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CA Pub Res Code § 701.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 701.6.

701.6.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on and after January 1, 2007, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection may be referred to, where appropriate and as determined by the director, as CAL-FIRE.(b) No existing supplies, forms, insignias, signs, or logos shall be destroyed or changed as a result of the authorization to use CAL-FIRE where appropriate to refer to the department, and they shall continue to be used until exhausted or unserviceable.(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 265, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Pub Res Code § 702 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 702.

702.  (a) Pursuant to Section 13100 of the Health and Safety Code, there is within the department the Office of the State Fire Marshal.(b) There shall be a Chief Deputy Director of Forestry and Fire Protection who shall administer the Office of the State Fire Marshal and who shall be known as the State Fire Marshal. The State Fire Marshal shall be appointed pursuant to Section 13101 of the Health and Safety Code.(c) The State Fire Marshal may, with the approval of the director, appoint assistant or deputy state fire marshals and employ office and field assistants and other employees pursuant to Sections 12551, 13102, and 13103 of the Health and Safety Code.(d) There is within the Office of the State Fire Marshal the State Board of Fire Services, established pursuant to Section 13140 of the Health and Safety Code. The State Board of Fire Services shall advise the State Fire Marshal as provided by law.(e) The Office of the State Fire Marshal, as a component of the department, shall have access to all resources of the department in carrying out its mission.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 225, Sec. 11. (AB 9) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Pub Res Code § 703 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 703.

703.  The director shall appoint a cultural burning liaison who shall do all of the following:(a) Advise the department on developing increased cultural burning activity.(b) Engage with California Native American tribes, tribal organizations, and cultural fire practitioners, as defined in Section 4002.6, on opportunities to partner with the department.(c) Make recommendations to the director on ways to reduce barriers to cultural burning, as defined in Section 4002.4.(d) Serve on the State Fire Marshal’s State Board of Fire Services, as established by Article 2 (commencing with Section 13140) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 12 of the Health and Safety Code.(e) Work with unit chiefs across the state to ensure prescribed fire and cultural burning objectives are understood and supported by the department.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 375, Sec. 6. (AB 642) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Pub Res Code § 705 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 705.

705.  The department may expend the money in any appropriation or in any special fund in the State Treasury made available by law for the administration of the statutes the administration of which is committed to the department, or for the use, support, or maintenance of any board, bureau, commission, department, office, or officer whose duties, powers, and functions have been transferred to, and conferred upon, the department. Such expenditures by the department shall be made in accordance with law in carrying out the purposes for which the appropriations were made or the special funds created.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1300.)
CA Pub Res Code § 705.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 705.5.

705.5.  (a) The director may authorize advance payments to a nonprofit organization, a local agency, a special district, or a Native American tribe from a grant awarded pursuant to subdivision (a), (b), (c), (d), (f), or (g) of Provision 2 of Item 3540-001-3228 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2017, including subsequent amendments to that provision. The director may also authorize advance payments to a private forest landowner from a grant awarded pursuant to subdivision (a) of Provision 2 of Item 3540-001-3228 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2017, including subsequent amendments to that provision. No single advance payment shall exceed 25 percent of the total grant award.(b) (1) The grantee shall expend the funds from the advance payment within six months of receipt, unless the department waives this requirement.(2) The grantee shall file an accountability report with the department four months from the date of receiving the funds and every four months thereafter.(c) (1) The department shall provide a report to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2023, on the outcome of the department’s use of advance payments.(2) A report submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2024, deletes or extends that date.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 622, Sec. 1. (SB 1079) Effective September 21, 2018. Repealed as of January 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
CA Pub Res Code § 706 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 706.

706.  The department shall have possession and control of all records, books, papers, offices, equipment, supplies, moneys, funds, appropriations, land, and other property, real or personal, held for the benefit or use of all bodies, offices, and officers whose duties, powers, and functions have been transferred to, and conferred upon, the department.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1300.)
CA Pub Res Code § 707 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 707.

707.  Whenever the department has received and deposited any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund in an excessive amount or in error, or whenever a refund of all or a portion of such money is due any person, firm, or corporation because of the termination of an agreement or other lawful reason, payment of such refund shall be made upon the filing of a claim by the director with the State Controller. The State Controller shall draw his warrant for payment of the refund from any appropriation made for that purpose.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1300.)
CA Pub Res Code § 707.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 707.1.

