AB 84 — Revises provisions relating to wildfires. (BDR 42-110)

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84–COMMITTEE ON G OVERNMENT A FFAIRS (O NB EHALF OF THE C OMMITTEE TO C ONDUCT AN NTERIM STUDY C ONCERNING W ILDFIRES) P REFILED JANUARY 26, 2021 ____________ Referred to Committee on Natural Resources SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to wildfires.

(BDR 42-110) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

No.

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Existing law authorizes the State Forester Firewarden, with certain approval, to forestenter managementinto andcertain thecooperative protectionagreements offor the forestpurpose and watershed areas of Nevadansecuring cooperation in from fire.

(NRS 472.050) Section 1 of this bill authorizes the State ForesterForesterada Firewarden, with certain approval, to also enter into certain public-private partnerships for the purpose of addressing the threat of wildfires.

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THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:D IN Section 1.

(a) Supervise or coordinate all forestry and watershed work on state-owned and privately owned lands, including fire control, in Nevada,- working81st withSession federal(2021) agencies,– private2 associations,– counties, towns, cities or private persons.persons.ate associations, (b) Administer all fire control laws and all forestry laws in Nevada outside of townsite boundaries, and perform any other duties designated by the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources or by state law.

(b) Administer all fire control laws and all forestry laws in Nevada outside of townsite boundaries, and perform any other duties designated by the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources or by state law.

(d) Designate the boundaries of each area of the State where the construction of buildings on forested lands creates such a fire hazard as (e) Adopt and enforce regulations relating to standardsrequire for fire retardant roofing materials to be used in the construction,regulation alteration, change or repair of buildingsroofing locatedmaterials. within the boundaries of fire hazardous forested areas.

(f)(e) PurchaseAdopt communicationand equipmentenforce whichregulations canrelating useto thestandards microwavefor channelsfire ofretardant roofing materials to be used in the stateconstruction, communicationsalteration, systemchange andor storerepair thisof equipmentbuildings inlocated regionalwithin locationsthe forboundaries useof infire emergencies.hazardous forested areas.

(f) Purchase communication equipment which can use the this equipment in regional locations for use in emergencies.ore (g) Administer money appropriated and grants awarded for fire prevention, fire control and the education of firefighters and award grants of money for those purposes to fire departments and educational institutions in this State.

(h) Determine the amount of wages that must be paid to offenders who participate in conservation camps and who perform - *AB84_R1* – 3 – work relating to fire fighting and other work projects of conservation camps.

(j) Assess the codes, rules and regulations which are adopted by other agencies that have specific regulatory authority within the Lake Tahoe Basin and the Lake Mead Basin, and which are notnotin the subject to the authority of a state or local fire agency, for consistency with fire codes, rules and regulations.

2.- 81st Session (2021) – 3 – of this chapter may:ster Firewarden in carrying out the provisions (a) Appoint paid foresters and firewardens to enforce the provisions of the laws of this State respecting forest and watershed management or the protection of forests and other lands from fire, subject to the approval of the board of county commissioners of each county concerned.

The State Forester Firewarden in carrying out the provisions of this chapter may:

(a) Appoint paid foresters and firewardens to enforce the provisions of the laws of this State respecting forest and watershed management or the protection of forests and other lands from fire, subject to the approval of the board of county commissioners of each county concerned.

(e) Employ, with the consent of the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, clericalclericalte assistance, county and district coordinators, patrol officers, firefighters, and other employees as needed, and expend such sums as may be necessarily incurred for this purpose.

- *AB84_R1* – 4 – (g) With the approval of the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the State Board of Examiners, purchase or accept the donation of real property to be used for lookout sites and for other administrative, experimental or accepteddemonstration unlesspurposes. an examination of the title shows the property to be free from encumbrances, with title vested in the grantor.

TheNo real property may be purchased or accepted unless an examination of the title shows the property to be the real property must be examined and approved by the AttorneyAttorneyitle to General.

The State Forester Firewarden, in carrying out the powers and duties granted in this section, is subject to administrative - 81st Session (2021) – 4 – supervision by the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

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