California Public Resources Code

§ 4209.5

PRC § 4209.5 Effective Jan 1, 2022Div. 4 · Part 2 · Ch. 1 · Art. 12

Statute text

(a)The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall establish the Community Wildfire Mitigation Assistance Program to coordinate regional and local efforts with state policies, strategies, and programs for community wildfire mitigation in order to improve wildfire preparedness and prevention, with an emphasis on the most vulnerable communities.

(b)The program shall do all of the following:

(1)Provide technical assistance to local jurisdictions with community wildfire preparedness and prevention services and identify funding opportunities and best practices, including, but not necessarily limited to, defensible space, structure hardening, fuel reduction around communities, wildland building code standards, and land use planning.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 225, Sec. 17. (AB 9) Effective January 1, 2022.