The red light cameras are lobbied by the camera makers and maintainers:  They install the cameras free of charge for a cut of the generated revenue.  That is just  bad public policy that invites scamming by companies,  making prostitutes out of legislators and law makers at all levels.

A  timber tax to fight fire on PRIVATE land exists.  It  is unclear about fire from public land that trespasses on private land.  The  question is if a Federal employee sets a backfire private land,    without explicit written permission from the private landowner,  why isn't there an arson charge in place?  If you are going to tax,  and tax some more,  at least give more protection to private timber value,  including loss of CO2 sequestration for the betterment of the environment.  It either has a monetary value or it is worthless in concept and implementation.  

Inept and inadequate fire response,  many times driven by specious environmental claims,  burns way too much of the minority private estate.