EDITORIAL: A big step for Sacramento’s flood protection
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In a rare instance of bipartisan agreement, a conference report on the first omnibus water and flood control bill since 2007 was filed Thursday and is expected to be approved on Tuesday in the House and shortly thereafter in the
The Water Resources Reform and Development Act authorizes the
While
After years of effort, just getting this far is a major accomplishment.
The completion of the levees is as important to Natomas as the planned arena is for downtown
Also, homeowners have been required to buy flood insurance. If a five-year construction schedule on the levees is approved and accepted by
The state and region already have done their part to fix the levees. Property owners voted to raise their own taxes to help fund
The federal portion of the project, however, has been bottled up in
City Councilwoman
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Credit also goes to the House-Senate conference committee, led by Democratic Sen.
The bill also includes other projects and provisions important to
On this legislation, members of
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