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State Senate Appropriations Committee to consider bill for Salton Sea restoration

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on May 6, 2008 at 5:30 am

From the Imperial Valley Press:

The Senate Appropriations Committee will hear a Senate bill that could be one of the critical components of the Salton Sea restoration. Authored by Sen. Denise Moreno Ducheny, D-San Diego, Senate Bill 1256 would establish the Salton Sea Restoration Council to oversee the project and issues regarding the sea.

The Salton Sea, plagued by environmental issues and shrinking due to a lessened supply of agricultural runoff due to water transfers, is lacking in direction of how and who is going to pay for its salvage.

The Senate Appropriations Committee is scheduled to take up SB 1256 on Monday. Ducheny could not be reached for comment Monday.

As it stands, the bill would establish a state agency to head the restoration and make other decisions pertaining to the sea.

Read more on this story from the Imperial Valley Press by clicking here.

May 6, 2008 · Filed Under Salton Sea

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