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Cal OES asks for FEMA reimbursement authority and NextGen‑911 rollout support; victim assistance funding faces a reversion
Summary
Cal OES asked for federal trust fund authority for FEMA reimbursements, control section authority for ongoing fire recovery costs and state emergency‑telephone account authority to support NG911, while the May Revision proposes reverting a $49.7 million one‑time victim assistance allocation.
Cal OES and the Legislative Analyst’s Office briefed the Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on a set of May Revision changes that cover disaster recovery, next‑generation 9‑1‑1 (NG911) and victim services.
Cal OES deputy director Eric Swanson summarized the department’s May Revision requests: an increase in federal trust fund authority to reflect anticipated FEMA reimbursements, provisional language (control section 90) to allow Finance to augment state agency appropriations in the budget year for ongoing recovery costs from the Eaton and Palisades fires, and a request that the state emergency telephone account be augmented to ensure NextGen‑911 rollout and operations without raising the 9‑1‑1 surcharge above the January 1, 2025 level (41¢ per line).
At the same time the May Revision proposes a $49.7 million one‑time reversion of the flexible cash…
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