Burn Pile near the Wawona Road (Highway 41)
NPS photo

January 27, 2020 - Last week, RCRC-sponsored Assembly Bill 19, authored by Assembly Member Marie Waldron (R-Escondido), was heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee (Committee). Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) Senior Regulatory Affairs Advocate Staci Heaton testified before the Committee in support of AB 19, which allocates funds to local agencies specifically for purchasing equipment to clear brush and other fire-prone materials from around local roads. 

AB 19 provides vital community protection capacity to local agencies such as counties to help purchase equipment to perform additional vegetation clearance around local roads.  Many rural counties, where vegetation is most dense, are socioeconomically disadvantaged.  AB 19 enables communities to enhance vegetation treatment programs to prevent wildfires from originating around local roads.

RCRC’s support letter can be accessed here. 
Source: RCRC