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Commission staff have also argued the current work is far from identical from original permits, noting that recent requirements from the state fire marshal mandate new standards to respond to corrosive tendencies on the pipeline.

Most notably, its restart plan must be approved by the state fire marshal.

Those areas may soon change, as legislation passed in 2021 required the California fire marshal to expand fire hazard severity mapping in areas of the state where local governments are responsible for fire suppression.

The encampment grew to more than 150 people with tents surrounded by wooden pellets, with the university fire marshal warning that the use of wood was not advised, the House committee report said.

The Environmental Defense Center, borne out of the 1969 oil spill near Santa Barbara, is advocating for the fire marshal to deny the necessary permits.