THIS JUST IN … House expected this week to take up HR 23, the Gaining Responsibility on Water Act; Feinstein, Harris oppose bill.
23, the Gaining Responsibility on Water Act, authored by Congressman David Valadao.
It also reforms onerous federal laws – such as the Central Valley Project Improvement Act and the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act – that have severely curtailed water deliveries and resulted in hundreds of billions of gallons of badly needed water being flushed into the ocean.” Here is information on HR 23 from GovTrack.
California’s Central Valley helps feed the world.
His legislation would preempt existing California environmental laws and regulations, giving the Trump administration greater control over water management in our state.“Science should be at the center of all decisions affecting California’s water supply.
This bill would eliminate the existing biological opinions required under the Endangered Species Act.
It also prevents California from using new scientific data to manage our water supply by reverting us back to outdated limits set more than two decades ago.
If this bill passes the House of Representatives, we will fight to defeat it in the Senate.” Stay tuned, more to come … ——————————————– Sign up for daily email service and you’ll always be one of the first to know!
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