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SACRAMENTO • WASHINGTON, DC
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA • CENTRAL CALIFORNIA • SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
TPA Presentation to:
Legislative and
Public Affairs
Committee
April 11, 2022
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Sacramento General Overview 2022
• Continued focus on policy committee deadlines in the first house
o April 29 for fiscal bills
o May 6 for non-fiscal bills
• COVID-19 regulations continue to ease:
o Mask Mandates
o Vaccination requirements for mega-events
o State agencies meeting in person
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Key Proposals in Sacramento
State of Emergency Hearing
Gas Tax Holiday
Vaccine Mandate Bill – Dead
Eviction Moratorium Extension – Passed
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Executive Order N-7-22
Governor Newsom’s Drought Order
•Directs the State Water Resources Control Board to evaluate regulations to immediately reduce statewide
water use
•Calls on water suppliers to implement Level 2 of their
Water Shortage Contingency Plans
•No appetite right now to bring back the 2015 mandatory water use cutbacks
•E.O. includes emergency policies to protect vulnerable
communities and removes red tape/bureaucracy for groundwater recharge and fish and wildlife protection
projects
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2022 Priority Legislation of Interest
Bill Author Description Status
AB 1724 Stone
[D]
Would require that all washing machines sold as new
in California contain a microfiber filtration system by
2024.
Referred to the
Assembly ESTM
Committee
AB 2247 Bloom [D] Require manufacturers of Per‐and Polyfluoroalkyl
substances (PFAS) or products containing PFAS to
disclose the presence of PFAS in those products in a
publicly accessible database.
Referred to the
Assembly ESTM
Committee
AB 2536 Grayson [D] Requires that studies conducted for the impact of
fees for water connections or capacity charges
support the estimate of the reasonable cost of
providing the service to follow certain standards and
practices.
Referred to the
Assembly Local
Government
Committee
AB 2771 Friedman
[D]
Would prohibit any person from distributing, selling,
or offering for sale in the state any textile articles
that contain regulated PFAS. Requires least toxic
alternative.
Referred to the
Assembly ESTM
Committee
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2022 Priority Legislation of Interest
Bill Author Description Status
AB 2787 Quirk [D] Would establish a Constituents of Emerging Concern
(CEC) Program to recommend areas for further study
on the occurrence of CECs in drinking water.
Passed Assembly
Natural Resources
Referred to
Assembly ESTM
Committee
SB 991 Newman [D] Allows local agencies that provide for the production,
storage, supply, treatment, or distribution of water to
use progressive design‐build for projects over $5
million.
Currently in the
Senate
Appropriations
Committee
SB 1157 Hertzberg [D] This bill would change the change the standards for
indoor residential water use, to reflect those
recommended by DWR and the State Water
Resources Control Board.
Passed the Senate
Natural Resources
and Water
Committee
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Cori Takkinen
Vice President
CTakkinen@townsendpa.com
www.townsendpa.com
Eric O’Donnell
Senior Associate
EODonnell@townsendpa.com
www.townsendpa.com
Thank You
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