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Committee advances bill to define ‘environmentally sensitive vegetation management’ to guide funding
Summary
SB 653 would establish a voluntary, science‑based definition for environmentally sensitive vegetation management (ESVM) to help state funders prioritize projects that combine wildfire fuel reduction with ecological restoration; the committee passed the bill to the floor as amended.
SB 653, which would establish a voluntary, science‑based definition for “environmentally sensitive vegetation management” (ESVM), was advanced by the Assembly Natural Resources Committee with a due‑pass recommendation to the Assembly floor.
Proponents said the definition would not change existing vegetation management practice but would provide consistent language for grant programs and funding bodies to prioritize projects that reduce wildfire risk while protecting biodiversity and restoring native habitats. The bill’s sponsor, the Midpeninsula…
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