California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 13 - State Responsibility Area Fees › Section 1666.7 - Grant Conditions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				The following conditions shall be met for Projects to be eligible for funding
				under the SRAFPF Grant Program:
(1) Grants
				shall be made only to eligible applicants pursuant to §
										1666.3.
(2) Grants shall be for qualifying projects
				that address the risk or potential impact of wildfire to Habitable Structures
				in the SRA pursuant to §
										1666.4.
(3) Grantees shall have the ability to
				satisfactorily plan, administer, and complete a Project.
(4) For some Projects, the Grantee may be
				required to prepare a CEQA document. CAL FIRE requires proof of filing with the
				State Clearinghouse prior to commencing any on-the-ground activity.
(5) For hazardous fuel reduction Projects:
(A) A RPF shall be required to design and
				oversee any fuel hazard reduction Project proposed on forested landscapes, as
				defined in PRC §
											754.
				The RPF shall conduct at least one site visit during active Project operations
				to ensure vegetation removal is being conducted according to the prescription.
				A RPF is not required to provide the general Project information required in
				the Project Scope of Work during the grant Application phase, but the Applicant
				shall demonstrate how CEQA compliance shall be met, including RPF involvement,
				in the Scope of Work and include this cost in the budget, if
				applicable.
(B) Projects outside of
				the forested landscape may consider the use of a professional ecologist,
				biologist, Certified Rangeland Manager, or other professional with knowledge of
				local ecosystem processes, to develop an appropriate fuel hazard reduction
				removal Project. The Project proponent, in the Project prescription, may
				consider retention of habitat elements, such as ground cover necessary for the
				long term management of local wildlife populations, when such retention is
				compatible with the fuel hazard reduction goals of the Project.
(C) Hazardous fuel reduction Projects shall
				focus on selectively removing trees and brush with a goal of reducing fire
				hazards.
(D) Project deliverables
				for all hazardous fuel reduction Projects shall be included in the Project
				Scope of Work.
1. Pre and post-treatment
				description of site conditions relative to the wildfire hazards.
2. Documented CEQA compliance within one (1)
				year from the date of grant award shown in the grant Agreement.
3. Documentation of at least one (1) site
				visit during active project operations to ensure vegetation removal is being
				conducted according to the prescription.
(6) Grant requests shall describe the method
				used to determine the grant amount requested. This methodology shall include
				the grant costs less any income from forest products or other revenues received
				from the grant implementation. Note: Pursuant to PRC 4527(a), the cutting or
				removal of trees that are processed into logs, lumber, or other wood products
				and offered for sale, barter, exchange, or trade is considered timber
				operations for commercial purposes and is subject to the California Forest
				Practice Rules.
(7) All project
				work related to grants shall be completed by March 15 of the termination year
				of the grant, which shall be two years after the grant award. Final billing is
				due thirty (30) days after Project completion.