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State water talks dribble out on deadline; Key disagreements include paying costs, environment impact

Posted by: Maven on September 12, 2009 at 7:24 am

From E. J. Shultz at the Fresno Bee:

“The Legislature’s last-gasp drive for major water legislation was falling short late Friday, as Republicans and Democrats disagreed on how to pay for projects to increase supplies while protecting the environment.

Late-night negotiations focused on a hastily drafted bill for nearly $12 billion in water bonds that voters would have to approve over two election cycles, 2010 and 2014.

Republicans objected to language they said would make it more difficult to spend money on dams, their longtime priority. They also said provisions would result in the money being doled out too slowly.

“There’s a number of things … that are not acceptable to us and we’re continuing to try to negotiate on them,” said Sen. Dave Cogdill, R-Modesto. But “it doesn’t look good.” …”

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September 12, 2009 · Filed Under Legislation - State & Federal

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