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Schwarzenegger and Feinstein offer up another round of water bond talks, legislature responds with timely water package

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on July 17, 2008 at 7:03 am

From the California Progress Report:

Last Wednesday Governor Schwarzenegger and California Senator Diane Feinstein unveiled yet another iteration of a multi-billion dollar water bond, and urged the legislature to take action to place the water bond on the November 2008 ballot.

This new $9.2 billion proposal was presented as a “compromise.” Indeed, their proposal is $2.6 billion less than the Governor’s last proposal. However, this latest proposal still contains many of the most controversial elements of previous failed attempts to put together a water bond.

Most notably, the measure includes provisions that would limit future legislative oversight for water storage projects and projects affecting the Bay Delta, including the unprecedented continuous appropriation of $3 billion for water storage projects. If approved, the water bond would bypass the legislature and grant allocation authority to the defunct California Water Commission (which is a commission entirely appointed by the Governor and which currently has no appointed members).

The proposal also includes confusing language that seems to limit the Legislature’s ability to engage in a solution to fix the Delta by requiring a two-thirds vote of the Legislature to change or amend any portion of the proposal’s directives regarding the Delta.

Read more from the California Progress Report by clicking here.

July 17, 2008 · Filed Under Water Legislation

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