As used in this chapter:

Notwithstanding Section 701, Section 12805 of the Government Code, or any other provision of law, on and after January 1, 1987, the Department of Forestry shall be the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

On and after that date, any reference to the Department of Forestry is deemed to be to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and any reference to the Director of Forestry is deemed to be to the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection.

No existing supplies, forms, insignias, signs, or logos shall be destroyed or changed as a result of this name change, and they shall continue to be used until exhausted or unserviceable.

The director shall appoint a cultural burning liaison who shall do all of the following:

Section 13140) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 12 of the Health and Safety Code.

The department may expend the money in any appropriation or in any special fund in the State Treasury made available by law for the administration of the statutes the administration of which is committed to the department, or for the use, support, or maintenance of any board, bureau, commission, department, office, or officer whose duties, powers, and functions have been transferred to, and conferred upon, the department. Such expenditures by the department shall be made in accordance with law in carrying out the purposes for which the appropriations were made or the special funds created.

The department shall have possession and control of all records, books, papers, offices, equipment, supplies, moneys, funds, appropriations, land, and other property, real or personal, held for the benefit or use of all bodies, offices, and officers whose duties, powers, and functions have been transferred to, and conferred upon, the department.

Whenever the department has received and deposited any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund in an excessive amount or in error, or whenever a refund of all or a portion of such money is due any person, firm, or corporation because of the termination of an agreement or other lawful reason, payment of such refund shall be made upon the filing of a claim by the director with the State Controller. The State Controller shall draw his warrant for payment of the refund from any appropriation made for that purpose.

(A) Name, date, location, and total costs of the fire, and the amount of any federal moneys received.

(B) Settlement or judgment information including the date and total value of the settlement or judgment.

(C) The amount of the settlement or judgment abated against expenses whether state or federal, local remittance, or total General Fund recovery including the abatement of expenses or miscellaneous revenues.

(D) Information specifying whether the settlement, if applicable, was approved at the unit, region, or headquarters level.

For the purpose of disseminating information relating to its activities, powers, duties, or functions, the department, with the approval of the Department of General Services, may issue publications, construct and maintain exhibits, and perform such acts and carry on such functions as in the opinion of the director will best tend to disseminate such information.

Such publications may be distributed free of charge to public libraries and to other state departments and state officers. The department may exchange copies with contemporary publications.

All money received by the department from the sale of publications shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund.

The provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11150) of Part 1 of Division 6 of Title 2 of the Government Code apply to the director. The director may appoint, in accordance with the State Civil Service Act, such deputies, officers, and other employees as may be necessary. The director shall assure an adequate number of employees who, by reason of their education or professional qualifications, are equipped to perform the duties required under the Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973, including, but not limited to, the review of timber harvesting plans and performing the necessary inspections of timber operations. The director may authorize any employee of the department, to exercise any power granted to, or perform any duty imposed upon, the director by the State Civil Service Act.

The director shall have no power to amend or repeal any order, regulation, ruling, or directive of the board.

The director, with approval of the Director of Finance, may accept on behalf of the department federal grants for the purposes for which the department is established. Such grants shall be deposited in the Special Deposit Fund in the State Treasury provided for by Section 16370 of the Government Code, and may be expended under such terms and conditions as may be required by the federal government.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this code or of law, and except as provided in the State Building Standards Law, Part 2.5 (commencing with Section 18901) of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code, on and after January 1, 1980, the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection shall not adopt nor publish a building standard as defined in Section 18909 of the Health and Safety Code unless the provisions of Sections 18930, 18933, 18938, 18940, 18943, 18944, and 18945 of the Health and Safety Code are expressly excepted in the statute under which the authority to adopt rules, regulations, or orders is delegated. Any building standard adopted in violation of this section shall have no force or effect. Any building standard adopted before January 1, 1980, pursuant to this code and not expressly excepted by statute from the provisions of the State Building Standards Law shall remain in effect only until January 1, 1985, or until adopted, amended, or superseded by provisions published in the State Building Standards Code, whichever occurs sooner.

The department is responsible for the fire protection, fire prevention, maintenance, and enhancement of the state’s forest, range, and brushland resources, contract fire protection, associated emergency services, and assistance in civil disasters and other nonfire emergencies. Department programs, as made specific in Division 4 (commencing with Section 4001), are closely related and interdependent. The department shall coordinate programs of fire protection, fire prevention, pest control, and forest and range maintenance and enhancement.

The department is responsible for all of the following:

The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, in cooperation with the Office of Emergency Services, shall develop a program to certify active duty military pilots to engage in firefighting in the state.

2017, the working group shall submit recommendations to the Legislature on actions that may be taken to encourage the development of the wood product markets, including the identification of potential pilot projects.