emerging wildfire technologies.(c) The office shall be under the direct control of the director.(d) The office shall undertake, but is not limited to, the following activities:(1) Develop a balanced, multimodal research and development program designed to identify, research, and test emerging technologies and tools designed to prevent and suppress wildfires.(2) Work with public, private, and nonprofit entities in identifying new technologies and tools.(3) Make recommendations to state and local agencies on the most effective and useful technologies and tools for procurement.(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.
8586.8. (a) For purposes of this section, office means the Office of Wildfire Technology Research and Development.(b) The Office of Wildfire Technology Research and Development is hereby established in state government within the Office of Emergency Services to study, test, and advise regarding procurement of emerging technologies and tools in order to more effectively prevent and suppress wildfires within the state. The office shall serve as the central organizing hub for the state governments identification of emerging wildfire technologies.(c) The office shall be under the direct control of the director.(d) The office shall undertake, but is not limited to, the following activities:(1) Develop a balanced, multimodal research and development program designed to identify, research, and test emerging technologies and tools designed to prevent and suppress wildfires.(2) Work with public, private, and nonprofit entities in identifying new technologies and tools.(3) Make recommendations to state and local agencies on the most effective and useful technologies and tools for procurement.(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.
8586.8. (a) For purposes of this section, office means the Office of Wildfire Technology Research and Development.(b) The Office of Wildfire Technology Research and Development is hereby established in state government within the Office of Emergency Services to study, test, and advise regarding procurement of emerging technologies and tools in order to more effectively prevent and suppress wildfires within the state. The office shall serve as the central organizing hub for the state governments identification of emerging wildfire technologies.(c) The office shall be under the direct control of the director.(d) The office shall undertake, but is not limited to, the following activities:(1) Develop a balanced, multimodal research and development program designed to identify, research, and test emerging technologies and tools designed to prevent and suppress wildfires.(2) Work with public, private, and nonprofit entities in identifying new technologies and tools.(3) Make recommendations to state and local agencies on the most effective and useful technologies and tools for procurement.(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.
8586.8. (a) For purposes of this section, office means the Office of Wildfire Technology Research and Development.
(b) The Office of Wildfire Technology Research and Development is hereby established in state government within the Office of Emergency Services to study, test, and advise regarding procurement of emerging technologies and tools in order to more effectively prevent and suppress wildfires within the state. The office shall serve as the central organizing hub for the state governments identification of emerging wildfire technologies.
(c) The office shall be under the direct control of the director.
(d) The office shall undertake, but is not limited to, the following activities:
(1) Develop a balanced, multimodal research and development program designed to identify, research, and test emerging technologies and tools designed to prevent and suppress wildfires.
(2) Work with public, private, and nonprofit entities in identifying new technologies and tools.
(3) Make recommendations to state and local agencies on the most effective and useful technologies and tools for procurement.
(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.