707.1.  (a) Any moneys recovered by the department in a civil action to recover state costs related to fire suppression, rescue, or emergency medical services pursuant to Section 13009 of the Health and Safety Code shall be deposited by the department into the Treasury as provided in Section 16305.2 of the Government Code.(b) (1) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the department shall, no later than January 10 of each year, submit a report to the Legislature regarding any moneys recovered by the department in a civil action, as described in subdivision (a), in the prior year. The report shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following information:(A) Name, date, location, and total costs of the fire, and the amount of any federal moneys received.(B) Settlement or judgment information including the date and total value of the settlement or judgment.(C) The amount of the settlement or judgment abated against expenses whether state or federal, local remittance, or total General Fund recovery including the abatement of expenses or miscellaneous revenues.(D) Information specifying whether the settlement, if applicable, was approved at the unit, region, or headquarters level.(2) A report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(c) All moneys in the account in the Special Deposit Fund entitled “Civil Cost Recovery Investigation Support Account” shall be immediately transferred to the General Fund.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 250, Sec. 1. (SB 1075) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Pub Res Code § 708 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 708.

708.  For the purpose of disseminating information relating to its activities, powers, duties, or functions, the department, with the approval of the Department of General Services, may issue publications, construct and maintain exhibits, and perform such acts and carry on such functions as in the opinion of the director will best tend to disseminate such information.Such publications may be distributed free of charge to public libraries and to other state departments and state officers. The department may exchange copies with contemporary publications.All money received by the department from the sale of publications shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1300.)
CA Pub Res Code § 709 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 709.

709.  The provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11150) of Part 1 of Division 6 of Title 2 of the Government Code apply to the director. The director may appoint, in accordance with the State Civil Service Act, such deputies, officers, and other employees as may be necessary. The director shall assure an adequate number of employees who, by reason of their education or professional qualifications, are equipped to perform the duties required under the Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973, including, but not limited to, the review of timber harvesting plans and performing the necessary inspections of timber operations. The director may authorize any employee of the department, to exercise any power granted to, or perform any duty imposed upon, the director by the State Civil Service Act.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1300.)
CA Pub Res Code § 710 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 710.

710.  The director shall have no power to amend or repeal any order, regulation, ruling, or directive of the board.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1300.)
CA Pub Res Code § 711 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 711.

711.  The director, with approval of the Director of Finance, may accept on behalf of the department federal grants for the purposes for which the department is established. Such grants shall be deposited in the Special Deposit Fund in the State Treasury provided for by Section 16370 of the Government Code, and may be expended under such terms and conditions as may be required by the federal government.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1300.)
CA Pub Res Code § 712 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 712.

712.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this code or of law, and except as provided in the State Building Standards Law, Part 2.5 (commencing with Section 18901) of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code, on and after January 1, 1980, the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection shall not adopt nor publish a building standard as defined in Section 18909 of the Health and Safety Code unless the provisions of Sections 18930, 18933, 18938, 18940, 18943, 18944, and 18945 of the Health and Safety Code are expressly excepted in the statute under which the authority to adopt rules, regulations, or orders is delegated. Any building standard adopted in violation of this section shall have no force or effect. Any building standard adopted before January 1, 1980, pursuant to this code and not expressly excepted by statute from the provisions of the State Building Standards Law shall remain in effect only until January 1, 1985, or until adopted, amended, or superseded by provisions published in the State Building Standards Code, whichever occurs sooner.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 972, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Pub Res Code § 713 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 713.

713.  The department is responsible for the fire protection, fire prevention, maintenance, and enhancement of the state’s forest, range, and brushland resources, contract fire protection, associated emergency services, and assistance in civil disasters and other nonfire emergencies. Department programs, as made specific in Division 4 (commencing with Section 4001), are closely related and interdependent. The department shall coordinate programs of fire protection, fire prevention, pest control, and forest and range maintenance and enhancement.(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 411, Sec. 3.)
CA Pub Res Code § 714 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 714.

714.  The department is responsible for all of the following:(a) Providing fire protection, fire prevention, pest control, and forest and range protection and enhancement implements and apparatus as necessary.(b) Maintaining an integrated staff to accomplish fire protection, fire prevention, pest control, and forest and range protection and enhancement activities as needed.(c) Establishing and maintaining facilities for the performance of fire protection, fire prevention, pest control, and forest and range protection and enhancement activities.(d) Enforcing forest and fire laws, the Z’berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973 (Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 4511), Part 2, Division 4), and other laws specified in Division 4 (commencing with Section 4001).(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 411, Sec. 4.)
CA Pub Res Code § 715 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 715.

