SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoedlegislation that would have imposed a pollution fee on cargo shipsat California's ports, siding with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
The fee would have paid for clean-air programs but was opposed bythe Republican vice presidential nominee, who wrote toSchwarzenegger saying it would lead to higher costs on goods shippedto her state. She asked Schwarzenegger to reject the bill in aletter dated the day before she was named Sen. John McCain's runningmate.
Schwarzenegger has endorsed McCain's presidential bid.
The bill by Democratic Sen. Alan Lowenthal would have imposed afee of up to $60 for each 40-foot cargo container moving through theports of Los Angeles, Long Beach and Oakland.
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