The passage of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, 1991-1992 : the role of John Seymour

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by  Golb, Richard K

University of California Berkeley

Regional Oral History Office University of California
The Bancroft Library Berkeley, California
California Water Resources Oral History Series
Richard K. Golb
PASSAGE OF THE CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT IMPROVEMENT ACT, 1991-1992:
THE ROLE OF JOHN SEYMOUR
Interview Conducted by
Malca Chall
in 1996
Copyright 1997 by The Regents of the University of California
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Valley Project Improvement Act, 1991-1992:
The Role of John Seymour," an oral history
conducted in 1996 by Malca Chall, Regional
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University of California, Berkeley, 1997.
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Richard K. Golb.

Cataloging Information
GOLB, Richard K. (b. 1962) Senator Seymour staff
Passage of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act. 1991-1992; The Role
of John Seymour, 1997, ix, 136 pp.
Legislative assistant, Senator John Seymour, 1991-1992; writing and
revising Seymour bills S. 2016, S. 3365; efforts to pass Seymour bills and
prevent passage of CVPIA and Omnibus Water Act (Miller-Bradley bills);
relationships with Congressman George Miller, Senator Bill Bradley, members
and staff of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, agriculture
community; attempts to negotiate with environmental community; Governor
Pete Wilson, Department of Water Resources, Metropolitan Water District;
Somach-Graff negotiations; future of CVP and CVPIA.
Interviewed 1996 by Malca Chall for the California Water Resources Oral
History Series. Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library,
University of California, Berkeley.