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22. TOXIC "HOT SPOTS" PROGRAM
AB 1479 (Sweeney) aimed to extend and restructure the "toxics hot spots" program, which is set to expire this year. Funded by polluters, the program determines the sources of pollution in bays and estuaries and those responsible for clean-up. It has stalled, largely because the advisory board is dominated by oil and polluter interests, which have caused the pollution in the first place. These same interests were successful in pressuring Governor Wilson to veto the bill.
Vetoed.