SENATORS RIP ARB, OFFICIALS OVER LACK OF BOND PLAN DETAILS

Senate transportation committee members this week ripped air board and other administration officials for not providing sufficient details of the governor's billion-dollar plan to mitigate air pollution while expanding infrastructure. Disputes over mitigation plans and future funding sources may lead to Democratic counterproposals that identify specific industry fees, give the air board more project decision-making authority and set enforceable emission-reduction targets at ports, sources said. At issue are the governor's Congestion Reduction, Clean Air & Trade Corridor Bond Acts of...