715.  The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, in cooperation with the Office of Emergency Services, shall develop a program to certify active duty military pilots to engage in firefighting in the state.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 473. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
CA Pub Res Code § 716 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 716.

716.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Finance may delegate to the department the right to exercise the same authority granted to the Division of the State Architect and the Real Estate Services Division in the Department of General Services, to plan, design, construct, and administer contracts and professional services for, legislatively approved capital outlay projects.(b) Any right afforded to the department pursuant to subdivision (a) to exercise project planning, design, construction, and administration of contracts and professional services may be revoked, in whole or in part, by the Department of Finance at any time.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 178, Sec. 10. Effective August 24, 2007.)
CA Pub Res Code § 717 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 717.

717.  (a) The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall establish a working group on expanding wood product markets that can utilize woody biomass, especially biomass that is removed from high hazard zones, as determined by the department. These markets include, but are not limited to, animal bedding, biochar, cross-laminated timber, mulch, oriented strand board, pulp, post, shredding, and veneer products.(b) At a minimum, the working group shall include members of the working group on wood market products established under the Proclamation of a State of Emergency on Tree Mortality declared by the Governor on October 30, 2015.(c) By June 1, 2017, the working group shall submit recommendations to the Legislature on actions that may be taken to encourage the development of the wood product markets, including the identification of potential pilot projects.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 368, Sec. 9. (SB 859) Effective September 14, 2016.)
CA Pub Res Code § 730 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection|ARTICLE 2 - State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection|Section 730.

730.  (a) There is in the department a State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection consisting of nine members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. (b) (1) On and after January 1, 1998, wherever any reference is made in any law to the State Board of Forestry in the department, the reference shall be deemed to be a reference to, and to mean, the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection.(2) No existing supplies, forms, signs, or logos shall be destroyed or changed to reflect the name change, and they shall continue to be used until exhausted or unserviceable.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 972, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Pub Res Code § 731 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection|ARTICLE 2 - State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection|Section 731.

731.  All members of the board shall be appointed and shall be selected and approved for appointment on the basis of their educational and professional qualifications and their general knowledge of, interest in, and experience with, problems relating to watershed management (including hydrology and soil science), forest management practices, fish and wildlife, range management, forest economics, or land use planning. Five members shall be selected from the general public, three members shall be selected from the forest products industry, and one member shall be selected from the range livestock industry. At no time shall a majority of the members, nor any of the members selected from the general public, be persons with a direct personal financial interest, within the meaning of Section 1120 of the Government Code, in timberlands. All members of the board shall represent the general public interest.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1300.)
CA Pub Res Code § 731.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection|ARTICLE 2 - State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection|Section 731.1.

731.1.  The Legislature declares that some individuals appointed as members of the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection are required to be chosen from backgrounds in the forest products and range livestock industries in order to represent and further the interests of those industries and that this representation and furtherance serves the general public interest, as specified in Section 731. Accordingly, the Legislature finds that, for purposes of persons who hold that office, the forest products and the range livestock industries are tantamount to and constitute the public generally within the meaning of Section 87103 of the Government Code in those decisions affecting the forest products or range livestock industries, unless the results of their actions taken as board members have a material financial effect on them distinguishable from their effect on other members of their respective industries generally.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 972, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Pub Res Code § 732 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection|ARTICLE 2 - State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection|Section 732.

732.  Each member of the board shall hold office for four years from the expiration of the term of his or her predecessor. Vacancies shall be immediately filled by the Governor.(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 257, Sec. 5.)
CA Pub Res Code § 735 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection|ARTICLE 2 - State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection|Section 735.

735.  Each member of the board shall receive compensation for each day during which the member engaged in the performance of official duties, except that the total number of days for which a member, other than the chairperson, may be compensated shall not exceed 80 days in any one fiscal year. The chairperson of the board may receive compensation for not more than 100 days in any one fiscal year. In addition to the compensation, each member shall be reimbursed for necessary traveling and other expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 796, Sec. 2. Effective September 18, 1987.)
CA Pub Res Code § 736 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection|ARTICLE 2 - State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection|Section 736.

736.  The board shall maintain its headquarters in Sacramento and shall hold meetings at such times and at such places as shall be determined by it. Five members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting any business of the board. A majority affirmative vote of the total authorized membership of the board shall be necessary to adopt, amend, or repeal rules and regulations of the board adopted pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 4551) of Chapter 8 of Part 2 of Division 4. All meetings of the board shall be open to the public.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1300.)