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May Revision includes trailer bill language for Delta Conveyance; legislators and Delta stakeholders call fast-track concerns 'blank check'
Summary
The Department of Finance said the May Revision contains trailer bill language to streamline the Delta Conveyance Project and grant bonding authority to the Department of Water Resources. Legislators and Delta-area groups objected, calling the move a fast-track attempt and warning about unknown long-term costs and local environmental impacts.
Department of Finance witnesses told the subcommittee the May Revision contains trailer bill language for the Delta Conveyance Project, including bonding authority and administrative streamlining the administration says will speed a major water infrastructure effort.
"We have several statutory changes for the Department of Water Resources. We have trailer bill language for the Delta Conveyance Project," said Andrew Arch of the Department of Finance. The administration described the changes as measures to "streamline several administrative processes that will save money and time on the implementation of this important water infrastructure project." (Department of…
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