Now that Governor Gray Davis has declared a state of emergency, how will it benefit private land/home owners?
It introduces the possibility of low-interest-rate federal loans to private homeowners; allows available state (CDF) resources to support emergency activities on private lands; reduces regulations with Caltrans; provides relief in tight air-quality restrictions for the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD); relief in AQMD Section 118 restrictions will help in the establishment of an air curtain destructor; streamline National Environmental Protection Act. It opens the opportunity for the state to present the disaster declaration to the federal government.