Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Bill to create public‑private financing for wildfire mitigation moves forward
California State Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee · April 14, 2026
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.
Summary
SB 1297 would create incentives and a revolving fund to mobilize public and private capital for community wildfire mitigation projects via regional public‑private partnerships and I‑Bank revenue bonds; proponents argued the model can scale needed mitigation work.
Senator Allen presented SB 1297 to encourage regional entities to form public‑private partnerships that can leverage private capital (insurers, utilities) with state‑backed revenue bonds administered through the I‑Bank to finance large‑scale wildfire…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
30-day money-back on paid plans
