Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry announced the governor’s renewed commitment to research on and revitalization of Clear Lake through the Blue Ribbon Committee established by her AB 707.
Newsom’s focus on climate change includes $371 million from the general fund to be used over two years “to facilitate groundwater recharge and capture of flood flows by repairing canals damaged by subsidence, support the state cost-share of critical federal urban flood risk reduction projects, and advance detailed, watershed-scale studies of likely climate effects to give local water managers better data for local decision-making, including rehabilitation strategies at Clear Lake,” the budget summary explained.
“Clear Lake is a beautiful and valuable natural resource in Northern California. The regional economy and the well-being of Lake County’s residents and wildlife depend on its health,” Aguiar-Curry said.
“Sec. Wade Crowfoot and the members of the committee have done amazing work during the past few years to propose several initiatives to rehabilitate the lake and lakeshore. The governor's commitment to the recommendations by our Blue Ribbon Committee and my request to the Assembly Budget Committee will usher in the next phase of research and projects,” Aguiar-Curry said.
In addition to continuing to generate data on lake quality and health, the funding will support projects to restore indigenous plant populations, provide fish passage, rehabilitate or remove dilapidated shoreline structures, and remove acres of invasive shoreline vegetation that prevent access to the lake, restrict water flows and provide breeding grounds for West Nile-carrying mosquitoes.
Members of the Blue Ribbon Committee were outlined in AB 707 and include significant participation from local officials, Lake County tribal nations, local experts and community members.
Aguiar-Curry represents the Fourth Assembly District, which includes all of Lake and Napa Counties, parts of Colusa, Solano and Sonoma counties, and all of Yolo County except West Sacramento.
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