Bill Text: CA AB697 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Forest resources: national forest lands: Good Neighbor Authority Fund: ecological restoration and fire resiliency projects.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-09-23 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 232, Statutes of 2021. [AB697 Detail]
Download: California-2021-AB697-Introduced.html
Introduced by Assembly Member Chau (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Mullin) |
February 16, 2021 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
The heading of Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 4810) of Part 2.5 of Division 4 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:
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6. Good Neighbor Authority Fund Program
SEC. 2.
Section 4810 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:4810.
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(b)There is hereby established in the State Treasury the Good Neighbor Authority Fund. The fund shall be administered by the department under the direction of the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency. The moneys in the fund shall be available for expenditure, upon appropriation
by the Legislature, and as authorized by Section 2113a(b)(2) of Title 16 of the United States Code, and to the extent not in conflict with federal law or agreements, for state departments or agencies to undertake forest health and fuels reduction projects on federal lands executed through these agreements, and to fund costs associated with planning, implementing, and maintaining these projects, including administrative and operational costs.
(c)The fund shall be the depository for revenues derived from the sale of forest products, as defined in Section 4638, from federal lands, as authorized by Section 2113a(b)(2) of Title 16 of the United States Code, and to the extent not in conflict with federal law or agreements, to support the activities described in subdivision (b).
(d)State departments or agencies engaged in agreements may accept grants and donations, including, but not
limited to, donations of equipment, seedlings, labor, materials, or funds from any source for the purpose of supporting or facilitating activities undertaken pursuant to this section. Funds received pursuant to this subdivision shall be transferred to the department and deposited into the fund for use by state departments or agencies engaged in agreements to support the activities described in subdivision (b) at the direction of the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency.