<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_189130" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_191645">Also attached is an HR 23 opposition letter from PCFFA, CalTrout, Golden Gate Salmon Association and the American Sportfishing Association.</span></div><div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_189129"> </div><div class="signature" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_189122">Tom Stokely <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_189121">Salmon and Water Policy Analyst</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_191669">Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations and </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_191670">Institute for Fisheries Resources</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_191690">530-524-0315 </div><div>tstokely@att.net </div><div><br></div></div> <div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: garamond, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"> On Tuesday, July 11, 2017 11:16 AM, Tom Stokely <tstokely@att.net> wrote:<br></font></div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv9662345939"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:garamond, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div id="yiv9662345939yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_168859" dir="ltr">Also, see attached opposition letters from Gov Brown and 23 environmental groups.</div><div id="yiv9662345939yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_168859" dir="ltr">TS</div><div id="yiv9662345939yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_168859" dir="ltr"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=32920" 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style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:'times new roman', serif;font-size:15px;color:rgb(85, 85, 85);vertical-align:top;" id="yiv9662345939yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_168976"></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:'times new roman', serif;font-size:15px;color:rgb(85, 85, 85);vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:dotted;border-top-color:rgb(204, 204, 204);border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(204, 204, 204);background-color:rgb(238, 238, 238);font-weight:bold;" id="yiv9662345939yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_168977"><div style="vertical-align:top;" id="yiv9662345939yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_168978">• Both California U.S. Senators oppose it</div><div style="vertical-align:top;" id="yiv9662345939yui_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="yiv9662345939yui_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="yiv9662345939yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_168981"><span style="color:rgb(85, 85, 85);font-family:'times new roman', serif;font-size:15px;" id="yiv9662345939yui_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="yiv9662345939yui_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="yiv9662345939yui_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="yiv9662345939yui_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="yiv9662345939yui_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="yiv9662345939yui_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="yiv9662345939yui_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="yiv9662345939yui_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="yiv9662345939yui_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="yiv9662345939yui_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="yiv9662345939yui_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="yiv9662345939yui_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="yiv9662345939yui_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="yiv9662345939signature" id="yiv9662345939yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499727075515_168858"><div><br></div></div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>env-trinity mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:env-trinity@velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us" href="mailto:env-trinity@velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us">env-trinity@velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us</a><br><a href="http://www2.dcn.org/mailman/listinfo/env-trinity" target="_blank">http://www2.dcn.org/mailman/listinfo/env-trinity</a><br><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>