Governor Newsom as he announces the large budget package. Photo from his Twitter page.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed into law SB 85, a $536 million wildfire and forest resiliency budget package in hopes of helping California prepare for another dry wildfire season from the southern to northern reaches of the state. It will help fund fire resilience efforts including fuel breaks, forest health projects, and home hardening across the state. Some of those funds will be headed to Lake Tahoe and the Sierra.
"Governor Newsom’s funding package includes dedicated funding for the Tahoe Conservancy and California State Parks for restoring resilience on state lands. It will also support CAL FIRE’s and the California Conservation Corp’s work at Lake Tahoe. Finally, the package increases the amount of grant funding available that Basin partners can apply for," said Incident Commander of the Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team, Forest Schafer.