California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Chapter 13 - State Responsibility Area Fees
Section 1666.7 - Grant Conditions
Universal Citation: 14 CA Code of Regs 1666.7
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) The following conditions shall be met for Projects to be eligible for funding under the SRAFPF Grant Program:
(1) Grants shall be made only to eligible
applicants pursuant to §
1666.3.
(2) Grants shall be for qualifying projects
that address the risk or potential impact of wildfire to Habitable Structures
in the SRA pursuant to §
1666.4.
(3) Grantees shall have the ability to
satisfactorily plan, administer, and complete a Project.
(4) For some Projects, the Grantee may be
required to prepare a CEQA document. CAL FIRE requires proof of filing with the
State Clearinghouse prior to commencing any on-the-ground activity.
(5) For hazardous fuel reduction Projects:
(A) A RPF shall be required to design and
oversee any fuel hazard reduction Project proposed on forested landscapes, as
defined in PRC §
754.
The RPF shall conduct at least one site visit during active Project operations
to ensure vegetation removal is being conducted according to the prescription.
A RPF is not required to provide the general Project information required in
the Project Scope of Work during the grant Application phase, but the Applicant
shall demonstrate how CEQA compliance shall be met, including RPF involvement,
in the Scope of Work and include this cost in the budget, if
applicable.
(B) Projects outside of
the forested landscape may consider the use of a professional ecologist,
biologist, Certified Rangeland Manager, or other professional with knowledge of
local ecosystem processes, to develop an appropriate fuel hazard reduction
removal Project. The Project proponent, in the Project prescription, may
consider retention of habitat elements, such as ground cover necessary for the
long term management of local wildlife populations, when such retention is
compatible with the fuel hazard reduction goals of the Project.
(C) Hazardous fuel reduction Projects shall
focus on selectively removing trees and brush with a goal of reducing fire
hazards.
(D) Project deliverables
for all hazardous fuel reduction Projects shall be included in the Project
Scope of Work.
1. Pre and post-treatment
description of site conditions relative to the wildfire hazards.
2. Documented CEQA compliance within one (1)
year from the date of grant award shown in the grant Agreement.
3. Documentation of at least one (1) site
visit during active project operations to ensure vegetation removal is being
conducted according to the prescription.
(6) Grant requests shall describe the method
used to determine the grant amount requested. This methodology shall include
the grant costs less any income from forest products or other revenues received
from the grant implementation. Note: Pursuant to PRC 4527(a), the cutting or
removal of trees that are processed into logs, lumber, or other wood products
and offered for sale, barter, exchange, or trade is considered timber
operations for commercial purposes and is subject to the California Forest
Practice Rules.
(7) All project
work related to grants shall be completed by March 15 of the termination year
of the grant, which shall be two years after the grant award. Final billing is
due thirty (30) days after Project completion.
1. New section filed 8-15-2016; operative 10-1-2016 (Register 2016, No. 34).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 4111, 4212 and 4214, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 4102, 4112, 4113, 4114, 4214, 4740 and 4741, Public Resources Code.
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