In his veto letter, Newsom said the bill would add ‘uncertainty’ to the state’s fight to secure Californians’ water supplies.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have commanded state agencies to “recognize historical inequities affecting [Native tribes], and to consult with them on water projects, plans and policies,” Ian James writes for the LA Times. In his veto letter, the governor wrote that, “Adding new sources of uncertainty will delay our urgent fight to secure Californians’ water supplies.”
The LA Times reports:
The bill called for state agencies to address “the inequities regarding access to, and control over, water caused by state-sanctioned acts of termination, removal, and assimilation.” It called for the governor’s Office of Tribal Affairs to mediate any disputes between tribes and state water agencies.
The Association of California Water Agencies opposed the bill, arguing the legislation was unclear. The Karuk Tribe and the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians supported the bill, stating that the state should have to consider tribes when making water policy choices, James writes.
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