Electric utilities; creating the Wildland Fire Mitigation Act; defining terms; authorizing development of electrical wildland fire mitigation plan; effective date.

Summary

The bill lets electric utilities optionally develop and publish plans to reduce the chance that their equipment starts or worsens wildland fires, and permits them to recover reasonable costs through rate adjustments. It also caps the damages utilities can be held responsible for in property‑damage lawsuits arising from such fires.

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