California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2544 — Forestry and fire protection: land purchases and property use.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 306, Statutes of 2012.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2012. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law authorizes the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (department) , with the approval of the Department of General Services, to purchase land for lookout sites and for other administrative purposes. This bill would delete that authority for the purchase of land for lookout sites or other administrative purposes and would instead authorize the department, to enter into agreements, easements, licenses, or permits to acquire real property rights for the purposes of establishing fire protection, fire prevention, fire suppression, demonstration state forests, pest control, forest and range protection, and enhancement activities and related uses. The bill would require these agreements, easements, licenses, or permits to be for no more than fair market value and would require the Department of General Services to sign all applicable certificates of acceptance. This bill would authorize the department to lease, for any use, all or any portion of any parcel of real property acquired for forestry and fire protection purposes if the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection finds that the use would be compatible with the department's use. The bill would authorize the department to provide permits for temporary means of ingress to, egress from, and movement across all property under the jurisdiction of the department in order to provide ready access for the purposes of harvesting timber, conducting studies, and passing and placing equipment upon the department's lands, as prescribed. This bill would further authorize the department, with the consent of the Department of General Services, to lease any real or personal property that the department deems necessary for temporary use for fire station facilities, modular facilities, storage, warehouse, or office purposes when existing departmental facilities are inadequate. Existing law authorizes the department, in providing communications and necessary powerlines in connection with the prevention and extinguishment of forest fires, with the approval of the Department of General Services, to enter into contracts with the owners of similar facilities for the use of their facilities. This bill would additionally authorize the department, in providing telecommunications in connection with the prevention and extinguishment of forest fires, with the approval of the Department of General Services, to enter into contracts with the owners of real property in specified locations for the use of their lands or facilities or to install certain telecommunications facilities. Exiting law authorizes the department to enter into cooperative agreements with the federal government, for the purpose of maintaining a fire patrol system for the prevention and suppression of forest fires, as specified. This bill would additionally authorize the department to enter into special use permits with the federal government for these purposes and would include staffing and facilities for the prevention and suppression of forest fires in the definition of a fire patrol system for purposes of these provisions.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 306, Statutes of 2012.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:05 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 66. Noes 8. Page 5959.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 15 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4481.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (July 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

  11. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  12. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  13. Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

  14. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 22. Page 4772.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 2).

  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  19. Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  20. Read first time.

  21. From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.

  22. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Gordon · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Gordon

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2544 GORDON Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 66 Yea · 8 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1100
Unaffiliated 64706
Democratic 1000
Total 66806
% of votes cast 83%10%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Butler — Yea
Carter — Yea
Fong — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Allen — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Campos — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Hagman — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Halderman — Nay
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Hayashi — Yea
Conway — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Cook — Not Voting
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lara — Not Voting
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Not Voting
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Knight — Not Voting
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Norby — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB2544 Gordon By Evans

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33004
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 36004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Not Voting
Wyland — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Runner — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Evans — Yea
Yee — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
Cannella — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Anderson — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Liu — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Harman — Yea
Leno — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wright — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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AB 2544 GORDON Assembly Third Reading

Passed 51 Yea · 22 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 502007
Democratic 1000
Republican 0200
Total 512207
% of votes cast 64%28%0%9%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Eng — Yea
Butler — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Fong — Yea
Carter — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Davis — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pan — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Williams — Yea
Furutani — Not Voting
Yamada — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Fletcher — Not Voting
Campos — Yea
Cook — Not Voting
Hagman — Nay
Halderman — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Jeffries — Not Voting
Knight — Nay
Logue — Nay
Miller — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Norby — Nay
Olsen — Not Voting
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Valadao — Nay
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Huffman — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Conway — Nay
Dickinson — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11500
Democratic 1000
Total 12500
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Fuentes — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hall — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Blumenfield — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Hill — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Lara — Yea
Norby — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2544 do?
Existing law authorizes the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (department) , with the approval of the Department of General Services, to purchase land for lookout sites and for other administrative purposes. This bill would delete that authority for the purchase of land for lookout sites or other administrative purposes and would instead authorize the department, to enter into agreements, easements, licenses, or permits to acquire real property rights for the purposes of establishing fire protection, fire prevention, fire suppression, demonstration state forests, pest control, forest and range protection, and enhancement activities and related uses. The bill would require these agreements, easements, licenses, or permits to be for no more than fair market value and would require the Department of General Services to sign all applicable certificates of acceptance. This bill would authorize the department to lease, for any use, all or any portion of any parcel of real property acquired for forestry and fire protection purposes if the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection finds that the use would be compatible with the department's use. The bill would authorize the department to provide permits for temporary means of ingress to, egress from, and movement across all property under the jurisdiction of the department in order to provide ready access for the purposes of harvesting timber, conducting studies, and passing and placing equipment upon the department's lands, as prescribed. This bill would further authorize the department, with the consent of the Department of General Services, to lease any real or personal property that the department deems necessary for temporary use for fire station facilities, modular facilities, storage, warehouse, or office purposes when existing departmental facilities are inadequate. Existing law authorizes the department, in providing communications and necessary powerlines in connection with the prevention and extinguishment of forest fires, with the approval of the Department of General Services, to enter into contracts with the owners of similar facilities for the use of their facilities. This bill would additionally authorize the department, in providing telecommunications in connection with the prevention and extinguishment of forest fires, with the approval of the Department of General Services, to enter into contracts with the owners of real property in specified locations for the use of their lands or facilities or to install certain telecommunications facilities. Exiting law authorizes the department to enter into cooperative agreements with the federal government, for the purpose of maintaining a fire patrol system for the prevention and suppression of forest fires, as specified. This bill would additionally authorize the department to enter into special use permits with the federal government for these purposes and would include staffing and facilities for the prevention and suppression of forest fires in the definition of a fire patrol system for purposes of these provisions.
Who sponsors AB 2544?
AB 2544 is sponsored by Gordon.
What is the current status of AB 2544?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2012. Enacted.
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