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AB 706: Forest Organic Residue, Energy, and Safety Transformation (FOREST) and Wildfire Prevention Fund Act.
What AB 706 does, verified September 6, 2026
The bill aims to reduce wildfires by up to 15,000,000 bone-dry tons of forest biomass waste per year. It establishes a forest and wildfire prevention fund to support the program, which will continuously appropriate funds to the natural resources agency. The program will prioritize funding for bioenergy projects that use biofuel from high hazard zones. The goal is to support sufficient procurement, transport, and beneficial use of forest biomass waste to reduce wildfire fuel. The program will focus on reducing fuel for wildfires and will be implemented through the fire fuel reduction program.
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Last action: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. (2026-09-04)Alert me
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| Sep. 04, 2026 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. |
| Aug. 27, 2026 | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0.). |
| Aug. 27, 2026 | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. |
| Aug. 26, 2026 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.). |
| Aug. 24, 2026 | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |