REVISED BILL ADDS GHG EXPERT TO ARB; GOVERNOR'S STANCE UNCLEAR

Further revisions to a bill expanding the membership of the air board call for a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions expert to satisfy environmentalists' requests and to quell concerns that an even-numbered panel may create parliamentary problems, such as tie votes. However, though the bill has bipartisan support, the Schwarzenegger Administration has not yet indicated whether it backs the measure, which may contradict one of the governor's early stated desires to "blow up the boxes" of government, to reduce bureaucracy. The...