"California utility giant
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has agreed to pay $1 billion to 14 local governments throughout the state for the wildfire damage caused by its equipment and practices," Richard Gonzales
reports for
NPR. "Attorneys for a group of local public entities — counties and cities — announced the proposed settlement Tuesday to help cover taxpayer losses due to the 2015 Butte Fire, the 2017 North Bay Fires and the 2018 Camp Fire." State investigators found that PG&E's transmission lines were to blame for the 2018 Camp Fire, which killed 85 people and burned over 150,000 acres.
The Butte County area will get the lion's share of the cash, as it was mostly destroyed in the Camp Fire: Butte County will receive $252 million; the town of Paradise, which is in Butte County, will receive $270 million; and the Paradise Recreation and Parks District will receive $47.5 million, Gonzales reports.
"Another $415 million will be divided by other jurisdictions and agencies hit by the wildfires in 2017, including Sonoma County, the city of Santa Rosa, Napa County and the city of Napa," Gonzales reports. "Yuba County and the Calaveras County Water District will receive $12.5 million and $3 million respectively for the 2015 Butte Fire."
The settlement doesn't cover insurance claims filed by individuals or businesses who were victims of the fires. It also must be approved by a bankruptcy court, since PG&E filed for bankruptcy in January, Gonzales reports.
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