Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024: Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: fire camera mapping system.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Petrie-Norris
Last action: 2026-02-02
Official status: From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify who else besides the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is affected.

Wildfire Prevention and Fire Camera Mapping

This act allocates $10 million from a bond measure to improve wildfire detection through technology for the ALERTCalifornia fire camera mapping system.

What This Bill Does

Allocates $10 million of the $25 million available to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for the ALERTCalifornia fire camera mapping system.
Improves early detection and assessment of new fires using advanced technologies.

Who It Names or Affects

The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

Terms To Know

ALERTCalifornia: A fire camera mapping system used by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Bond Measure: Money borrowed from investors to fund projects, which is then repaid over time with interest.

Limits and Unknowns

The exact details on how the remaining $15 million will be used are not specified.
It's unclear when and how the funds will be appropriated by the Legislature.

Bill History

2026-02-02 California Legislative Information
From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
2026-01-31 California Legislative Information
Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
2025-03-24 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-02-10 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
2025-01-24 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee February 23.
2025-01-23 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 307, as introduced, Petrie-Norris.
Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024: Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: fire camera mapping system.
The Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024, approved by the voters as Proposition 4 at the November 5, 2024, statewide general election, authorized the issuance of bonds in the amount of $10,000,000,000 pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law to finance projects for safe drinking water, drought, flood, and water resilience, wildfire and forest resilience, coastal resilience, extreme heat mitigation, biodiversity and nature-based climate solutions, climate-smart, sustainable, and resilient farms, ranches, and working lands, park creation and outdoor access, and clean air programs. Of these funds, the act makes available $1,500,000,000, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for wildfire prevention, including, among other things, by making $25,000,000 available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Department of
Forestry and Fire Protection for technologies that improve detection and assessment of new fire ignitions.
This bill would require, of the $25,000,000 made available to the department, $10,000,000 be allocated for purposes of the ALERTCalifornia fire camera mapping system.

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