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HomeMy WebLinkAbout97.Item 4 PPP LaPA Meeting 11-13-17_TPA Legislative UpdateWWW.TOWNSENDPA.COM SACRAMENTO • WASHINGTON, DC SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA • NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TPA Presentation to: Orange County Sanitation District November 13, 2017 Slide 2 2017 Legislative Recap Bill Position Status AB 574 (Quirk) –Potable Reuse Support Signed into law AB 967 (Gloria) –Hydrolysis Watch Signed into law AB 1479 (Bonta) –Public Records Oppose Vetoed SB 5 (De Leon) –Parks Bond Support Signed into law. Will appear on the June 2018 ballot •The Governor signed 859 bills into law and vetoed 118 –12 percent veto rate, a reduction from the 15 percent in 2016 Slide 3 2018 Legislative Session -Preview •2018 is an election year –All 80 Assembly seats are up for re-election –20 Senate seats are up for re-election –Gubernatorial election •The Legislature will return from Interim Recess on January 3 •The second year of a two-year session is condensed •Governor must release his proposed FY 18-19 Budget by January 10 •February 16 last day for bills to be introduced Slide 4 2018 Legislative Session –What to Expect •Long Term Water Conservation Regulations –Continued efforts to implement the Governor’s executive order in 2016 –Additional legislation to address urban water management planning and water efficiency regulations •SB 623 (Monning) –Tax on Water –Two-Year bill: would have levied a fee on every connection to a public water system –Bill sponsors have indicated they will continue to work on this bill in 2018 •SB 212 (Jackson) –Medical Waste –Two-Year bill: would have defined home-generated pharmaceutical waste –Intent of the bill is to prevent the irresponsible disposal of pharmaceutical waste (drains, landfills, etc) –TPA will be included in a working group with the author’s office to advocate for the interests of OCSD •Potential Leadership Change in the Senate –Due to Senate Pro Tem De Leon’s candidacy for U.S. Senate, it is possible that there will be a leadership change in the CA State Senate in 2018 Slide 5 OCSD Tours TPA has scheduled the following upcoming tours of Plant 1 in Fountain Valley: Status Date Time State Water Resources Control Board Vice-Chair Steven Moore November 2 3:00 p.m. Senator Josh Newman November 17 Tentative 10:30 a.m. Slide 6 Proposed Schedule Proposed Legislation Date to Introduce Legislation Amend Public Contracting Code for Sanitation Districts to increase the threshold for contracting and/or bidding January, 2019 Amend Public Contracting Code for Sanitation Districts to modify the bid advertising requirement to post construction bid notices in a newspaper. January, 2019 Design Build Authorization for Future OCSD Administration Buildings TBD based on construction timing Slide 7 Thank You Cori Williams Eric O’Donnell Southern California Director Associate cwilliams@townsendpa.com eodonnell@townsendpa.com www.townsendpa.com www.townsendpa.com