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JFAC backs $40 million fire‑suppression transfer and approves Department of Lands enhancements
Summary
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee approved a one‑time $40 million transfer to the Fire Suppression Deficiency Fund and separately approved FY2026 enhancements for the Department of Lands, including firefighter bonuses, equipment and three new full‑time positions.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on March 14 approved a one-time transfer of $40,000,000 from the general fund to the Fire Suppression Deficiency Fund and later approved a separate FY2026 package of enhancements for the Department of Lands.
Miss Janet Jessup, budget and policy analyst with Legislative Services, told the committee the $40 million motion would move money "from the general fund to the fire suppression deficiency fund," which the department uses "to pay for fire fighting related activities during the fire season at fires throughout the state."
Representative Manwaring moved the supplemental, saying he moved "for fiscal year 2025 for the Department of Lands in the Forest and Range Fire…
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