Bill Text: CA AB579 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 579 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Fire prevention: purchases of personal protective equipment: Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-10-05 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 520, Statutes of 2021. [AB579 Detail]

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 579

Introduced by Assembly Member Flora

February 11, 2021

An act to amend Section 4953 of the Public Resources Code, relating to fire prevention.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 579, as introduced, Flora. Fire prevention.

Existing law establishes the California Conservation Camp program to provide for the training and use of the inmates and wards assigned to conservation camps in the furtherance of public conservation. Existing law requires the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to use inmates and wards assigned to conservation camps for fire prevention, fire control, and other work of the department.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 4953 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:

4953.

(a) The department shall utilize inmates and wards assigned to conservation camps in performing fire prevention, fire control, and other work of the department. At times it deems proper and on terms it deems wise, the department may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with a public agency, local, state, or federal, or with a qualified nonprofit organization that has a demonstrated ability to plan, implement, and complete a conservation project and meets other criteria, as determined by the department, for the performance of other conservation projects that are appropriate for those public agencies or that nonprofit organization under policies ~~that shall be~~ established by the Prison Industry Authority. The charge for the service shall be determined by the director. All of these contracts are subject to the approval of the director and the Director of General Services.

(b) For the purposes of this section, “nonprofit organization” means any California corporation exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), or 501(c)(5) of the federal Internal Revenue Code.