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Salton Sea SB 187 dead for this year

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on August 30, 2007 at 5:21 pm

From the Desert Sun:

A bill laying the groundwork for an ambitious $8.9 billion restoration effort at the Salton Sea died Thursday for this year in a powerful Assembly committee — but there still is money in the budget to begin some work this year.

Rick Daniels, executive director of the Salton Sea Authority, also said he is ready to give up on Senate Bill 187 this year. `We will provide information to try to change the good Assembly members’ minds,” Daniels said, promising to get on the phone to supporters this afternoon. …

Assemblyman Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, chairman of the Assembly Appropriations Committee, said the bill was “held” in committee for possible further action in 2008 because it didn’t include a permanent agency to oversee the 75-year restoration plan.“One of the yet-to-be-resolved issues is the governance,” Leno said. “It’s sort of a work in progress.” Leno stressed the governing structure is “part of the same” issue and should be addressed so proponents “get it right.”

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August 30, 2007 · Filed Under Salton Sea

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