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Consolidation of agencies worries environmentalists
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The new agency would result in dozens of well-known boards and commissions being eliminated, including the state Air Resources Board, which sets smog rules for cars and industrial sources, and the State Water Resources Control Board, which regulates water pollution. Both were created in 1967 under Gov. Ronald Reagan. The plan would not change the California Coastal Commission.
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The reorganization proposes creating a new Department of Environmental Protection, with divisions for air quality, water quality, pollution prevention, toxic cleanup and pesticide regulation.
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Finally, in an effort to handle California's staggering population growth, about 600,000 people a year, it would create a Department of Infrastructure to coordinate new highways, power plants and water systems. Gone would be Caltrans, the Department of Water Resources, the California Energy Commission and the High-Speed Rail Authority....
BUT NOT 5 dollar bridge tolls or an open public spigot for benefits for illegals. ;-)