California Air Resources Board

Would have created The Delta Levees and Canal Subsidence Fund which may seek out and accept funds from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) as well as other sources. The purpose of this fund is for the Department of Water Resources to restore the transport capacity for state water transport systems impacted by land subsidence. The fund also would give money to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy for projects in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Suisun Marsh to improve existing levees, including multi-benefit levee projects that protect, improve, or restore habitat, and improve water quality.

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Governor’s Veto Message

To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Senate Bill 872 without my signature.

This bill establishes the Delta Levees and Canal Subsidence Fund (Fund) to support multi‑benefit levee projects and capital improvements to water conveyance systems impacted by subsidence in the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta, and requires the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta Conservancy (Conservancy) to establish an advisory committee to make recommendations for projects to be supported by the Fund.

In this year's budget, in partnership with the Legislature, we allocated $68 million to mitigate subsidence on the state's aqueducts and canals, $75 million for projects that repair levees and improve flood protection and climate resiliency in the Delta, $20.2 million to the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta Conservancy to reduce the risks of climate change impacts on communities, fish and wildlife, and natural resources, and $7.9 million to pay for mitigation costs associated with the Delta levee projects.

This bill would establish parameters for spending revenue from a Fund that did not receive resources in this year's budget. While well‑intentioned, this bill is unnecessary.

For these reasons, I cannot sign this bill.

Sincerely,

Gavin Newsom

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