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A sign marking the Sites Town Square is seen in the Sites Valley near Maxwell, Calif., Wednesday, March 19, 2014. In a show of bipartisanship, Democratic Rep. John Garamendi and Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa proposed legislation for a federal study of the costs of building the Sites Reservoir, Wednesday. The bill would not guarantee federal funding for the reservoir, which is expected to cost between $2 billion and $3 billion dollars.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Democratic Rep. John Garamendi, right, gestures as he discusses legislation he and Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa, left, are proposing to study the cost of building a reservoir in the Sites Valley during a news conference near Maxwell, Calif., Wednesday, March 19, 2014. The proposed measure calls for a federal study of the costs of building a reservoir in a valley about an hour's drive north of Sacramento. The bill would not guarantee federal funding for the reservoir, which is expected to cost between $2 billion and $3 billion dollars. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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A truck and trailer drive down Peterson Road, in the Sites Valley, the location of a proposed reservoir, near Maxwell, Calif, Wednesday March, 19, 2014. In a show of bipartisanship, Democratic Rep. John Garamendi and Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa proposed legislation, Wednesday, for a federal study of the costs of building the Sites Reservoir in the valley that is about an hour's drive north of Sacramento. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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A vehicle crosses a bridge over Stone Corral Creek Wednesday, March 19, 2014, near Maxwell, Calif. The would be replaced by the proposed Sites Dam creating the Sites Reservoir. In a show of bipartisanship, Democratic Rep. John Garamendi and Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa proposed legislation Wednesday, for a federal study of the costs of building the Sites Reservoir. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Peterson Road is seen in the the Sites Valley, the location of a proposed reservoir, near Maxwell, Calif, Wednesday March, 19, 2014. In a show of bipartisanship, Democratic Rep. John Garamendi and Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa proposed legislation Wednesday, for a federal study of the costs of building the Sites Reservoir in the valley that is about an hour's drive north of Sacramento. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2010 file photo, Asian bighead carp swim in an exhibit at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium. A group of U.S. senators wants the federal government to move faster on preventing Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes through waterways in the Chicago area. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)
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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks at an education forum with Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., in Nashville, Tenn., on Wednesday, March 19, 2014. Bush urged politicians to make the case to their constituents in favor of Common Core education standards. (AP Photos/Erik Schelzig)
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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, center, speaks at an education forum with Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, left, and U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., in Nashville, Tenn., on Wednesday, March 19, 2014. Bush urged politicians to make the case to their constituents in favor of Common Core education standards. (AP Photos/Erik Schelzig)
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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, left, speaks at an education forum U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., in Nashville, Tenn., on Wednesday, March 19, 2014. Bush urged politicians to make the case to their constituents in favor of Common Core education standards. (AP Photos/Erik Schelzig)
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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, left, gestures during at an education forum in Nashville, Tenn., on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 with U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennr. Bush urged politicians to make the case to their constituents in favor of Common Core education standards. (AP Photos/Erik Schelzig)
