Plain English Breakdown
The bill requires allocation but depends on future legislative appropriation for actual funding availability.
AB-307: Funding Fire Camera Mapping System
This law requires that $10 million from a larger wildfire prevention fund be set aside for the ALERTCalifornia fire camera mapping system.
What This Bill Does
- Requires that $10,000,000 of available funds be allocated to the ALERTCalifornia fire camera mapping system.
- Takes this money from a total of $25,000,000 made available to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for technologies that improve detection and assessment of new fire ignitions.
- Uses bond funds approved by voters in Proposition 4 during the November 2024 election.
Who It Names or Affects
- The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Terms To Know
- Proposition 4
- A voter-approved measure from November 5, 2024, that authorized $10 billion in bonds for projects including wildfire prevention.
- ALERTCalifornia fire camera mapping system
- The specific technology project receiving the allocated funds to improve detection and assessment of new fires.
Limits and Unknowns
- Funds are only available if the Legislature approves them through an appropriation process.
- The text does not specify exactly which cameras will be built or where they will go, only that funds support technologies for detection and assessment of new fire ignitions.