Fire prevention: electrical transmission or distribution lines: vegetation clearances.
Summary
Existing law authorizes a person who owns, controls, operates, or maintains an electrical transmission or distribution line to traverse land as necessary, regardless of land ownership or express permission to traverse land from the landowner, after providing notice and an opportunity to be heard to the landowner, to prune trees to maintain clearances, as provided. This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to this law.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 17, 2022
Last action Feb 18, 2022
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chad Mayes
IIndependent
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