California assembly nixes public-private infrastructure bill
Source: By Justin Carretta, Fleet Owner, May 1, 2008 3:14 PM
The California Assembly Business and Professions Committee voted down a measure (AB 2600) that would have allowed the state to enter into private-public partnerships for infrastructure development by a five to three vote on Tuesday. The proposal had been strongly endorsed by Governor (R) Arnold Schwarzenegger.
....... The California Conference of Carpenters, Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors of California, and Southern California Leadership Council (SCLC) have been in support, while the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), California School Employees Association, AFL-CIO and Professional Engineers in California Government (PECG) have been among the opposition.