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LRA Legislation Factsheet
Assembly Bill No. 211
CHAPTER 574
An act to amend Sections 11891, 11893, 12581, 12996, 12998, 12999.4, and 12999.5 of, and to add
Sections 12999.6 and 13001 to, the Food and Agricultural Code, to amend Section 51179 of the
Government Code, to amend Sections 44274.10, 44274.11, 44274.12, 44274.13, and 44274.14 of
the Health and Safety Code, to amend Sections 3113, 4799.05, 14503.5.1, 14538, 14549.2, 14581,
42052, and 42060 of, to add Sections 14537.5, 14548, 14555, and 21166.3 to, to add Part 5
(commencing with Section 75250) to Division 44 of, and to repeal Section 75250.1 of, the Public
Resources Code, to amend Section 43152.6 of, and to amend and repeal Section 43152.10 of, the
Revenue and Taxation Code, to amend Section 13198 of the Water Code, to amend the Budget Act of
2021 (Chapters 21, 69, and 240 of the Statutes of 2021) by amending Item 8570-002-0001 of Section
2.00 of that act, and to amend the Budget Act of 2021 (Chapter 44 of the Statutes of 2022) by
amending Items 3540-101-0001 of Section 2.00 of that act, relating to public resources, and making an
appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.
[Approved by Governor September 27, 2022. Filed with Secretary of State September 27, 2022.]
AB 211, Committee on Budget. Public resources trailer bill.
(2) Existing law requires the State Fire Marshal to identify areas of the state as moderate, high,
and very high fire hazard severity zones based on specified criteria. Existing law requires a local
agency to designate, by ordinance, very high fire hazard severity zones in its jurisdiction within
120 days of receiving recommendations from the State Fire Marshal. Existing law authorizes a
local agency, at its discretion, to include areas within the jurisdiction of the local agency, not
identified as very high fire hazard severity zones by the State Fire Marshal, as very high fire
hazard severity zones following a finding supported by substantial evidence, as provided.
This bill would additionally require a local agency to designate, by ordinance, moderate and
high fire hazard severity zones within 120 days of receiving recommendations from the State
Fire Marshal. By expanding the responsibility of a local agency, the bill would impose a statemandated local program. The bill would additionally authorize a local agency, at its discretion,
to include areas within the jurisdiction of the local agency, not identified as moderate and high
fire hazard severity zones by the State Fire Marshal, as moderate and high fire hazard severity
zones, respectively. The bill would prohibit the local agency from decreasing the level of fire
hazard severity zone as identified by the State Fire Marshal for any area within the jurisdiction
of the local agency, as provided.
