“The project would have to be paid for by ratepayers who are already overburdened with soaring utility costs and aren’t even aware of how the cost of this is going to impact them in their pocketbooks,” said state Sen. Jerry McNerney (D-Stockton).
State Sen. Jerry McNerney is laying down the gauntlet against Newsom’s budget proposal to fast-track the controversial Delta tunnel.
"This project will set a precedent for bypassing well-established environmental laws that have cleaned up California and set a standard for the rest of the nation," said State Sen. Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton.
"The Delta water tunnel is expected to cost at least $20 billion — and likely much more — and will destroy nearly 4,000 acres of prime farmland in the fragile Delta, along with salmon fisheries and tribal resources," McNerney said.
“The Delta water tunnel is expected to cost at least $20 billion, and likely much more, and will destroy nearly 4,000 acres of prime farmland in the fragile Delta, along with salmon fisheries and tribal resources,” said McNerney.
"The bipartisan Delta Caucus is unanimous in strong opposition to the governor’s proposal to fast-track the Delta Tunnel, a $20 billion unaffordable project to be paid by ratepayers who are already struggling with the high cost of living in California," the Delta Caucus wrote in a news release.
The California Legislative Delta Caucus on Thursday urged leaders of the California Senate and Assembly to reject Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to fast-track the Delta Tunnel Project in the 2025-26 state budget.
State Sen. Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, also lambasted the plan.
"Governor Newsom's proposal to fast-track the costly and destructive Delta Tunnel Project in the state budget is a poorly conceived plan that the Legislature should reject," said State Senator Jerry McNerney (D-Pleasanton), co-chair of the California Legislative Delta Caucus.
