SB 1063 ensures that essential, life-sustaining services for residential properties can be installed, maintained, and repaired without facing delays or costly permitting requirements by creating a carve-out for projects subject to the WJTCA.
Specifically, this bill creates an expedited permitting pathway for the taking of a Western Joshua tree, without required fees or mitigation measures, so long as the taking is related to infrastructure that provides electricity, gas, water, sewer, telecom service, or wildfire hardening to a single-family or multi-family residence.
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Status: Failed passage in Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee