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should have a better idea of where
he will propose to make adjustments.
Of course, that is just the starting
marker. After the Governor shows
his cards, the Legislature has several
months to review and make adjustments before the May revise and then
cobble together the budget in June.
Last year you might recall the Dept
of Finance proposed a sticker increase late in the process without
other tax increment reforms. That
proposal was met with sti昀昀 opposition from the recreational boating
community and never made it into
an actual bill. The HWRF should
be solvent for another year with the
changes in beach erosion funding
and AIS reductions, but without the
General Fund support that the division currently enjoys I expect a fee
increase to be coming in the nottoo-distant future.
In order to be well versed and prepared to protect your association
don’t forget to attend the CA Boating Congress coming to Sacramento March 12-13. Learn more about
the event by watching this video
here:
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=SkKOwtMSxU8
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