May 08, 2025
Barbed Wire USDA Announces Grants to Boost Timber Production, Reduce Wildfire RiskOn May 6, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced $23 million in grants through the Forest Service’s Hazardous Fuels Transportation Program to support the transport of low-value wood and dead trees
May 08, 2025
Barbed Wire | federal issues U.S. Forest Service Testifies in Support of Fix Our Forests ActOn May 6, Acting Associate Chief of the Forest Service, Christopher French, testified before the Senate Agriculture Committee during its legislative hearing on the bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act, which aims to reduce catastrophic wildfire risk and improve forest health through expanded management tools and interagency coordination
May 08, 2025
Barbed Wire | Bill of the Week Bill of the Week: Assembly Bill 1288 (Addis and Valencia) – Registered Environmental Health SpecialistsRCRC, in coalition with our county association partners, supports Assembly Bill 1288. This measure, authored by Assembly Members Dawn Addis (D-Moro Bay) and Avelino Valencia (D-Anaheim), would extend the time in which local health/environmental health departments may train and employ a local
May 02, 2025
Barbed Wire America the Beautiful Act Introduced to Extend and Expand National Parks and Public Lands Legacy Restoration FundOn Thursday April 30, Senators Steve Daines (R-MT) and Angus King (I-ME) unveiled bipartisan legislation, the America the Beautiful Act, which would reauthorize and expand the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund. This measure would increase the legacy restoration fund created
May 02, 2025
Barbed Wire | federal issues House Votes to Overturn California-Specific Environmental Waivers and RulesThis week, the House passed four Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions addressing environmental waivers and rules issued during the Biden administration, each tied to California-specific standards or policy
May 02, 2025
Barbed Wire CEQA Wildfire Bills Advance Through Assembly CommitteeOn April 28, the Assembly Natural Resources Committee heard and passed two bills that provide California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) relief for wildfire prevention projects
May 02, 2025
Barbed Wire RCRC-Sponsored CEQA, Vape, and Enforcement Bills AdvanceLast week, three RCRC-sponsored measures advanced through policy committees.
May 02, 2025
Barbed Wire | Bill of the Week Bill of the Week – Assembly Bill 418 (Wilson): Property Taxation: Tax-Defaulted PropertyRCRC, in coalition with our county government partners UCC and CSAC, supports Assembly Bill 418, authored by Assembly Member Lori Wilson (D-Suisun City). This measure preserves the ability of California counties to utilize Chapter 8 sales of tax-defaulted properties
Apr 25, 2025
Barbed Wire | federal issues USDA Announces Disaster Assistance Funding Available to Rural Communities Impacted by Recent DisastersOn April 22, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced $340.6 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture disaster assistance to deliver relief to farmers, ranchers and rural communities impacted by natural disasters
Apr 25, 2025
Barbed Wire | federal issues Congress Members Urge FEMA to Restore BRIC Grant ProgramLast week, Representatives Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena) and Seth Moulton (D-MA) led a letter with 26 other representatives opposing FEMA’s decision to terminate funding under the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program and urging