Plain English Breakdown
The official text states communities must be 'as defined,' but does not provide the full legal definition or list all criteria for identification within this excerpt.
Wildfire Prevention Grants for Identified Cohesive Fire Communities
Starting in fiscal year 2028–29, this law allows the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to give wildfire prevention grant money to identified cohesive fire communities that partner with fire safe councils.
What This Bill Does
- Authorizes the department to disburse Wildfire Prevention Grants Program funds to identified cohesive fire communities beginning in fiscal year 2028–29.
- Requires these communities to partner with fire safe councils to receive funding.
- Allows grantees to use funds for hazardous fuels reduction, wildfire prevention planning, and wildfire prevention education activities.
- Requires the department to prioritize disadvantaged identified cohesive fire communities when evaluating applicants starting in fiscal year 2028–29.
Who It Names or Affects
- Identified cohesive fire communities that partner with fire safe councils
- The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Terms To Know
- identified cohesive fire community
- A type of community defined by law that is eligible for these grants.
- fire safe council
- An organization that identified cohesive fire communities must partner with to receive funding under this bill.
Limits and Unknowns
- The text does not specify the exact dollar amount of funds available for these grants.
- The term 'identified cohesive fire community' is defined by law, but the specific criteria are not listed in this summary.
- Funding disbursement begins with fiscal year 2028–29.