A cadre of California Republican lawmakers asked Gov. Jerry Brown Monday to repeal the State Responsibility Area fire fee and restore money to those who had paid their bills, after a report surfaced that the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection had improperly diverted $3.6 million. Cal Fire had been storing taxpayer dollars in an account managed by the nonprofit California District Attorneys Association, paying the group to hold the funds rather than depositing into the state’s general fund, as required by statute, the Los Angeles Times reported. The report prompted a letter signed by 24 prominent Republicans, including …