The letter was obtained by The Associated Press as the state Assembly was meeting to consider a proposal to end the state's record-long budget impasse.
The governor has been stumping statewide for long-term fiscal reform and had said he will not sign a budget that fails to include it.
He wants 3 percent of general fund revenue to be automatically deposited into the rainy day account each year, stopping only when the account reaches 12.5 percent of the general fund.
Schwarzenegger also wants assurances that the fund could be
tapped only when revenue falls below projected spending.
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