2008 House Bill 6227

Incur $1.3 billion in debt for environmental programs

Introduced in the House

June 5, 2008

Introduced by Rep. Ed Clemente (D-14)

To place on the Nov. 4, 2008 general election ballot a new state debt proposal that would borrow $1.3 billion for contaminated site cleanup, to “preserve farmland,” and for "programs to protect, conserve, clean, improve, and restore the water resources of the state.” Debt service on this borrowing would require taking around $100 million from the annual state budget for 20 years.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations