Reso 0573-10/1980 RESOLUTION NO. 573
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
SAN MARCOS COUNTY WATER DISTRICT URGING VOTERS
WITHIN ITS BOUNDARIES TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF
PROPOSITION NO. 8
WHEREAS, the Governor has signed Assembly Constitutional Amendment 90
(ACA 90) which passed both the Assembly and the Senate of the California Legis-
lature by more than a two-thirds vote of its members; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Constitutional Amendment will be submitted to the
voters of California as Proposition 8 on the ballot of the General Election on
November 4, 1980; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 8 will insure that the protections contained in
Senate Bill 200, pertaining to fish and wildlife resources in the Sacramento-
San Joaquin Delta, Suisun Marsh, and San Francisco Bay westerly of the Delta,
existing water rights in the Delta, including the Delta Protection Act, and
operation of State Water Project in compliance with water quality standards and
control plans, will receive constitutional guarantees; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 8 will prevent the exportation of water from any
components of the California Wild and Scenic Rivers system (portions of Klamath,
Trinity, Smith, Eel and American Rivers) until approved by an initiative statute
requiring a majority of the voters of the State or by statute of the Legislature
approved by two-thirds of the members, and
WHEREAS, Proposition 8 will provide streamlined procedures to handle
any litigation brought in state courts to question any of the provisions of Senate
Bill 200 thereby preventing unwarranted delays from legal actions; and
WHEREAS, the passage of Proposition 8 will benefit all affected areas
of the state by protecting the areas from which water is exported as well as assuring
continued viability of the systems delivering water to where it is needed and used;
and
WHEREAS, all water delivered by the San Marcos County Water District to
their customers is purchased from the Authority; and
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WHEREAS, this water is purchased by the Authority from the Metropolitan
Water District of Southern California and is all imported from outside San Diego
County; and
WHEREAS, the water users within the District are critically dependent
upon the continued availability of these sources of supply (State Water Project
and Colorado River Aqueduct System);
NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Directors of the San Marcos County Water
District does hereby urge all voters within the District to cast a yes vote for
Proposition at the general election to be held on November 4, 1980.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 20th day of October 1980, by the
following roll call vote:
AYES: Directors: Holm, Mason, Waller, Mahr, Ferguson
NOES: Directors: None
ABSTAIN: Directors: None
ATTEST:
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