California Gov. Brown signs emergency drought relief into law

California Governor Jerry Brown signs an emergency drought relief bill into law on Friday, March 27, 2105. (Governor Jerry Brown staff)

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KGO) -- Governor Jerry Brown tweeted a photo Friday afternoon signing emergency drought relief into law.

Legislators approved the $1 billion plan on Thursday.

Nearly two-thirds of the money goes to flood protection.

This is just one piece of a much larger effort to help those most impacted by the #CADrought: http://t.co/RetmzVHNaN pic.twitter.com/rXuHaUEyHl
— Jerry Brown (@JerryBrownGov) March 27, 2015

But critics say it won't solve the drought.

Governor Brown stresses this only builds on the need to conserve water.

He's calling on all Californians to reduce their water use by 20 percent.

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