Public resources: omnibus bill.

(1) Existing law requires the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to assist local governments in preventing future wildland fire and vegetation management problems by making its wildland fire prevention and vegetation management expertise available to local governments to the extent possible within the department's budgetary limitations. This bill instead would require the department to assist local governments in preventing future high-intensity wildland fires and instituting appropriate fuels management by making its wildland fire prevention and vegetation management expertise available to local governments to the extent possible within the department's budgetary limitations. The bill would explicitly define, for these purposes, "local governments" to include cities, counties, and special districts. The bill would also make changes to related findings and declarations by the Legislature. (2) Existing law establishes the State Coastal Conservancy with prescribed powers and responsibilities for implementing a program of agricultural land preservation, area restoration, and resource enhancement within the coastal zone, as defined. Existing law requires the conservancy to develop and implement a Lower Cost Coastal Accommodations Program to facilitate improvement of existing, and the development of new, lower cost accommodations within 112 miles of the coast. Existing law requires, commencing on January 2, 1980, and every 3rd year thereafter, the conservancy to prepare and submit to the Governor and to the Legislature a report describing progress in achieving the objectives of the conservancy. Existing law specifies certain items to be included in the report. This bill would, among other things, additionally require the report to include a discussion of the conservancy's progress in implementing the Lower Cost Coastal Accommodations Program. (3) Existing law authorizes a store to sell or distribute a reusable grocery bag to a customer at the point of sale only if the reusable bag is made by a certified producer, as provided. Existing law requires the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery to accept from a reusable grocery bag producer proof of certification conducted by a third-party certification entity, for each type of reusable grocery bag that is manufactured, imported, sold, or distributed in the state and provided to a store for sale or distribution, at the point of sale, as provided. Existing law specifies that a third-party certification entity is an independent, accredited (ISO/IEC 17025) laboratory. This bill would also specify that a third-party certification entity is a (ISO/IEC 17065) certification body. The bill would also correct an erroneous cross-reference. (4) The Sustainable Packaging for the State of California Act of 2018 prohibits a food service facility located in a state-owned facility, operating on or acting as a concessionaire on state property, or under contract to provide food service to a state agency from dispensing prepared food using a type of food service packaging unless the type of food service packaging is on a list that the act requires the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery to publish and maintain on its internet website that contains types of approved food service packaging that are reusable, recyclable, or compostable. The act defines "food service packaging" as a product used for serving or transporting prepared, ready-to-consume food or beverages, including, but not limited to, plates, cups, bowls, trays, and hinged or lidded containers. The act excludes from the definition of "food service packaging" beverage containers, as defined, single-use disposable items, such as straws, cup lids, plastic bags, and utensils, and single-use disposable packaging for unprepared foods. This bill would additionally exclude from the definition of "food service packaging" ceramic, porcelain, glass, or nonfoil metal food service packaging that is cleaned and reused by the food service facility, products defined as drugs, devices, or medical food pursuant to federal law, and products used at specified facilities, including health facilities, residential care facilities, and community care facilities, as provided.