2026 Assembly Bill 2513 (Petrie-Norris, Cottie), Wildfire: Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program: local assistance grant program: regional landscape grants (Chaptered)
Bill Number
AB 2513
Legislative Session
2025-2026
Bill Information
Category
Forestry and Wildfire Prevention
Status
Chaptered
Author
Petrie-Norris.Cottie
Contact
Office of Legislative Affairs
Email
This bill authorizes the Wildlife Conservation Board, the Department of Conservation, and the Department of Fire and Forestry Protection (CalFIRE) Forest Health Grants to award regional landscape block grants to lower wildfire risk. It would also require money given to CalFIRE for landscape scale projects to also be used for activities that improve ecosystem health on chaparral, shrubland, grassland, and coastal sage scrub lands. This bill would also expand the eligible activities for CalFIRE’s local assistance grant program to include vegetation modification and management along roadways.