For decades now, the North Coast Railroad Authority (NCRA) has failed either to restore freight rail service to the North Coast or to protect the Eel River and its fisheries from the impacts of its rail line. Senator Mike McGuire’s Great Redwood Trail Act ( SB 1029) will dissolve the NCRA and prioritize non-motorized trail development along the rail right of way between Sonoma County and the Humboldt Bay ( Read More..).
SB 1029 was approved yesterday in the Assembly Transportation Committee. Now, it's time to turn our full attention to the financing side of the bill. Finding the funds to pay off the NCRA's existing debt is definitely a challenge, but it will only grow worse without this legislation. We need your help in asking Governor Brown to support the financing necessary to resolve the NCRA’s liabilities to make the Great Redwood Trail Agency happen.
Please call the Governor’s comment line and leave a message asking him to actively support SB 1029 – the Great Redwood Trail Act.
Governor Brown's Phone: (916) 445-2841
Talking points to include:
- I’m -------------------, calling from (town), (county) to express my support for SB 1029, the Great Redwood Trail Act.
- California’s state government is already on the hook for the NCRA’s liabilities one way or another; the sooner we resolve this situation, the better.
- This bill would turn an environmental and fiscal liability into a public asset.
- SB 1029 will bring much needed tourism revenue to the North Coast region.
- The Great Redwood Trail will connect the North Coast's diverse landscapes and rural communities with healthy opportunities to explore the great outdoors by bike, foot and horseback for generations to come.
- The Great Redwood Trail will traverse several unique and diverse ecosystems, providing first-hand environmental education and enrichment opportunities - including the possibility of an interpretive lesson on climate change!
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