WHEREAS, Proposition 13 represents an urgently needed investment in the water infrastructure of California; and

WHEREAS, Proposition 13 will provide needed new dry-year water supply, benefiting the people and industries located both within the San Benito County Water District and across the state; and

WHEREAS, Proposition 13 would also make important improvements to water quality and stabilize the core water supplies in the Bay-Delta, a fragile estuary and the source of drinking water for more than 20 million Californians; and

WHEREAS, Enactment of this bond will bring greater certainty to the water supplies which fuel California’s economy and sustain the state’s competitive edge. The investment will help prepare California for an increase of 15 million people by 2020 through a variety of clean water, watershed, flood protection and water supply improvement programs; and

WHEREAS, Proposition 13 will provide funding for the Pajaro River Hydrology Study, a critical element of flood damage prevention in the Pajaro River Basin; and

WHEREAS, If adopted by the voters, Proposition 13 will provide tangible benefits for water in nearly every city and county in the state, and protect our communities from the recurring devastation of floods; and

WHEREAS, Statewide polling has found broad-based support among the electorate for increased investment in water infrastructure.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors of the San Benito County Water District hereby lists the San Benito County Water District as formally in support of Proposition 13 as listed on the March 2000 ballot.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the San Benito County Water District this 1^st day of February, 2000 by the following vote:

AYES: DIRECTORS: Swanson, Perry, Tobias, Rupert

NOES: DIRECTORS: None

ABSENT: DIRECTORS: Gonzales

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John Tobias

President

ATTEST: _____________________________________

Janet L. Torres

Administrative Services Officer