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Please join Assemblymembers Kevin McCarty and Ken Cooley for a Town Hall meeting on Assembly Bill (AB) 1716 – Creating the Lower American River Conservancy.

Thursday, May 26, 2016
6 – 8 p.m.

Effie Yeaw Nature Center
2850 San Lorenzo Way
Carmichael CA 95608

State conservancies provide a framework for allocating state funds to enhance and protect natural lands and waterways. Since 1996, of the $740 million of state bond and general funds allocated to rivers, $660 million has gone to rivers with state conservancies however, the lower American River has only received $3 million. By establishing the Lower American River Conservancy, the river will be eligible for additional state resources. Learn more.