<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:garamond, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_168859" dir="ltr">Also, see attached opposition letters from Gov Brown and 23 environmental groups.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_168859" dir="ltr">TS</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_168859" dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=32920" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_169047" class="">http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=32920</a><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_169056"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_168954"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 1.2em; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_168955">House expected to approve water bill this week</span><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_168956"> </span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); vertical-align: top;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_168957"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); vertical-align: top;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_168958"><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_168959">WASHINGTON, D.C. </span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); vertical-align: top;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_168960"><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_168961">July 10, 2017 9:01pm</span><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); 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font-weight: bold;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_168977"><div style="vertical-align: top;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_168978">• Both California U.S. Senators oppose it</div><div style="vertical-align: top;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_168979">• “Valadao’s bill would set back the progress made to find a balanced solution to California’s drought” </div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_168980"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); vertical-align: top;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_168981"><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_168982">The Republican-controlled House of Representatives this week is expected to approve H.R. 23, the so-called “Gaining Responsibility on Water Act” that is written by Hanford Republican Davis Valadao.</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; font-family: 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); vertical-align: top; text-indent: 9px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_168983"></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; font-family: 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); vertical-align: top; text-indent: 9px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_168984">Unless blocked in the Senate, the bill is expected to sail to final approval within weeks.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; font-family: 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); vertical-align: top; text-indent: 9px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_168985"></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; font-family: 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); vertical-align: top; text-indent: 9px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_168986">But before then, it might run into some stormy opposition from California Senators Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; font-family: 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); vertical-align: top; text-indent: 9px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_168987"></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; font-family: 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); vertical-align: top; text-indent: 9px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_168988">“California’s Central Valley helps feed the world. It deserves sensible and responsible water solutions—this measure doesn't even come close to meeting that test,” they say in a joint statement.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; font-family: 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); vertical-align: top; text-indent: 9px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_168989"></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; font-family: 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); vertical-align: top; text-indent: 9px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_168990">The two Democrats say the Republican legislation would preempt existing California environmental laws and regulations, “giving the Trump administration greater control over water management in our state.”</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; font-family: 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); vertical-align: top; text-indent: 9px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_168991"></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; font-family: 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); vertical-align: top; text-indent: 9px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_168992">They says Mr. Valadao’s bill ignores science and would eliminate existing biological opinions required under the Endangered Species Act. </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; font-family: 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); vertical-align: top; text-indent: 9px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_168993"></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; font-family: 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); vertical-align: top; text-indent: 9px;" dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_168994">“Congressman Valadao’s bill would set back the progress made to find a balanced solution to California’s drought. If this bill passes the House of Representatives, we will fight to defeat it in the Senate,” the lawmakers say.</div><div class="signature" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_168858"><div><br></div></div></div></body></html>