Interesting things were said last night by Jedd Medafine.
He said that the Laird bill would impose a soviet system to manage the conservancy and Leslie's bill would at least allow some of the board to be elected.
He also said when asked why are they creating a conservancy, that it was because Schwarzenegger wants it.
Here is text from the governors website:
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Do you support the Sierra Nevada Framework, a management plan for the Sierra crafted by the Clinton administration but opposed by timber companies, the Bush administration and some rural counties?
The Framework evolved from a consensus-building process over nearly two decades of hard work by all stakeholders, during a period covering both Republican and Democratic administrations in Sacramento and Washington. The Sierra Nevada Framework has been widely hailed as a model of forest ecosystem resource protection. As Governor, I will direct all relevant state agencies to work with their federal counterparts to comply fully with the Framework and call on the federal government to honor its pledge to abide by the policies set forth in this unprecedented compact. If changes are needed in the Framework, we must engage in the same consensus-building process that resulted in the existing agreement.
Further, the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range is one of the state's crown jewels. Yet, unlike many of California's other natural treasures, it has no conservancy. As Governor, I will propose establishment of a Sierra Nevada Mountains Conservancy.