Ken Calvert: “on May 26, 1999, the City Manager of Corona testified that the City of Corona has been forced to buy new land for the…”

“on May 26, 1999, the City Manager of Corona testified that the City of Corona has been forced to buy new land for the government in order to maintain and operate existing levees, flood control, streets, parks, and airport protection zones, which translated means clearing out trees in front of the runway that have been there for over 30 years and continually maintained. That is right, Madam Speaker, Fish and Wildlife wants to mitigate for ongoing safety programs required by the FAA. All of the mitigation required by Fish and Wildlife on this project were for existing projects, not for new ones. However, Fish and Wildlife Director Jamie Clark stated in that same hearing that requiring retroactive mitigation is not allowed. Today I will introduce legislation that would prohibit mitigation and extraction for impacts that have occurred in the past. This is just common-sense legislation.”