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May Revision trims and retools several environmental programs; proposes Exide funding reversion and Salton Sea investments
Summary
The May Revision includes a mix of environmental budget adjustments: a partial reversion and alternative fund sources for Exide cleanup, trailer bill language affecting Water Board CEQA treatment, modest staff and legal-defense funding across CalEPA and boards, and targeted investments in the Salton Sea and small water-system regulation.
Department of Finance representatives summarized several environment-related elements of the May Revision, ranging from project-specific funding adjustments to administrative and statutory changes.
Exide cleanup: The May Revision proposes reverting $75 million of a $132 million general fund appropriation for cleanup activities at the former Exide Battery Recycling Facility in Vernon, with the remainder funded from a mix of the lead-acid battery cleanup fund ($35 million) and the general fund ($40 million). Finance said the state has provided about $573…
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