SACRAMENTO, CA – Under bipartisan support, Senator Melissa Hurtado’s (D-Sanger) legislation to ensure disadvantage unincorporated communities are eligible to receive implementation funding from the Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) program advanced through the Senate Standing Committee on Environmental Quality.

“Although disadvantaged unincorporated communities have been eligible to receive funding to develop TCC plans through the Strategic Growth Council, California’s vulnerable unincorporated communities have not been eligible to implement those plans,” stated Senator Melissa Hurtado. “SB 351 will ensure that these communities receive their fair share of investments to develop community driven green projects including pedestrian and bike projects, water and energy resilience programs, and more.”

SB 351 will move onto the Senate Appropriation Committee.

About Senator Melissa Hurtado

Senator Melissa Hurtado is an advocate for expanding access to health care and clean water, growing educational opportunities and creating more quality jobs. She represents the 14th Senate District in California, which includes cities in Fresno, Kern, Kings and Tulare counties. Senator Hurtado was born in Fresno, California and was raised in the City of Sanger, where she still resides with her family.

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