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HomeMy WebLinkAbout97.Item 2 PPP TPA Legislative Affairs Update LaPA Committee 02-05-2018WWW.TOWNSENDPA.COM SACRAMENTO • WASHINGTON, DC SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA • NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TPA Presentation to: Orange County Sanitation District February 5, 2018 Slide 2 2018 Legislative Session •The Legislature returned from Interim Recess onJanuary3,2018 •The second year of a two-year session is condensed –January 31 -last day for bills still in the House of Origin tobepassedintotheirsecondhouse –February 16 -last day for new bills to be introduced •Legislative Dynamics Slide 3 Governor’s January Budget •$131.7 billion in General Fund spending –Increase of $5.1 billion in General Fund –Increase of $5 billion to Rainy Day Fund •(Total Rainy Day Fund: $13.5 billion) •Prioritization of reserves •Allocating additional revenues to schools and community colleges •Infrastructure funding •Assumptions on the federal level Slide 4 Governor Budget –Water Specific •SB 5 (de Leon)/Proposition 68 –Budget proposes $1.02 billion for the first year of implementation •Assumes that the bond will pass on June 5, 2018 –$326 million for water related projects •Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund –Consistent with the policy language from SB 623 (Monning)last year. Slide 5 Cap and Trade Expenditure Plan Cap and Trade Funding Breakdown High Speed Rail (25%) Affordable Housing/Sustainable Communities (20%) Discretionary Programs (40%) Transit and Intercity Rail (10%)Transit (5%) Slide 6 Cap and Trade Expenditure Plan •The Discretionary Fund investment –$1.25 billion for the remaining 40% of funds •Investment categories relevant to OCSD –Short-Lived Climate Pollutants •$99 million –Methane reduction •$20 million –Waste diversion •Process and next steps –Negotiations with the Legislature •OCSD specific ask Slide 7 AB 2003 (Daly) •Amend Public Contracting Code for Sanitation Districts to modify the bid advertising requirement to be published in a manner that the District Board determines to be reasonable,which may include,but is not limited to,newspapers,Internet Web sites,radio, television or other means of mass communications. •Introduced on February 1,2018 –Author:Assemblymember Daly (D) –Co Author:Senator Wilk (R) •Advocacy Strategy Next Steps Slide 8 Thank You Cori Williams Eric O’Donnell Southern California Director Associate cwilliams@townsendpa.com eodonnell@townsendpa.com www.townsendpa.com www.townsendpa.com