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HomeMy WebLinkAbout96.Item 6 PPP LaPA 4-9-18 - TPA Legislative UpdateWWW.TOWNSENDPA.COM SACRAMENTO • WASHINGTON, DC SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA • NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TPA Presentation to: Orange County Sanitation District April 9, 2018 Slide 2 2018 Legislative Session •April 27 is the last day for policy committees to pass fiscal bills •May 11 is the last day for policy committees to pass non-fiscal bills Slide 3 2018 Legislative Session •April 3 was the primary election for the three empty Assembly seats –AD 39:Runoff between Luz Rivas (D)and Ricardo Benitez(R) –AD 45:Runoff between Jesse Gabriel (D)and Justin Clark (R) –AD 54 Winner:Sydney Kamlager (D) •Senator Toni Atkins was sworn in as Senate pro Tem on March 21 –Previously Speaker of the Assembly from 2014-2016 –Potential for new committee assignments Slide 4 California WaterFix •MET and other stakeholders met on March 30 to finalize plans for construction financing •Everyone agreed that although the best approach would be to build the project in one phase, the project will be split into multiple phases •MET will take action on April 10 to fund its share of the first phase of construction (6,000 cfs) •MET and stakeholders are continuing to work to develop financing options for the second phase (9,000 cfs) using the “beneficiary pays” principle Slide 5 AB 2379 (Bloom) •Requires clothing made from 50 percent or more synthetic material to bear alabelornoticethatthegarmentmayshedmicroplasticswhenwashed •The bill also makes several legislative declarations and findings,including: –“Effluent from washing machines and wastewater treatment plants is a significant source of microfiber pollution that enters waterways and the ocean.” •TPA recommends that the bill be amended prior to a support position tochangethewordingonthedeclarationtoremovewastewatertreatmentplantsasapossiblesourceofmicrofiberpollutants •Status –Referred to the Assembly Natural Resources Committee and will beheardonApril9 •OCSD Legislative Platform Connection –State Priorities: Support legislation or regulations that restrict the use of microplastics in any product that is disposed of through the sewer system Slide 6 SB 929 (McGuire) •Requires all independent special districts to maintain a website by January 1,2020 •Exempts independent special districts that proclaim a hardship to maintainingawebsite •This was one of the recommendations from the Little Hoover Commissionreportonspecialdistrictsfrom2017 •Sponsored by the California Special Districts Association •Status –Passed the Senate Governance and Finance Committee and hasbeenreferredtotheSenateAppropriationsCommittee •OCSD Legislative Platform Connection –State Priorities: Actively monitor the Little Hoover Commission hearings and reports related to climate change adaptation, special districts and other topics as it relates to OCSD. Slide 7 AB 2003 (Daly) •Continuing to secure support from various organizations •Current support list includes: –California Association of Sanitation Agencies–California Special Districts Association–Irvine Ranch Water District–Midway City Sanitary District–Costa Mesa Sanitary District–City of Fullerton–City of Stanton–City of Placentia–City of La Palma–City of Huntington Beach–City of Irvine Councilmember Melissa Fox–County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County Slide 8 AB 2003 (Daly) •Committee hearing date is still TBD •Bill needs to pass out of the Assembly Local Government Committee by May 11 Slide 9 Thank You Cori Williams Eric O’Donnell Southern California Director Associate cwilliams@townsendpa.com eodonnell@townsendpa.com www.townsendpa.com www.townsendpa.com