Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: high-speed rail: water infrastructure and wildfire prevention.
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Transportation
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
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Overview
This bill redirects funds from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, typically allocated to the High-Speed Rail Authority, to the General Fund. For the 2026-27 and 2027-28 fiscal years, 25% of these funds will be used to support water infrastructure and wildfire prevention projects. The funds will be available for appropriation by the Legislature to further these priorities.
Key provisions
- Suspends the appropriation to the High-Speed Rail Authority for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 fiscal years.
- Directs 25% of those funds to the General Fund.
- Specifies that the transferred funds will be available for appropriation to augment funding for water infrastructure and wildfire prevention.
- Continues the allocation of funds to the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund.
- Continues the allocation of funds for healthy forest and fire prevention programs.
- Excludes funds subject to Section 39719.1 from calculations for fund allocation.
- Establishes a minimum allocation for affordable housing within the Sustainable Communities Program.
- Continues the appropriation for transit and low-carbon transit operations programs.
Who is affected
- High-Speed Rail Authority
- General Fund
- Water Infrastructure Projects
- Wildfire Prevention Programs
- State Agencies (Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Controller, Transportation Agency, Low Carbon Transit Operations Program, Strategic Growth Council, Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund)
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