ASSEMBLY UNANIMOUSLY PASSES GONZALEZ-FLETCHER BILL TO COMBAT BARK BEETLE SCOURGE RAVAGING LOCAL FORESTS.

Assembly Bill 2054 would create an action plan to mitigate the damages caused by the destructive beetle known as the Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer. This beetle bores into a tree and brings with it a fungus that can cause the tree to wither, die and contribute to the dry, hazardous conditions that become ripe for disaster during wildfire season.