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Senator Cogdill hails state water legislation at Tuolomne County Board of Supervisors meeting

Posted by: Maven on December 10, 2009 at 7:22 am

From the Union Democrat:

“State Sen. Dave Cogdill praised a group of bills the Legislature approved in November designed, in part, to overhaul the state’s water delivery system. “There’s very little of what we’d classify as pork in this,” Cogdill, R-Modesto, said at Tuesday’s Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors meeting. “I still find myself surprised we got it done.”

He said the effort was truly bipartisan, considering all new funding measures in California require a two-thirds majority vote. “There was a wide coalition of folks,” Cogdill said.

But the real challenge still lies ahead, according to Cogdill: Voters must approve an $11 billion bond measure that would fund the legislation’s proposed improvements.

The bond question will be brought to the voters on the November ballot. Without voter approval, “we’re back to square one,” Cogdill said. … “

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December 10, 2009 · Filed Under Legislation - State & Federal

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