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Governor signs SB 187 to fund initial work at the Salton Sea

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on September 28, 2008 at 6:09 am

From MyDesert.com:

Restoration of the Salton Sea got a boost Saturday when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation to help fund initial work to preserve the troubled inland lake.

Senate Bill 187 by state Sen. Denise Ducheny, D-San Diego, would establish the ground rules for spending $47 million in previously approved bond funds to aid the dying sea. Ducheny had intended for the bill to commit the state to a long-term restoration of the sea, which one plan estimated would cost $8.9 billion.

But the measure was amended to limit the state’s commitment to activities outlined in what’s known as Period One of the plan. That period, which runs through 2013 with a $508 million mostly unfunded budget, calls for a variety of work including initial projects to preserve endangered fish populations as well as developing a baseline of data on air, fish, birds and sea sediment, according to state officials.

The governor appropriated $17.8 million from the bond funds from the 2008-09 budget; the remaining funds will have to be appropriated annually. Read more from MyDesert.com by clicking here.

September 28, 2008 · Filed Under Uncategorized

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