The Board of Forestry conducted a workshop on February 24
regarding the latest version of the proposed Fire Safe
Regulations. CSAC and other local government advocacy groups have
been closely monitoring the development of these regulations for
the past several months. This has included participation in
several workshops and a local government stakeholder meeting to
discuss the proposed changes and direct meetings with the Board
of Forestry members and staff.
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued a
decision on February 18 adopting wireline provider resiliency
strategies. The decision
(21-02-029) requires California’s facilities-based
wireline providers to develop comprehensive resiliency strategies
to prepare for catastrophic disasters and power outages. These
requirements are for wireline facilities in Tier 2 and Tier 3
High Fire Threat Districts (HFTDs). The decision:
The CSAC AENR team would like input on the following pieces of
introduced legislation relating to resiliency and wildfires. If
you have any comments or feedback, please email Nick Cronenwett,
Legislative Analyst.
This week, the Board of Forestry (BOF) held a public workshop to
discuss proposed changes to the state’s Fire Safe Regulations.
The discussion primarily focused on the first article of the
regulations dealing with applicability. CSAC staff has been
closely monitoring the development of these regulations for
months and appreciated elements of the discussion and comments
from Board members and staff around developing reasonable
regulatory triggers related to development size in State
Responsibility Area and Local Responsibility Very High Fire
Severity Zones.
The Board of Forestry has announced additional public workshops
in its ongoing development of proposed changes to the state’s
Fire Safe Regulations. CSAC has been closely monitoring the
development of these new regulations and has been working closely
with other local government advocates. We will continue to
coordinate with our member counties to help provide feedback
directly to the BOF on the development of these regulations.
On Wednesday, December 30th, Governor Gavin
Newsom issued an executive order to further assist
communities across the state recovering from devastating
wildfires dating back to 2017. The order extends the state’s
prohibition on price gouging for Butte, Los Angeles, Mendocino,
Napa, Sonoma and Ventura Counties.
The full text of the executive order can be found
here.
The Board of Forestry and Fire Protection has announced that
it will hold a public workshop on proposed changes to the state’s
fire safe regulations on December 22nd from 9 AM to 5
PM. Please find the workshop notice
here.
The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development has
announced that the fiscal year 2020-2021 Grant Solicitation for
the Cannabis Equity Grants Program for Local Jurisdictions is now
available. The Grant Solicitation guide, the link to the Online
Application Portal, an Application User Guide, and required
documents can be found at
www.business.ca.gov/CEG.
