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Delta conveyance trailer bills draw strong opposition; lawmakers seek clearer cost and legal details
Summary
The May Revision’s trailer-bill language for the Delta Conveyance Project prompted objections from multiple Assembly members and dozens of public commenters, who described the proposal as a fast-tracking of the project and raised questions about bonding authority, cost estimates and impacts on the Bay-Delta ecosystem.
The Assembly Budget Subcommittee heard substantive objections to trailer-bill language in the May Revision that would affect the Delta Conveyance Project and related state water planning.
Andrew Arch of the Department of Finance told the committee the May Revision contains “trailer bill language for the Delta Conveyance Project” intended to streamline administrative processes for what the administration described as a high-priority water infrastructure effort. Multiple Assembly members pushed back, saying the Legislature had previously rejected a fast-track approach and that including large project authority in the budget bypasses the committee…
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