In accordance with policies established by the board, the department shall assist local governments in preventing future wildland fire and vegetation managment problems by making its wildland fire prevention and vegetation management expertise available to local governments to the extent possible within the department’s budgetary limitations. Department recommendations shall be advisory in nature and local governments shall not be required to follow such recommendations.
Nothing in this section shall alter the existing obligations of any local government or affect the existing liability of any local government.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 368, Sec. 1.)