Bill > SB504

This bill would make several changes to California's laws related to wildfire prevention and defensible space requirements. The key provisions are: - It would require a person who owns, leases, or maintains a building or structure in the state responsibility area to maintain 100 feet of defensible space around the structure, regardless of the property's location or vegetation type. The bill would allow regulations to alter the fuel reduction requirements between 5-30 feet to integrate an ember-resistant zone within 5 feet of the structure. - It would give priority in awarding local assistance grants for fire prevention and home hardening education to local governmental entities that are qualified to perform defensible space assessments in high and very high fire hazard severity zones and report that information using a common reporting platform. - It would authorize the public education and outreach programs under the local assistance grant program to include new technologies and game elements to enhance and accelerate the education of property owners. - It would make conforming changes to the requirements for a person who owns, leases, or maintains a building or structure in a very high fire hazard severity zone designated by a local agency. The bill aims to strengthen California's wildfire prevention efforts by expanding defensible space requirements, prioritizing grants for assessments and reporting in high-risk areas, and using innovative education methods.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance

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