Amahlathi asemadolobheni, ukutshalwa kwemvelo kwezindawo zasemadolobheni, nokunye ukutshalwa kwezimali kwemithombo yemvelo kuzuze isisekelo izolo engxoxweni eqhubekayo yezinto eziza kuqala kumaphrojekthi oHlelweni Lwezindleko Lokuncishiswa Kwesisi Esibamba Ukushisa (GGRF) olulandelayo.
EKomidini Elincane Lesabelomali SoMkhandlu Lezinsiza, amalungu amaningi aphikisene nokugomela kwabaPhathi kokuthi ukutshalwa kwezimali kokutshala luhlaza kwasemadolobheni kuzophathwa ngaphansi kohlelo lwe-Transformative Climate Communities Programme (TCC). Ikomidi elincane Usihlalo u-Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica) ngokushesha baqaphela ukuthi ukutshala uhlaza kwasemadolobheni kanye ne-TCC yizinhlelo ezihluke kakhulu, kuyilapho ngesikhathi esifanayo kucacisa ukuthi amahlathi asemadolobheni namaxhaphozi ashiywa ngaphandle kuSabelomali SoMbusi.
Omele i-California ReLeaf u-Alfredo Arredondo unikeze omunye umehluko phakathi kwe-TCC namahlathi asemadolobheni, ethi "izigidi ezingu-R200 ezikhishwe kuze kube manje nge-TCC…izotshala izihlahla ezingaba ngu-10,000." Ngokuqhathanisa, u-Arredondo waphawula “[nge] $17 million ephume ngesonto eledlule ngoHlelo lwe-CAL FIRE lwe-Urban and Community Forestry Programme… kuzotshalwa izihlahla ezingu-21,000.” Lapho ebuzwa uSihlalo ukuthi kungani uhlaza emadolobheni, amahlathi asemadolobheni, kanye namaxhaphozi kungaxhasi ngezimali ohlelweni lwesabelomali SokuPhatha, uMqondisi weHhovisi LoMbusi Lokuhlela Nokucwaninga, uKate Gordon, waphendula, “lowo ngumbuzo omuhle.” UMkhandlu kulindeleke ukuthi ukhiphe Uhlelo lwawo Lwezindleko Ze-GGRF oluhlongozwayo ngesonto elizayo.
Ekomidini elincane leSabelomali seSenethi Lezinsiza, Usihlalo u-Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont) yethule uhlelo lokusebenzisa imali lweSigele lweGGRF olubuyisele ngaphezu kwezigidi ezingama- $250 ezinhlelweni zezindawo zemvelo nezisebenzayo phambilini ebezixhaswe ngemali engenayo endalini ye-cap-and-trade, okuhlanganisa nezigidi ezingama-$50 zamahlathi asemadolobheni kanye nokutshalwa kwezihlahla emadolobheni (bheka ikhasi 31 Uhlelo lweSenate GGRF). Umphathi Wezemfundo Nezokuxhumana we-California ReLeaf, uMariela Ruacho, ubekhona ukuzokweseka la mazinga oxhaso, ephawula ukuthi “lokhu kutshalwa kwezimali emahlathini asemadolobheni kanye nokutshalwa kwezihlahla emadolobheni kubaluleke kakhulu… futhi kuzoya kumaphrojekthi abalulekile engqalasizinda aluhlaza ukusiza ukuhlangabezana nezinjongo zethu zokunciphisa i-GHG ka-2030 kanye nokungathathi hlangothi kwekhabhoni.” Ikomidi elincane leSabelomali seSenate ligunyaze uhlelo olubuyekeziwe.
Okushiwo abanye izolo emhlanganweni weKomidi Lesabelomali mayelana nokutshalwa kwezimali okudingekayo e-Urban Forestry & Urban Greening
- Ilungu Lomhlangano uLuz Rivas (D-Arleta), Impendulo esuka ku Governor May: "Ngaphoxeka ngokungaboni uxhaso lwezindawo eziluhlaza ... imiphakathi yethu ehola kancane idinga amapaki nezihlahla, kanye namahlathi asemadolobheni."
- U-Rico Mastrodonato, Umphathi Omkhulu Wezobudlelwano Kahulumeni, I-Trust for Public Land: [Ukutshalwa kwezihlahla emadolobheni kanye namahlathi asemadolobheni] “amaphrojekthi cishe ayitshalomali yethu engcono kakhulu yokungenelela ukuze silungiselele imiphakathi yethu esengozini kakhulu yokushisa nezikhukhula. Sidinga imiphakathi eminingi ngangokunokwenzeka izilungiselele esikwaziyo ukuthi kuyeza. Ngokubona kwami, yisimo sokuphila noma sokufa.”
- U-Linda Khamoushian, Ummeli Omkhulu Wenqubomgomo, California Bicycle Coalition:“Siyasithokozela isabelo-mali sekomidi elincane [leSabelomali seSenethi] sokutshalwa kwezimali okubalulekile kwezamahlathi emadolobheni kanye nokutshalwa kwemvelo kwasemadolobheni.”
THATHA ISINYATHELO: Yini ongayenza?
Xhumana nabakho ILungu Lomhlangano noma iSenator futhi ubacele ukuthi basekele uxhaso lwezimali lwe-Urban and Community Programme oluvela ku-CAL FIRE kanye ne-Urban Greening Programme evela ku-California Natural Resources Agency.
Ungakubona lokhu Incwadi Yesekelo kubabambiqhaza abehlukene abacela uxhaso ku-GGRF Yezemvelo Nezamazwe Okusebenza, okuhlanganisa uzothola imibuzo ecacisiwe ngohlelo ngalunye.