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San Mateo leaders urge state to restore $157 million in vehicle-license backfill as subcommittee holds item open
Summary
San Mateo officials told the Senate Budget Subcommittee 4 that an unresolved vehicle license fee (VLF) backfill would force deep cuts to local services, asking lawmakers to restore funds and craft a permanent fix; the Department of Finance said the administration views the $119 million request now before the panel as discretionary.
Subcommittee 4 of the California State Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee heard pleas from local officials asking the state to restore vehicle license fee backfill funds the county says it is owed.
Chris Hill of the Department of Finance told the panel the administration27s calculations show a $280 million VLF swap obligation to cities and counties, but that shifting and accounting differences leave a net budget request of about $119 million. "The administration is not proposing those funds," Hill said, adding the department believes the expenditure is…
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