Professor Frank Publishes Op-ed in Sacramento Bee
Professor of Environmental Practice Richard Frank published an op-ed in the Sacramento Bee regarding two competing bills designed to provide drought relief to California agriculture. Frank summarizes HR 2898, sponsored U.S. Representative David Valadao and fellow House Republicans, and S 1894, a competing measure sponsored by Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer. Frank ultimately endorses the Senate approach.
"In sum, the House bill would simply reallocate a portion of California's finite water resources from one important use - preserving the environment - to another: agriculture. The Senate bill, by contrast, would expand the pie of available water supplies through federal support of a wide array of worthwhile water storage and conservation initiatives."
Frank, a 1974 graduate of King Hall, is a leader in the field of environmental law and the founding Director of the California Environmental Law and Policy Center at UC Davis School of Law.