May 10, 2012
(SACRAMENTO) – Senator Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) today announced that two fire safety bills have passed with unanimous support from the Senate Committee on Appropriations. Senate Bill 1098 increases security at state conservation camps by providing firefighters with full backgrounds of inmates working in camps. Senate Bill 1541 extends a successful exemption from Timber Harvest Plan requirements which was originally authored by LaMalfa.
“With a little creativity, we can find solutions that improve fire safety, the economy and don’t break the bank,” said LaMalfa. “At no cost to taxpayers, these bills will improve fire prevention on private land and increase safety in inmate conservation camps.”
Each bill was found by the committee to cause little or no cost to the state, which LaMalfa has cited as a key consideration of his efforts in the state Senate. However, the exemption LaMalfa’s SB 1541 allows also benefits property owners by allowing limited harvest of trees to cover the costs of fuel reduction – the removal of dead trees, brush and other debris. LaMalfa described the exemption as a win for the state, property owners and the economy.
“Giving property owners the means to make their land fire safe also decreases the cost of fighting any fire that might occur and helps maintain jobs in the timber industry,” added LaMalfa. “California would do well to find more solutions to problems that don’t rely upon increased government spending.”
Senator Doug LaMalfa is a lifelong farmer representing the fourth Senate District including Shasta, Tehama, Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Siskiyou, Sutter, Del Norte, Placer, Trinity, Yuba and Nevada counties
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