- Assemblyman James Gallagher (R-Plumas Lake) released the following statement in response to news that the Sacramento Superior Court has granted the Howard Jarvis Taxpayer Association’s motion regarding class notice for their State Responsibility Area (SRA) fee lawsuit:

“I am encouraged that the judge has granted the motion and approved the class notice, thus allowing everyone who is affected by the fire tax to be a plaintiff in the suit and eligible for a refund, unless they opt-out. I will continue to fight against this fee because it is an illegal tax. I am also co-authoring legislation to extend the amount of time property owners have to pay or dispute the tax from 30 days to 60 days.”

The fire prevention fee is $150 per habitable structure, and applies to habitable structures located within a State Responsibility Area (SRA). The fee has been in effect since 2012.

Assemblyman James Gallagher represents the 3rd Assembly District, which encompasses all of Glenn, Sutter, Tehama and Yuba counties as well as portions of Butte and Colusa counties.