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After heated debate and a successful reconsideration, joint committee approves one-time fire-preparedness funding
Summary
The joint committee approved a one-time fire-preparedness allocation after debate over reversions and appropriate use of dedicated funds; the item passed following a reconsideration motion and roll-call votes.
The committee spent an extended period on Department of Lands funding for forest and range fire protection, including both a FY2026 supplemental restoration and a FY2027 one-time preparedness add. Analysts described multiple on-screen language pieces, and members debated whether general-fund restorations were appropriate given prior-year reversions and the availability of dedicated funds.
Representative Pesky questioned restoring general-fund dollars when the agency had reverted funds in prior years, noting that "last year…
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