The Assembly Water, Parks & Wildlife Committee and the Assembly Budget Subcommittee #3 on Resources and Transportation held a joint informational and oversight hearing this week on Proposition 1, The Water Quality, Supply and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014. Proposition 1, approved by the voters in November 2014, provides $7.545 billion in general obligation bond funding for various water-related projects and programs.
The hearing included an overview by the Legislative Analyst’s Office, and committee members heard from two panels of state entities with responsibility for administering Proposition 1 funding. Committee members posed numerous questions to the panelists about the processes and timelines developed to get the funding “out the door.” Also of interest to committee members was the status of the California Water Commission’s (Commission) Water Storage Investment Program (WSIP). As was noted several times, Proposition 1 continually appropriated the $2.7 billion for the WSIP and the appropriation of the funds is under the purview of the Commission – not the Legislature.
Materials from the hearing can be accessed here.