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May revision shifts $1.5 billion in Cal Fire costs to Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund; LAO urges caution
Summary
The governor’s May revision would shift $1.5 billion of CAL FIRE operations to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and set a minimum $1 billion annual GGRF commitment to high‑speed rail, officials told a Senate subcommittee.
The May revision to the governor’s budget would shift $1.5 billion of CAL FIRE operations from the general fund to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) and set a floor of at least $1 billion annually for high‑speed rail, Department of Finance and administration officials said at a Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 2 hearing.
Rachel Ehlers of the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) told the committee the administration’s revenue estimates are in the LAO’s ballpark and that treating GGRF as a tool to preserve higher‑priority programs can be reasonable — but she and several senators urged caution. Ehlers and other LAO staff said the May revision provides limited details about a…
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