Who Pays for Pollution?

Sacramento Bee asks: Who pays for the costs of pollution -- the polluter or the public? Voters will decide in November.

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July 6, 2000, 10:30 AM PDT

The California Chamber of Commerce, California Taxpayers Association, California Manufacturers and Technology Association -- have qualified for the Nov. 7 ballot an initiative that would classify mitigation fees as taxes, effectively subjecting them to a two-thirds vote for passage in the Legislature. The Sacramento Bee comes out against the measure.

Thanks to Chris Steins

FULL STORY: Who pays? Voters to decide who gets the bill for pollution

Thursday, July 6, 2000 in The Sacramento Bee

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