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HomeMy WebLinkAbout97.Special Presentations - State Legislative Update 09-28-16WWW.TOWNSENDPA.COM SACRAMENTO • WASHINGTON, DC SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA • NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TPA Presentation to: Orange County Sanitation District September 28, 2016 Slide 2 2015-16 Legislative Session January 5, 2015 –Legislature convenes September 11, 2015 –Last day for Legislature to pass bills October 11, 2015 –Last day for Governor to sign bills Interim Recess January 4, 2016-Legislature reconvenes August 31, 2016-Last day for Legislature to pass bills September 30, 2016-Last day for Governor to sign bills Slide 3 2015-16 Legislative Session: The Numbers •5,103 bills were introduced by the Legislature –3,290 by the Assembly –1,813 by the Senate •Bills signed by the Governor –2015 -1084 bills –2016 –759 and counting •The Governor has until September 30 to act on the remaining bills on his desk. Slide 4 2016 Key Legislation •AB 2022 (Gordon)–OCSD sponsored (Signed into Law!) –Will allow for the bottling of advanced purified demonstration water for educational purposes to promote water recycling •SB 163 (Hertzberg)–Watch (gut and amended,dead) –Amended the last week of session in 2015 to address wastewater treatment •Require,by January 1,2026 a wastewater treatment facility to achieve at least 50%reuse of the facilities actual annual flow for beneficial purposes •Require,by January 1,2036,a wastewater treatment facility to achieve 100%reuse of the facility’s actual annual flow for beneficial purposes –Amended June 8,2016 •Require,by January 1,2033,the beneficial reuse of at least 50%of treated wastewater that would be otherwise discharged to the ocean •Require,by January 1,2023,each NPDES permit holder to submit plans to achieve beneficial reuse to the maximum extent possible of treated wastewater Slide 5 2015-16 Key Legislation –AB 1217 (Daly)–Oppose (on Governor’s desk) •Introduced in 2015 •Would prohibit the composition of the Board of Directors of the OrangeCountyFireAuthorityfromincludingalternatemembers. –SB 885 (Wolk)–Oppose (dead) •Specifies,for construction contracts entered into on or after January 1,2017,that a design professional only has the duty to defend claimsthatariseoutoforrelateto,negligence,recklessness,or willfulmisconductofthedesignprofessional. –SB 1213 (Wieckowski)–Support (dead) •SB 1213 would appropriate $20,000,000 annually from theGreenhouseGasReductionFundtodevelopandimplementtheBiosolidstoCleanEnergyGrantProgramtolocalwastewateragenciesforbiosolidstocleanenergycapitalprojects. Slide 6 2015-16 Key Legislation –AB 888 (Bloom)–Support –(Signed by Governor) •Bans the use of plastic microbeads in personal care products,which aresyntheticadditivestoproductssuchasfacialwashes,body scrubs,shampoos,soaps,toothpaste eyeliner,lip gloss,deodorant,and sunscreen sticks. –SB 119 (Hill)/SB 661 (Hill)–Oppose/Watch (SB 661 on Governor’s desk) •SB 119 (2015)would require an agency to take responsibility for marking sewerlaterals. •SB 661 (2016)was a similar bill,but did not include sewer lateral language –AB 327 (Gordon)–Support –(Signed by the Governor) •Extends the sunset date on public works exemption for specified “volunteers”andotherrelatedindividualstoJanuary1,2024. –AB 1347 (Chiu)–Oppose –(Vetoed by the Governor) •AB 1347 would establish a claims resolution process for public contracts whenpublicentitiesandcontractorsareindisputeconcerningacontractof$375,000orless.The bill applies to public entities at both the state and local level Slide 7 Funding Priorities •Proposition 84 Integrated Regional Water Management (Round 3) –$1,000,000 Award –Newhope-Placentia Trunk Sewer replacement project –Awarded January 13, 2016 •Proposition 1 IRWM SAWPA Round 1 funding being developed now. Applications anticipated in late 2017. –$46 million available •Additional Sources: –Proposition 1 Water Recycling Grant and Loan Program –Cap and Trade •$40 million for a waste diversion project for organic material to fund projects that capture greenhouse gases and reduce methane emissions Slide 8 Upcoming Issues •Legislation •SB 163 (Hertzberg) –wastewater treatment •Transportation Funding Package •Cap and Trade Funding and Program Extension •Parks Bond (AB 2444) •Regulations/Legislation •Feasibility of Direct Potable Reuse •Little Hoover Commission –Special District Discussion •Next public hearing in late October •Long Term Drought Regulations •Current regulation expires January 2017 (self-regulation) •Alternative Water Sources Slide 9 Thank You Cori Williams Eric O’Donnell Senior Associate Associate cwilliams@townsendpa.com eodonnell@townsendpa.com www.townsendpa.com www.townsendpa.com