To: Board of Supervisors
From: Supervisor Estelle Fennell
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Letter of Support for S.4431 - Emergency Wildfire and Public Safety Act of 2020 (Supervisor Estelle Fennell)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Authorize the Chair to sign the letter of support.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
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DISCUSSION:
Senator Diane Feinstein has introduced S.4431 - Emergency Wildfire and Public Safety Act of 2020, a bill to increase wildfire preparedness and response throughout the United States. The Emergency Wildfire and Public Safety Act of 2020 would provide federal agencies with critical new tools to reduce hazardous fuels, protect communities, and support forestry jobs, biomass development, and smarter energy practices, and provide California with crucial tools to combat our increasingly destructive wildfires.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
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STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK:
This action supports your Board’s Strategic Framework by protecting vulnerable populations.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
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ALTERNATIVES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Board discretion
ATTACHMENTS:
A. Letter of Support
B. Letter from Senator Dianne Feinstein
C. The Emergency Wildfire and Public Safety Act of 2020 - What the bill would do
D. The Emergency Wildfire and Public Safety Act of 2020 - Section by Section
E. S.4431 Bill Text
PREVIOUS ACTION/REFERRAL:
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