[env-trinity] Democrats block GOP bid to speed Shasta Dam enlargement:

[Tom Stokely]

Maven's Notebook (this list serve won't post SacBee articles directly for some strange reason).TS
Democrats block GOP bid to speed Shasta Dam enlargement:  “Democrats in Congress have stalled an attempt to jump start an expansion of Shasta Dam, California’s largest reservoir and a major water source for the Central Valley.  Their objections blocked a Republican gambit to allow the $1.3 billion project to move forward without full up-front funding and despite objections from Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration.  A Democratic leadership aide in the House confirmed to the Sacramento Bee on Monday that House Democrats rejected a GOP proposal to speed preparations for the project, by eliminating a requirement on the amount of upfront funding needed for pre-construction. ... ”  Read more from the Sacramento Bee here:  Water Wars: Democrats block GOP bid to speed Shasta Dam enlargement

  
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 Congressional Republicans sought to make it easier to start project to raise the dam at California’s largest res...  |   |

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