Existing law, until January 1, 2029, establishes the Office of Wildfire Technology Research and Development in state government within the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to study, test, and advise regarding procurement of emerging technologies and tools in order to more effectively prevent and suppress wildfires within the state. For those purposes, existing law requires the office to, among other things, develop a balanced, multimodal research and development program designed to identify, research, test, and evaluate emerging technologies and tools designed to improve the state's preparation for, and response to, wildfires in the state, as specified.
This bill would delete the January 1, 2029, sunset date described above.

Statutes affected:
SB74: 8586.8 GOV, 8586.8 GOV
06/13/24 - Amended Assembly: 8586.8 GOV, 8586.8 GOV