Good Fire Act: Prescribed Fire Liability Pilot Program: burn bosses: California Environmental Quality Act.
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Two Thirds
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No
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No
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
The Good Fire Act establishes the Prescribed Fire Liability Pilot Program to support the use of prescribed fire and cultural burning practices in California. This program creates a fund to cover losses from these activities, primarily for nonpublic entities like cultural fire practitioners and private landowners. The bill simplifies the process for obtaining burn permits, eliminates the requirement for department approval of burn plans, and expands program eligibility. It also addresses CEQA exemptions for beneficial fire projects and makes adjustments to grant funding procedures, while extending the continuous appropriation for the program.
Key provisions
- Establishes the Prescribed Fire Liability Pilot Program and a Claims Fund.
- Expands program eligibility to include individuals and entities other than the department or federal government.
- Eliminates the requirement for department approval of burn plans.
- Requires a burn plan to be submitted to the claims fund portal before ignition.
- Prioritizes broadcast burns and burns by non-public individuals or entities in the claims fund.
- Requires the department to submit a report to the Legislature within one year of a claim payment, proposing statutory changes.
- Requires burn bosses to recertify every three years.
- Authorizes the department to waive the inspection requirement for burn permit applications.
Who is affected
- Private landowners
- Cultural fire practitioners
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