“The reason Adam Gray championed this funding is because the programs have not been funding this work at the pace and scale we need to get ahead of the growing risks of flooding, extinction, and extreme drought,” Rentner said.

Source: https://www.bakersfield.com/columnists/lois-henry/lois-henry-funding-to-protect-valley-towns-from-flooding-yanked-out-of-budget-even-as/article_79ff948e-a975-11ed-b801-6317b8b33be4.html