Schwarzenegger Signs Bills to Delay Water Bond

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has completed the process of removing an $11.1 billion water bond from California's November ballot.

The governor signed two bills Tuesday, one of which postponed the water bond vote until November 2012. The other delayed the terms of the members of the California Water Commission, which would have allocated some of the bond money.

Lawmakers on Monday scrambled to secure the necessary two-thirds votes in the Assembly and Senate to pass AB1260 and AB1265.

Bond supporters feared the state's dismal economic climate would turn voters against the measure. They said the two-year delay will give them time to convince Californians of its value.

Opponents had wanted the bond to stay on the ballot so voters would have a chance to reject it.