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SACRAMENTO • WASHINGTON, DC
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA • NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
TPA Presentation to:
Orange County
Sanitation District
April 8, 2019
Slide 2
Agenda
Legislative Schedule
Water Tax Update
2019 Legislation
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Legislative Schedule
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Legislative Schedule
•Bills are currently making their way through their policy
committees
•Bills that have a fiscal tag will need to pass their policy
committees by April 26
•Bills that do not have a fiscal tag will need to pass their policy
committees by May 3
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Water Tax Update
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Water Tax Update –SB 200
•Senator Monning amended SB 200 on March 11
•New provisions in the bill provide more details about what the
Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund can do
•Requires the SWRCB to administer
the Fund and consider how the funds
are spent
•Does not include any funding source
including agricultural fees or a
drinking water tax
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Water Tax Update –SB 669
•SB 669 creates a Safe Drinking Water Fund (Trust)
•ACWA Sponsored –No movement or change
•Money would be provided from:
•SB 669 will be heard in the Senate Environmental Quality
Committee on April 10
•Federal Contributions
•Voluntary Contributions
•Gifts
•Grants
•General Fund Transfers
•Greenhouse Gas Reduction
Funds
•State Bond Funding
•Net Revenue from Interest
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Water Tax Update –AB 217
•Senator Eduardo Garcia amended AB 217 to include provisions to address safe drinking water
•AB 217 takes an all-encompassing approach to the issue:
–Same agricultural fees as SB 623
–$200 million/year for 5 years from the
General Fund
–$0.50 per month for urban water customers
•Passed the Asm. ESTM Committee
on a party-line vote 6-3
•Sent to the Assembly Appropriations Committee
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2019 Legislation
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AB 510 (Cooley)
•AB 510 would allow cities,counties,and special districts to
adopt their own video retention policies
•CSDA Sponsored legislation –OCSD Support
•Author has pulled the bill and decided to make it a two-year
effort
–Received major pushback from consumer attorney groups who were
concerned about transparency
•CSDA intends to work with stakeholders and try again next
year
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Advocacy Day Recap
•Meetings included:
–State Water Resources Control Board Member Sean Maguire
–Assembly Budget Subcommittee 3 –Resources and Transportation
•Follow up
Bill Summary Status Meetings
AB 1486 (Ting)Would require local agencies to offer surplus
land to affordable housing developers and
schools first before disposing
Will be heard in Assembly Local
Government on April 10
Met with Assembly Member
Ting’s office to discuss concerns
SB 332 (Hertzberg)Would require a 50% and eventual 95%
reduction in ocean outfall discharges
Passed Senate Environmental
Quality Committee and will be
heard in Senate Judiciary Committee
Met with the offices of Senator
Hertzberg and Umberg, as well
as Senate Judiciary Committee to express concerns
AB 129 (Bloom)Would require the SWRCB to identify best practices for clothing manufacturers to reduce
microfiber shedding during washing
Will be heard in the Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic
Materials Committee on April 9
Met with Assembly Member Bloom’s office to offer ourselves
as a resource
AB 1672 (Bloom)Prohibits the labeling of products as flushable unless the product meets certain performance
standards
Will be heard in the Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic
Materials Committee on April 9
Met with Assembly Member Bloom’s office to offer ourselves
as a resource
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Thank You
Cori Williams Eric O’Donnell
Southern California Director Senior Associate
CWilliams@townsendpa.com EODonnell@townsendpa.com
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