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8:00
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Registration
- Exhibit area |
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8:30
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Welcome
Address and Overview |
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Tim
Parker, Legislative Committee Chair and Immediate Past
President |
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9:00
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Legislators'
Increasing Awareness of Groundwater Issues: They are
starting to care… |
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Honorable
Carol Liu, Chairwoman, Assembly Select Committee on
Groundwater |
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9:30
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Groundwater
- Politics of Policy |
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What
is being decided this year that GRA members care about? |
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Before
meeting with your legislators, receive updates on pending
Legislative processes including AB 599 Groundwater Monitoring
Taskforce, Updates to Bulletin 118, and pending legislation
that will affect our groundwater resources and industry.
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11:00
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What
Role Can GRA Play in Focusing the Policy Debate? |
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Learn
the ins and outs of the Legislative process and how
GRA members and organizations can protect groundwater
resources through effective education and advocacy within
the legislature. |
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11:45-
12:45
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Lunch
with Senator Machado ~
What Role Should the Legislature Play in Shaping the
Future of Groundwater Resource Management and Sustainability?
What is the Long Term Plan? |
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Honorable
Senator Michael Machado |
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1:00
- 5:00
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Lobby
Visits |
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Meet
with Key Water Policymakers as well as your local legislators
to advocate for GRA issues. (Please contact us if you
would like to have a specific legislative meeting -
or if you have set one up yourself) |
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4:00
- 5:00
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GRA
Groundwater Briefing for Legislative Staff |
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5:00
- 7:00
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Legislative
Reception and Debrief |
