On Monday February 3rd, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) announced a package of three bipartisan bills to bolster fire resilience and proactive mitigation efforts. The package includes the following:
- The Wildfire Emergency Act to support forest restoration, wildfire mitigation, and energy resilience. (Bill text and one pager)
- The Fire-Safe Electrical Corridors Act, to authorize the removal of trees or other vegetation within existing electrical utility corridors. (Bill text and one pager)
- The Disaster Mitigation and Tax Parity Act, to further incentivize homeowners to proactively protect their homes from disasters. (Bill text)
RCRC is engaged in conversations around the variety of fire-related bills that have been introduced in recent weeks due to the most recent California wildfires in the Los Angeles area. For more information, contact RCRC Senior Policy Advocate Staci Heaton.