Category: Public Policy

Senators Drill Into California Water Bill

Senators drill into California water bill BY MICHAEL DOYLE WASHINGTON   Ever hopeful lawmakers on Thursday conjured the vision of a compromise California water bill that succeeds instead of fails. It may be a mirage. But in a long-awaited hearing, the chairwoman of a key Senate committee zeroed in on some specific, concrete details that […]

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With deadline approaching, Senate pay-fors don’t look so bad to House

With deadline approaching, Senate pay-fors don’t look so bad to House By Heather Caygle and Lauren Gardner, Politico Pro 10/07/2015 07:23 PM EDT Call it the legislative version of beer goggles. As House lawmakers scramble to pull together a multiyear highway and transit bill before the Oct. 29 deadline, the mixed bag of pay-fors attached […]

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McConnell Moves to Advance Energy, Water Spending Bill

APPROPRIATIONS: McConnell moves to advance energy, water spending bill Hannah Northey, E&E reporter Published: Tuesday, October 6, 2015 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) today moved to proceed with the $35.4 billion fiscal 2016 energy and water development spending bill. The Senate could vote as early as Thursday on a procedural motion deciding whether to […]

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California State Lands Commission – October 16, 2015 Commission Meeting

Greetings: The next meeting of the California State Lands Commission will take place October 16, 2015 in San Diego at 1 PM.  To view the agenda, please visit: http://www.slc.ca.gov/Meetings/10-16-15/Agenda.htm If you have any questions about this agenda, please email us at: CSLC.CommissionMeetings@slc.ca.gov  

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Update on ABAG-MTC Discussion from ABAG Executive Director Ezra Rapport

Below is a message from ABAG Executive Director Ezra Rapport: Dear elected officials and interested parties, Please find attached here a memo to the ABAG Executive Board and a resolution for consideration at the Special Executive Board Meeting on Tuesday, October 13th, starting at 7:30 p.m. – Ezra Rapport Executive Director Association of Bay Area […]

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CASA Connects Newsletter for October 5, 2015

  October 5, 2015 Senate Committee to Consider Feinstein’s Drought Relief Bill The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources has announced that it will consider Senator Feinstein’s drought relief bill, S 1894, on October 8. This hearing will review, among other matters, provisions on which CASA worked with the Senator to increase federal support of […]

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Notice of Cancellation of Public Hearing – Mark Hodgetts

This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Attached here is a Notice of Cancellation of Public Hearing to determine whether to issue a Cease and Desist Order and whether to impose Administrative Civil Liability against Mark Hodgetts – Hayfork Creek Tributary to South Fork Trinity River, Trinity County. The Public Hearing […]

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California State Lands Commission Strategic Plan 2016-2020

CALIFORNIA STATE LANDS COMMISSION STRATEGIC PLAN 2016-2020 The California State Lands Commission continues to seek public comment on and input to its draft Strategic Plan.  The SLC values the opinions of its stakeholders and wants to ensure that their concerns are considered as we develop the final plan. This is a unique opportunity to assist the […]

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