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Committee backs SB 90 to allow Prop 4 grants for mobile water tanks and emergency generators for wildfire response
Summary
The Senate Committee on Governmental Organization passed SB 90 as amended, clarifying that Proposition 4 grants may fund pre‑positioned mobile water storage tanks and emergency backup generators to support firefighting and local water systems.
The Senate Committee on Governmental Organization voted to pass SB 90 as amended, sending the bill to the Natural Resources and Water Committee. The measure would clarify that grant funding under Proposition 4 may be used for pre‑positioned mobile water storage (rigid dip tanks) and backup emergency generators to support firefighting operations and local water systems.
Senator Henry Dupas, the bill’s author, told the committee the change would “provide a tool for our toolbox in fighting wildfires,” noting that mobile dip tanks can reduce helicopter round‑trip refill times from 10 minutes or more to roughly five minutes. He said the tanks and mobile storage are a cost‑effective…
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