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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 2 PPP Legislative Committee 6-12-17WWW.TOWNSENDPA.COM SACRAMENTO • WASHINGTON, DC SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA • NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TPA Presentation to: Orange County Sanitation District June 12, 2017 Slide 2 2017-18 Legislative Session June 2, 2017 –Last day to pass bills out of their House of Origin June 15, 2017 –Last day for Legislature to pass Budget July 14, 2017 –Last day for policy committees to hear fiscal bills in second House. July 21 –August 21 –Summer Recess Slide 3 State Budget: General Fund •Income Tax Collections came in $922 million below projections •Total Tax Collections -$136 million less than January projection Governor May Revise Senate Budget Assembly Budget: Protect and Persist General Fund: Resources Available 126.6 Billion 127.5 Billion 128.7 Billion General Fund: Expenditures 124 Billion 123.8 Billion 126 Billion Budget Stabilization Account 8.4 Billion $8.4 Billion $8.5 Billion Total Spending (including special funds and bond funds) $183.4 $183 Billion $181 Billion Slide 4 Governor’s May Revise –Natural Resources Slide 5 AB 574 (Quirk) OCSD Position: 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 –Passed the Assembly,now in the Senate waiting assignment •OCSD Legislative Platform Connection –Legislative and Regulatory Policies –Support measures that promote and provide for the use of reclaimed water Slide 6 AB 851 (Caballero) OCSD Position: Support Previous Version •Content –Significantly amended to only apply to Santa Clara Valley Water District •Status –Passed the Assembly,currently in the Senate waiting assignment •OCSD Legislative Platform Connection –State Tactics –Development and advocacy for design-build legislation targeted at OCSD projects Slide 7 SB 212 (Jackson) OCSD Position: 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 referred to Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee. •OCSD Legislative Platform Connection –State Priorities –Support legislation or regulations that would prevent the disposing of drugs down the drain Slide 8 AB 1250 (Jones-Sawyer) OCSD Position: Oppose •Content –Requires that proposals to contract out work from counties must notbeapprovedsolelyonthebasisthatsavingswouldresultfromlowercontractorpayratesorbenefits –Cities have been exempt –Currently does NOT apply to special districts •Status –Passed the Assembly,currently in the Senate waiting assignment •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 9 AB 1479 (Bonta) OCSD Position: 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 –Passed the Assembly,currently in the Senate waiting assignment •OCSD Legislative Platform Connection –Legislative and Regulatory Policies –Oppose the imposition of unfunded, mandated programs on local governments Slide 10 AB 1129 (Stone) – OCSD Position: TPA Previously Recommended Oppose Position •Content –Requires revetments,breakwaters,groins,harbor channels,seawalls,cliff retaining walls,and other such construction that alters natural shorelines processes to be permitted only for existing structures as of January 1,1977 –Limits emergency permits to temporary authorization to minimize any potential harm or adverse coastal impacts –Possibility to impact any coastal protection measures for Plant 2 in Huntington Beach. •Status –Moved to the Assembly Inactive File and is now a two-year bill –Leading up to Floor hearings,TPA worked with Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva to educate her on the impacts this legislation would have to the District Slide 11 Park Bond Bills OCSD Position: Support if Amended/Support: OCSD Action: Sent Letters Advocating for Inclusion of Water Funding 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 3.5 billion Yes $125 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 Slide 12 SB 623 (Monning) OCSD Recommended Position: Watch •Content –Would establish the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund in the State Treasury –The bill would require the board to expend moneys in the fund for grants, loans,contracts,or services to assist those without access to safe and affordable drinking water –Bill author indicated that he plans to insert language for a ratepayer assessment (tax on water) •Status –Passed the Senate,currently in the Assembly waiting assignment •OCSD Legislative Platform Connection –State and Federal Tactics –Work with NACWA and CASA in support of