Proposition Summary

WATER FACILITES INCLUDING A PERIPHERAL CANAL. REFERENDUM STATUTE. A "yes" vote approves, a "no" vote rejects, a law that will: Designate additional facilities and programs, including a peripheral canal, as units of Central Valley Project. Specify requirements regarding feasibility, environmental impacts, design, construction, operation, financing, and protection and enhancement of fish and wildlife for project units. Require Water Resources Department to contract with named delta agencies regarding users' rights, water quality, and benefit payments; and to immediately proceed with specified prerequisites to construction of peripheral canal. Require compliance with designated water quality standards and conditions. Specify other responsibilities and matters. Summary of Legislative Analyst's estimate of net state and local government fiscal impact: As Project has been planned and operated to be self-supporting, implementation under present policies would not require increase in state taxes or reduce funds for other state programs. Potential construction costs at 1981 prices are in excess of $3.1 billion plus. unknown additional costs, plus interest, to be financed by increased user charges.

Proposition Number

9

Year

1982

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Fail

Legislative Vote Results

Assembly - Ayes, 50; Noes, 28 -- Senate - Ayes, 24; Noes, 12

Popular Vote Results

Y: 2049042; A: 37.3; N: 3444483; B: 62.7

Election Type

Primary

Proposition Type

Referendum

Relevant Case

Wilson v. Superior Ct. of Los Angeles County: 134 Cal. App. 3d 173, 1982

For Author

Loren L. Lutz, D.D.S., Chairman of the Board California Wildlife Federation; Gordon W. Miller, Chairman of the Board California Water Resources Association; Chief Engineer, Retired Sonoma County Water Agency; Ruben S. Ayala, State Senator, 32nd District Chairman, Agriculture and Water Resources Committee

Against Author

John Thurman, Member of the Assembly, 27th District Chairman, Assembly Agriculture Committee; David Miller, Chairman, Californians for Responsible Government; William E. Siri, Past President, Sierra Club, California Chapter

Rebuttal Author

Lorell Long; John Thurman, Member of the Assembly, 27th District Chairman, Assembly Agriculture Committee; David Miller, Chairman, Californians for Responsible Government

Rebuttal Against Author

Loren L. Lutz, D.D.S., Chairman of the Board California Wildlife Federation; Gordon W. Miller, Chairman of the Board California Water Resources Association; Chief Engineer, Retired Sonoma County Water Agency; Ruben S. Ayala, State Senator, 32nd District Chairman, Agriculture and Water Resources Committee

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