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Jared Huffman: “Again, if done incorrectly, if impacts are created, let us say water quality impacts for the city and county of San…”

On the recordOctober 2, 2013
Again, if done incorrectly, if impacts are created, let us say water quality impacts for the city and county of San Francisco, who pays for that mitigation if there is no NEPA process, if there are no safeguards in place to address the issue of mitigation under this bill? Taxpayers?
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Jared Huffman
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Huffman raises concerns about taxpayer responsibility for environmental impacts from logging without safeguards.

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