Political Landscape:

Lawmakers and the governor will likely be more apt to support a set of proposals that has been thoroughly developed in a gradual manner, rather than one that has been rushed, he said.

Schwarzenegger and the Legislature have become increasingly concerned with the state’s water shortage, which prompted the governor to send a letter to the Obama administration last week calling for help in sorting out confusing messages sent by federal agencies that have slowed down the state’s efforts.

Strains on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta have brought about mandatory water-rationing measures for 64 of the state’s water agencies and could deal a blow to farmers that could cost as much as $710 million in lost revenues and 35,000 jobs, according to the governor’s office.

Strains on the delta have threatened fish species, but the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service advised “overlapping and conflicting actions and restrictions that provide little or no fisheries benefit, but do come at a high cost to the economy,” Schwarzenegger wrote.