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Agricultural Perspectives
on PROP. 13
- Governor
Davis and many state legislators fully support Proposition 13,
the $1.97 billion general obligation water bond on the March 2000
ballot.
- Proposition
13 would increase California's water supplies by 1,000,000 acre-feet,
especially critical during drought periods, protecting jobs in
cities and on farms.
- Agricultural
water supplies will be augmented under Proposition 13 through
funding for expansion of:
Groundwater recharge programs;
Water banking programs;
Conjunctive use programs;
More efficient use of existing reservoirs;
Water conservation measures and infrastructure improvements.
- California's
farms and businesses will receive added protection from severe
water disruptions in drought years and increased certainty that
they will have access to the water they need.
- Proposition
13 will help protect lives, avert billions of dollars in property
damage and prevent massive disruptions in clean water supplies
by ensuring the completion of critically needed flood control
projects.
- Proposition
13 is a vital investment in California's future and has won the
support of a diverse array of interests.
- Virtually
every city and county in California would derive some benefit
from passage of Proposition 13, in water supply, water quality,
flood control or watershed protection improvements.
- Proposition
will help California's cities and farms prepare for a projected
population increase of 15 million people by the year 2020.
- The only
organized opposition to the bond is from the Libertarian Party,
which argues that long-term infrastructure improvements should
be purchased on a cash basis, rather than financed. The Libertarian
Party asserts that private investment in infrastructure is preferable
to government investment. It also questions the existence of threats
to our drinking water, and denies local government contributions
to safe drinking water, flood protection, watershed protection,
river habitat protection and water conservation.
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