Incentives for water conservation, re-use, and storage are critical. We will let those who conserve keep a portion of the water they save, and compensate citizens for the water they put back in our streams for fish. Let's get that action plan in place. Our fourth challenge this session is energy. We have greater demands for electricity than ever before.
Energy is as essential to our economy as water is to life.
Look what's happened to California. But we still face a crisis that we must address immediately. Georgia Pacific could not afford its power bill. I'm also proposing tax breaks for citizens and businesses buying clean and renewable energy sources such as solar, wind and fuel cells. These solutions are necessary for the future of our state and there is simply no excuse not to act.