THIS JUST IN … Governor Brown writes Speaker Ryan, opposing HR 23, Gaining Responsibility on Water (GROW) Act of 2017.
Governor Brown has sent a letter to Speaker Paul Ryan opposing HR 23, the Gaining Responsibility on Water (GROW) Act of 2017.
23, the “Gaining Responsibility on Water Act of 2017.” Water defines the west and for over a century Congress and the courts have consistently recognized that state law determines how water is developed and used.
Western states have successfully resisted any attempted intrusion into this essential attribute of their sovereignty, including in the operation or construction of water projects involving the federal government.
This bill overrides California water law, ignoring our state’s prerogative to oversee our waters.
It is also not smart.
Making decisions requires listening to and balancing among the needs of California’s nearly 40 million residents and taking into consideration economics, biodiversity, and wildlife resources.
All of this is best done at the state and local level – not in a polarized political climate 3,000 miles away.
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