California AB1699 establishes the Good Fire Act to enhance prescribed fire and cultural burning practices for wildfire risk reduction.

California AB1699, known as the Good Fire Act, aims to improve forest health and reduce greenhouse gas emissions through prescribed fire and cultural burning. The bill establishes a Prescribed Fire Liability Pilot Program to increase the pace and scale of beneficial fire projects. It exempts certain prescribed fire and cultural burning projects from California Environmental Quality Act requirements. The bill also creates a Prescribed Fire Claims Fund to cover losses from prescribed fires and cultural burning.

California AB1699 establishes the Good Fire Act to enhance prescribed fire and cultural burning practices for wildfire risk reduction.

California AB1699, known as the Good Fire Act, aims to improve forest health and reduce greenhouse gas emissions through prescribed fire and cultural burning. The bill establishes a Prescribed Fire Liability Pilot Program to increase the pace and scale of beneficial fire projects. It exempts certain prescribed fire and cultural burning projects from California Environmental Quality Act requirements. The bill also creates a Prescribed Fire Claims Fund to cover losses from prescribed fires and cultural burning.