(a)On or before April 1, 2022, and annually thereafter on April 1 of each year until April 1, 2026, the Natural Resources Agency shall develop a report on all programs related to wildfires and forest resilience funded pursuant to the Budget Act of 2020 and the Budget Act of 2021 for the purpose of informing the Legislature and the public on the agency’s implementation of the funded programs.
(b)In developing the report required pursuant to subdivision (a), the Natural Resources Agency shall consult with the departments, boards, conservancies, and commissions within the agency, as well as any other state government entities the agency deems appropriate.
(c)The Natural Resources
Agency shall include in the report required pursuant to subdivision (a), for each program funded pursuant
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(a)
On or before April 1, 2022, and annually thereafter on April 1 of each year until April 1, 2026, the Natural Resources Agency shall develop a report on all programs related to wildfires and forest resilience funded pursuant to the Budget Act of 2020 and the Budget Act of 2021 for the purpose of informing the Legislature and the public on the agency’s implementation of the funded programs.
(b)
In developing the report required pursuant to subdivision (a), the Natural Resources Agency shall consult with the departments, boards, conservancies, and commissions within the agency, as well as any other state government entities the agency deems appropriate.
(c)
The Natural Resources
Agency shall include in the report required pursuant to subdivision (a), for each program funded pursuant to the Budget Act of 2020 and the Budget Act of 2021, all of the following:
(1)
The amount of funding committed to the program and the amount of funding spent on the program from the Budget Act of 2020 and the Budget Act of 2021 for the prior fiscal year.
(2)
The total amount of funding committed to the program and the total amount of funding spent on the program from the Budget Act of 2020 and the Budget Act of 2021 through the current fiscal year.
(3)
A summary of the projects implemented by the program, including all of the following:
(A)
The number of projects for which funding has been committed, as well as the number of projects completed.
(B)
The geographic distribution of projects funded by county and region, including the number of projects and the average project cost per county and region. The Natural Resources Agency shall establish regions, as appropriate, for purposes of the report.
(C)
The criteria used to prioritize and select the projects that received funding.
(d)
The Natural Resources Agency shall, on or before April 1, 2022, and annually thereafter on April 1 of each year until April 1, 2026, do all of the following:
(1)
Publish the report required pursuant to subdivision (a) on its internet website.
(2)
Submit the report required pursuant to subdivision (a) to the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review and
the Assembly Committee on Budget.
(3)
Submit the report required pursuant to subdivision (a) to the Legislative Analyst’s Office.
(e)
This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.