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Recent News
- January 20, 2012
- Regional Council of Rural Counties Installs Executive Officers and Selects Legislators
This week the Regional Council of Rural Counties (RCRC) installed its newly elected officers for leadership positions of one-year terms during its annual installation meeting and reception in Sacramento before an audience of approximately 100 attendees from various local and state agencies, as well as legislators and congressional field representatives.
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- January 13, 2012
- Bill to Eliminate Supervisor’s Pension Defeated
This week, an Assembly committee heard and subsequently defeated a measure that would eliminate the ability of future county supervisors (and other non "full-time" elected officeholders) from participating in a public retirement system.
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- January 6, 2012
- 2012-2013 Budget Released Early
This week Governor Brown unexpectedly released his 2012-13 proposed state Budget. Although originally planned for release on January 10, the Budget had inadvertently been posted on the internet forcing an early release. California’s budget picture remains precarious. While employment numbers have improved, the overall California economy (and the state revenues that ensue) reflects modest growth.
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Current Issues
- January 13, 2012
- Board of Forestry Adopts New Emergency SRA Fee Regulations
On January 11, the California Board of Forestry adopted emergency regulations to implement the State Responsibility Area (SRA) Fee mandated in AB 29X (Blumenfield). The new regulations were proposed after the Board of Forestry withdrew the original emergency regulations adopted in November from the Office of Administrative law in order to make "technical changes" to the language.
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- December 16, 2011
- SRA Fee Regulations Withdrawn Temporarily for Technical Changes
On December 12, the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection withdrew the emergency regulations from the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) implementing the State Responsibility Area (SRA) fee mandated by Assembly Bill 29X (Blumenfield) to clarify technical elements in the language and is expected to amend the regulations at its January 11, 2012 hearing.
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- November 10, 2011
- Levee Vegetation Lawsuit Filed
The California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) this week commenced the process to join federal litigation that challenges the removal of vegetation on levees. DFG seeks to join current plaintiffs in the case including Friends of the River, Defenders of Wildlife and the Center for Biological Diversity. The policy has also received pushback from farmers and other water users.
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Annual Meeting
RCRC’s 2011 Annual Meeting was held September 21-23 in South Lake Tahoe. Find all about registration, sponsorship and the panels and speakers that were featured. Read More
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