Designated wildfire hazard areas eligible for financial assistance under the wildfire mitigation program shall include all of the following:

(a) Local responsibility areas located within a very high fire hazard severity zone, as designated pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 51179.

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(b) State responsibility areas located within any fire hazard severity zone, as indicated on maps adopted by the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection pursuant to § 4202 of the Public Resources Code.

(c) Any other lands designated by the joint powers authority as consistent with the purposes of this article.

(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 391, Sec. 4. (AB 38) Effective January 1, 2020. Conditionally operative as prescribed by Section 8654.10. Repealed as of July 1, 2025, pursuant to Section 8654.10.)