Proposition Summary

Authorizes $7.545 billion in general obligation bonds for state water supply infrastructure projects, including surface and groundwater storage, ecosystem and watershed protection and restoration, and drinking water protection. Fiscal Impact: Increased state bond costs averaging $360 million annually over 40 years. Local government savings for water-related projects, likely averaging a couple hundred million dollars annually over the next few decades.

Proposition Number

1

Year

2014

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Pass

Popular Vote Results

Y:4,771,350; A:67.1; N:2,336,676; B:32.9;

Election Type

General Election

Proposition Type

Bond Act (leg)

Code Sections Affected

Public Resources Code and the Water Code;

For Author

Edmund G. Brown Jr., Governor; Paul Wenger, President of California Farm Bureau Federation; Mike Sweeney, California Director of The Nature Conservancy

Against Author

Assembly member Wesley Chesbro, Chair of Natural Resources Committee; Conner Everts, Executive Director of Southern California Watershed Alliance; Barbara Barrigan-Parilla, Executive Director of Restore the Delta

Rebuttal Author

Assembly member Wesley Chesbro, Chair of Natural Resources Committee; Adam Scow, California Director of Food & Water Watch; Zeke Grader, Executive Director of Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations

Rebuttal Against Author

Assembly member Wesley Chesbro, Chair of Natural Resources Committee; Conner Everts, Executive Director of Southern California Watershed Alliance; Barbara Barrigan-Parilla, Executive Director of Restore the Delta

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