BILL NUMBER:  SB 991
  VETOED	DATE: 09/30/2010




To the Members of the California State Senate:

I am returning Senate Bill 991 without my signature.

This bill appropriates $30 million in Proposition 1E bond funds to
the Department of Water Resources (DWR) for flood protection projects
that improve the sustainability of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

While I agree with its purpose, this bill is unnecessary.  My
Administration has made improving our levees and enhancing flood
protection a top priority.  To that end, SB x7 8 (Steinberg)
appropriated more than $240 million in bond funds intended to address
current flood protection needs in the Delta.  Since the program's
inception in 2006, my Administration has:

* Improved Emergency Response: Enhanced Incident Command Team
response capabilities and stockpiled rock for catastrophic Delta
levee failure response.
* Improved Flood Management Systems:  System improvements include 116
Critical Levee repairs, 121 proactive levee repairs, and completed
flood protection improvements along south Sacramento creeks,
* Improved Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta levees and flood protection:
Completed 21 Delta Special Projects to improve levee stability and
habitat, completed urgent restoration of levee deficiencies on Upper
Jones Tract, completed a levee setback on Sherman Island, and seven
more projects are currently in progress.
* Local Flood Management Assistance: DWR has provided local flood
management assistance including $76 million reimbursed to local
sponsors for the State cost share of federally authorized flood
management projects.
* Improved Operations and Maintenance:  DWR is responsible for the
Operation and Maintenance of 292 miles of levees, 11 weirs, 5 gate
structures, 4 pumping plants and all channels in the Sacramento River
System. Completed improvements to the system include Tisdale Bypass
Sediment Removal Project, Sacramento Bypass Sediment Removal Project,
modernization of levee inspection and reporting procedures,
development of 137 acres of riparian habitat at Colusa State
Recreation Area and four additional projects are currently underway.

Many projects have been completed and many are under way.  It is for
this reason that DWR must be able to continue with their work
unencumbered by special carve-outs for particular areas.

For this reason, I am unable to sign this bill.

Sincerely,



Arnold Schwarzenegger