Budget Act of 2024.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
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Overview
This bill, the Budget Act of 2024, amends the existing Budget Act to allocate funds for various state departments and initiatives. Specifically, it increases appropriations for the Department of Housing and Community Development and the Department of General Services, providing additional resources for wildfire recovery efforts and other programs. The bill also includes provisions for legal services, surplus land acquisition, and project upgrades, and establishes a mechanism for additional funding to support the state’s response to the January 2025 wildfires.
Key provisions
- Increases funding for the Department of Housing and Community Development, including $1.44 million for legal services and $2.4 million for the California Surplus Land Unit.
- Provides $32.4 million for the Department of General Services, including funding for facility management and project development.
- Allocates $4 million to local governments in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Malibu, Pasadena, and other cities to expedite building approvals following the January 2025 wildfires.
- Authorizes an additional $1 billion in augmentation authority to support wildfire response and recovery efforts.
- Includes funding for upgrades to direct digital control systems in several state buildings.
- Provides $50,000 for a monument in Capitol Park to honor wildfire victims and survivors.
- Establishes a reporting requirement for the Department of Finance to track expenditures related to wildfire recovery.
- Designates specific bills as ‘other bills providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill’.
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