allocation

"As the allocation is on an annual basis, it is difficult to have an ongoing planned maintenance programme for our schools," they said.

The storm remains a reminder of the intersection between climate risk, resource allocation and the ongoing need for robust federal support to protect communities.

Administration officials have defended the cuts by pointing to what they call wasteful allocations, with their ire particularly focused on climate programs and projects promoting what they call liberal social values.

A new round of state subsidies for zero-emission vehicles would likely require state lawmakers to introduce new legislation or to create a specific allocation for that purpose in California’s budget bill next year.

Population shifts can result in changes in a state’s allocation of congressional seats, such as when California lost a seat after the 2020 census the first time in the state’s history.