Richard Pombo: “I have a list from an environmental impact statement for the Sacramento River system control plan which listed the…”

“I have a list from an environmental impact statement for the Sacramento River system control plan which listed the following Federal laws which must be complied with before the levee repairs could begin: National Historic Preservation Act, Archaeological and Historical Preservation Act, Archaeological Resources Protection Act, Preservation of Historic Properties, Abandoned Shipwreck Act reviews, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Coastal Zone Management Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Estuary Protection Act, the Federal Water Project Recreation Act, and it goes on and on and on. It has over 20 Federal laws and State laws that we had to abide by before we could repair the levee. All we are asking for is to allow us to maintain our levees. That is all we are asking for, to protect human life and private property. This is not that difficult.”