Newsom signs Wallis’ Joshua Tree bill into law

Newsom signs Wallis’ Joshua Tree bill into law

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 1663 by Assemblymember Greg Wallis, R-Bermuda Dunes, simplifying the permitting process for hazardous Joshua Trees and expanding opportunities for California Native American tribes to use Western Joshua Trees for cultural purposes. The law allows property owners to designate an authorized agent, such as a contractor

Governor signs two bills to help ease costs for single family homeowners with Joshua Trees on their property

Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 1663 by Assemblymember Greg Wallis, which eases the rules for removing dead Western Joshua Trees, and broadens the state’s agreements with California Native American tribes on the Western Joshua Tree. AB 1663 simplifies the existing no-fee permit process for hazardous Joshua Trees. Property owners can now have an …