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Home My WebLink About96.Item 3 PPP LaPA Committee 5-8-17 - StateWWW.TOWNSENDPA.COM SACRAMENTO • WASHINGTON, DC SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA • NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TPA Presentation to: Orange County Sanitation District May 8, 2017 Slide 2 2017-18 Legislative Session April 28, 2017 –Last day for policy committees to hear and pass fiscal bills May 12, 2017 –Last day for policy committees to hear and pass non-fiscal bills May 26, 2017 –Last day for fiscal committees to hear and pass bills onto the Floor June 2, 2017 –Last day to pass bills out of their house of origin Slide 3 AB 574 (Quirk) –Recommend Support •Content –Would require the SWRCB to establish a framework for the regulation of potable reuse –Would require the SWRCB,on or before December 31,2021,to adopt uniform water recycling criteria for potable reuse through raw water augmentation •Status –Currently in the Assembly Appropriations Committee’s Suspense File •OCSD Legislative Platform Connection –Legislative and Regulatory Policies –Support measures that promote and provide for the use of reclaimed water Slide 4 AB 851 (Caballero) –Recommend Support •Content –Allows additional types of special districts to use the design-build procurement method that is authorized for specified local agencies –Allows special districts already authorized to use design-build to use design- build for groundwater recharge or storage facilities and water treatment facilities •Status –Currently in the Assembly Appropriations Committee Suspense File •OCSD Legislative Platform Connection –State Tactics –Development and advocacy for design-build legislation targeted at OCSD projects Slide 5 SB 212 (Jackson) –Recommend Support •Content –Adds to the definition of “home-generated pharmaceutical waste”to include prescription or over-the-counter human or veterinary home-generated pharmaceutical that is waste and derived from a household –Goal of the bill is to clarify certain kinds of waste to reduce the environmental contamination caused by improperly disposing medical waste •Status –Passed out of Senate.Currently in the Assembly awaiting assignment to Committee •OCSD Legislative Platform Connection –State Priorities –Support legislation or regulations that would prevent the disposing of drugs down the drain Slide 6 AB 1250 (Jones-Sawyer) –Recommend Oppose •Content –Requires that proposals to contract out work from cities and counties mustnotbeapprovedsolelyonthebasisthatsavingswouldresultfromlowercontractorpayratesorbenefits –Would require that the county or city conduct a cost-benefit analysis prior toenteringintothecontract –Would also require the county or city to conduct an audit of the contract todeterminewhethercostsavingshavebeenrealized –Currently does NOT apply to special districts •Status –Currently in the Assembly Appropriations Committee •OCSD Legislative Platform Connection –Legislative and Regulatory Policies –Support legislation and regulation that allow public agencies to procure goods and services in manners similar to private industry, thereby reducing overall costs of delivery Slide 7 AB 1479 (Bonta) -Recommend Oppose •Content –Would require public agencies to designate a person or office to act as the agency’s custodian of records who is responsible for responding to any request made pursuant to the California Public Records Act –The bill would also authorize a court that finds that an agency or the custodian improperly withheld from a member of the public to assess a civil penalty against the agency in an amount not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000 •Status –Currently in the Assembly Appropriations Committee •OCSD Legislative Platform Connection –Legislative and Regulatory Policies –Oppose the imposition of unfunded, mandated programs on local governments Slide 8 Support/Support if Amended: Park Bond Bills Bill Total $Water Funding?Specific Funding AB 18 (Garcia) – Recommend Support if Amended 3.1 billion No N/A SB 5 (De Leon) – Recommend Support 3 billion Yes $250 million each: •IRWM •Water Recycling •Groundwater Sustainability •Drinking Water Timing –Would appear on the June 5, 2018 ballot if passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor OCSD Legislative Platform Connection: Guiding Priorities –Funding assistance for OCSD projects through grants, appropriations, or other means Recommended Action: Send Letters Advocating for Inclusion of Water Funding Slide 9 Bill Status and Advocacy Bill Recommended Position Status Key Decision Makers AB 574 (Quirk) – Potable Reuse Support Assembly Appropriations Chair Lorena G. Fletcher Vice Chair Frank Bigelow AB 851 (Caballero) – Design Build Support Assembly Appropriations Chair Lorena G. Fletcher Vice Chair Frank Bigelow SB 212 (Jackson) – Pharmaceutical Waste Support In Assembly, pending Committee Assignment TBD AB 1250 (Jones Sawyer) –Contracting Services Oppose Assembly Appropriations Chair Lorena G. Fletcher Vice Chair Frank Bigelow AB 1479 (Bonta) – Public Records Oppose Assembly Appropriations Chair Lorena G. Fletcher Vice Chair Frank Bigelow AB 18 (Garcia) –Parks Bond Support if Amended In Senate, pending Committee Assignment TBD SB 5 (De Leon) –Parks Bond Support Senate Appropriations Chair Ricardo Lara Vice Chair Patricia Bates Slide 10 Bills to Watch •AB 968 (Rubio)–Watch/Support –Establishes a new 2025 water use efficiency requirement for urban retail water suppliers –OCSD Legislative Platform:Legislative and Regulatory Policies –Support legislation andregulationthatpromoteimprovedwateruseefficiencythroughstateandfederalassistance •SB 231 (Hertzberg)–Watch –Similar to the final version of Senator Hertzberg’s SB 1298 (2016),which failed to pass thelegislaturelastyear –This bill changes the definition of “sewer service”to include stormwater,allowing localgovernmentstochargepropertyownersfortheconstructionandoperationofstormwatermanagementprojects –OCSD Legislative Platform:Legislative and Regulatory Policies –Track pending legislationtoensureOCSDremainsincompliancewiththegovernmentcodeasitpertainstowastewatersystemuserfeesandpropertytaxrevenuesandtheinvestmentofpublicfunds. •AB 967 (Gloria)–Watch –Expands the allowable uses of the alkaline hydrolysis process (water cremation)to includeuseforafter-life care –Prohibits the discharge of any residual effluent to the municipal sewer system –OCSD Legislative Platform:Legislative and Regulatory Policies –Support (generally)measures that provide for improved public health through regulation Slide 11 Transportation Funding •$52 billion over 10 years for transportation infrastructure projects •50/50 split between local streets and roads and state highways Slide 12 Cap and Trade Funding •Current Cap and Trade program set to sunset in 2020 •Legislation to re-authorize and amend the Cap and Trade program •SB 775 (Wieckowski) –extend Cap and Trade to 2030, raise price floor to $20 in 2021 +$5 more per year after •AB 151 (Burke)–requires the ARB to prepare and approve a scoping plan for achieving the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective reductions in greenhouse gas emissions •AB 378 (C. Garcia) –authorize ARB to extend to Cap and Trade to 2030 and adopt air pollutant emissions standards for industrial facilities subject to Cap and Trade Slide 13 Long Term Drought Regulations •Governor signed Executive Order B-40-17, lifting the drought state of emergency in all but four counties •Maintains several provisions of the emergency conservation regulations •Making Water Conservation a Way of Life framework released by five state agencies •Requires additional legislation to expand state authority with the intention of executing the Governor’s executive order Slide 14 Little Hoover Commission •Special District Discussion •Last August, Commission began reviewing special districts •Change of opinion as conversation continued •Desire to focus on how special districts and the State can provide the public with better information •Roundtable meeting in June with key stakeholders Slide 15 Thank You Cori Williams Eric O’Donnell Senior Associate Associate cwilliams@townsendpa.com eodonnell@townsendpa.com www.townsendpa.com www.townsendpa.com