Well, for some reason our Web site doesn’t have the Friday edition online yet, but I did want to get you a copy of my story on Richardson’s veto of $945,000 for studies of the Gila and San Francisco rivers.
Richardson’s explanation of the veto (the “appropriation language was problematic”) is interesting. He’s the one who wrote it (PDF, head for page 56):
Gila Basin Water Development. Continue steps necessary for the development of 14,000 acre feet of water rights and access to up to $128 million in federal funds made available as a result of the 2004 Arizona
Water Settlements Act.
$500,000 GF Nonrecurring
As you can see, the money as originally recommended was just $500,000, far short of the $4.6 million that will be required to complete all the studies.
More on Richardson’s Gila Funding Veto
Well, for some reason our Web site doesn’t have the Friday edition online yet, but I did want to get you a copy of my story on Richardson’s veto of $945,000 for studies of the Gila and San Francisco rivers.
Here’s a PDF of the story.
Richardson’s explanation of the veto (the “appropriation language was problematic”) is interesting. He’s the one who wrote it (PDF, head for page 56):
As you can see, the money as originally recommended was just $500,000, far short of the $4.6 million that will be required to complete all the studies.
More as I hear it. Additional info here and here.
UPDATE: Here’s the link to my story on the Daily Press Web site.
UPDATE II: For more, here’s the Silver City Daily Press editorial (PDF) about Richardson’s veto.
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