ARTICLE 1. Organization and General Powers [700. - 717.]
Article 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1300.
§§ 700–717 · 20 sections
- § 700 As used in this chapter: (a) “Board” means the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection. (b) “Department” means the Department of Forestry and Fire…
- § 701 (a) There is in the Resources Agency the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, which is under the control of an executive officer known as the Director…
- § 701.5 Notwithstanding Section 701, Section 12805 of the Government Code, or any other provision of law, on and after January 1, 1987, the Department of Forestry…
- § 701.6 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on and after January 1, 2007, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection may be referred to, where…
- § 702 (a) Pursuant to Section 13100 of the Health and Safety Code, there is within the department the Office of the State Fire Marshal. (b) There shall be a Chief…
- § 703 The director shall appoint a cultural burning liaison who shall do all of the following: (a) Advise the department on developing increased cultural burning…
- § 705 The department may expend the money in any appropriation or in any special fund in the State Treasury made available by law for the administration of the…
- § 706 The department shall have possession and control of all records, books, papers, offices, equipment, supplies, moneys, funds, appropriations, land, and other…
- § 707 Whenever the department has received and deposited any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund in an excessive amount or in error, or…
- § 707.1 (a) Any moneys recovered by the department in a civil action to recover state costs related to fire suppression, rescue, or emergency medical services pursuant…
- § 708 For the purpose of disseminating information relating to its activities, powers, duties, or functions, the department, with the approval of the Department of…
- § 709 The provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11150) of Part 1 of Division 6 of Title 2 of the Government Code apply to the director. The director may…
- § 710 The director shall have no power to amend or repeal any order, regulation, ruling, or directive of the board.
- § 711 The director, with approval of the Director of Finance, may accept on behalf of the department federal grants for the purposes for which the department is…
- § 712 Notwithstanding any other provision of this code or of law, and except as provided in the State Building Standards Law, Part 2.5 (commencing with Section…
- § 713 The department is responsible for the fire protection, fire prevention, maintenance, and enhancement of the state’s forest, range, and brushland resources,…
- § 714 The department is responsible for all of the following: (a) Providing fire protection, fire prevention, pest control, and forest and range protection and…
- § 715 The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, in cooperation with the Office of Emergency Services, shall develop a program to certify active duty military…
- § 716 (a) Upon approval by the Department of Finance, the department may exercise the same authority granted to the Division of the State Architect and the Real…
- § 717 (a) The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall establish a working group on expanding wood product markets that can utilize woody biomass, especially…