A state agency, department, board, or commission that has awarded grant funds for a project that includes the preparation for, or implementation of, a beneficial fire project shall include as an allowable expense of the grant the payment of overtime or double rates of pay to employees or contractors who prepare for or implement the beneficial fire project when such expenses are necessary for the implementation of the beneficial fire project.
(Added by Stats. 2026, Ch. 761, Sec. 5. (AB 1699) Effective September 29, 2026.)