continued use of tax-exempt financing and feasible innovative financing approaches Slide 13 Bill Status and Advocacy Bill OCSD Position Status Key Decision Makers AB 574 (Quirk) – Potable Reuse Support In the Senate, pending Committee Assignment To be determined when assigned to a policy committee AB 851 (Caballero) – Design Build None Amended to only include SCVWD. In the Senate pending Committee Assignment To be determined when assigned to a policy committee SB 212 (Jackson) – Pharmaceutical Waste Support In the Assembly ES & TM Committee Assembly Member Bill Quirk (Chair Asm. ES&TM) AB 1250 (Jones Sawyer) –Contracting Services Oppose Amended to remove cities. In the Senate, pending Committee Assignment To be determined when assigned to a policy committee AB 1479 (Bonta) – Public Records Oppose In the Senate, pending Committee Assignment To be determined when assigned to a policy committee AB 1129 (Stone) – Coastal Structures None Two-Year Bill N/A AB 18 (Garcia) –Park Bond Support if Amended In the Senate, pending Committee Assignment To be determined when assigned to a policy committee SB 5 (De Leon) –Park Bond Support In the Assembly, pending Committee Assignment To be determined when assigned to a policy committee SB 623 (Monning) – Public Goods Charge Recommended Watch In the Assembly, pending Committee Assignment To be determined when assigned to a policy committee Slide 14 Bills to Watch •SB 231 (Hertzberg)–Watch –This bill changes the definition of “sewer service”to include stormwater,allowinglocalgovernmentstochargepropertyownersfortheconstructionandoperationofstormwatermanagementprojects –Currently in the Assembly Local Government Committee –OCSD Legislative Platform:Legislative and Regulatory Policies –TrackpendinglegislationtoensureOCSDremainsincompliancewiththegovernmentcodeasitpertainstowastewatersystemuserfeesandpropertytaxrevenuesandtheinvestmentofpublicfunds. •AB 967 (Gloria)–Watch –Expands the allowable uses of the alkaline hydrolysis process (water cremation)to include use for after-life care –Prohibits the discharge of any residual effluent to the municipal sewer system –Currently in the Senate Rules Committee,pending Committee assignment –OCSD Legislative Platform:Legislative and Regulatory Policies –Support(generally)measures that provide for improved public health through regulation Slide 15 Long Term Conservation Proposals •AB 968 (Rubio)–2 Year Bill –Establishes a new 2025 water use efficiency requirement for urban retail water suppliers •AB 1654 (Rubio)–Passed the Asm.Floor –Creates a new drought response plan by recasting the requirements of a water shortage contingency analysis (WSCA),and creates a new annual water supply reporting requirement for urban water suppliers •AB 1668 (Friedman)–Passed the Asm.Floor –Creates a new drought response plan by making numerous changes to water supply planning and drought planning to incorporate climate change,enhance water supply analysis,and strengthen the enforceability of urban water management plans and drought contingency planning •AB 1669 (Friedman)–2 Year Bill –This bill requires the State Water Resources Control Board,in consultation with the Department of Water Resources,to adopt long-term standards for urban water conservation and water use –Extends a drought or water waste emergency regulation adopted by the SWRCB from 270 days to one year Slide 16 Long Term Conservation Proposals: Proposed Budget Trailer Bill •Content –Gives the SWRCB broad authority to impose water use standards Authorizes the Board to adopt long term standards for water conservation –Grants the SWRCB greater enforcement authority in response to a violation of any regulations –Does not establish any credit for the use of recycled water •Process: Budget Trailer Bill versus Legislation –Does not go through traditional policy committee hearings –Push back from stakeholders regarding policy development through the trailer bill process •Recommendation:Oppose Budget Trailer Bill Language •OCSD Legislative Platform Connection –Guiding Principles –Maintain local control over governance of special districts and other local entities Slide 17 OCSD Tours TPA has scheduled the following tours of Plant 1 in Fountain Valley: Date Time Assembly Member Phillip Chen August 4 1:30pm Assembly Member Sharon Quirk-Silva July 26 9:00am Senator Josh Newman August 2 1:00pm Slide 18 Thank You Cori Williams Eric O’Donnell Southern California Director Associate cwilliams@townsendpa.com eodonnell@townsendpa.com www.townsendpa.com www.townsendpa.com