Plain English Breakdown
The effective date is not provided in the official source material.
Exempting Supervised Wildland Burning from Permits
This law requires the State Air Resources Board to designate agencies that oversee agricultural burning and exempts wildland vegetation management burning from permit requirements if conducted by or under the supervision of those designated agencies.
What This Bill Does
- Requires the State Air Resources Board to designate public fire protection agencies or equivalent local agencies to oversee agricultural burning activities, including wildland vegetation management burning.
- Exempts wildland vegetation management burning from permit requirements if conducted by or under the supervision of a designated agency.
- Directs the state board to adopt rules and regulations ensuring these burning activities are conducted safely and effectively.
- Requires the state board to develop guidelines and best practices for wildland vegetation management burning to ensure public safety and environmental protection.
Who It Names or Affects
- The State Air Resources Board
- Public fire protection agencies or equivalent local agencies designated by the state board
- Groups conducting wildland vegetation management burning
Terms To Know
- Wildland vegetation management burning
- A type of agricultural burning used to manage plants in open, natural areas.
- State-mandated local program
- A new duty given by the state that requires local agencies to take action or spend money.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill does not specify an effective date.
- Reimbursement for costs depends on a future determination by the Commission on State Mandates.
- The specific details of the new rules, guidelines, and best practices are not included in this text.