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SACRAMENTO • WASHINGTON, DC
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA • NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
TPA Presentation
to:
Orange County
Sanitation District
June 11, 2018
Slide 2
2018 Legislative Session
•May 25 was the last day for fiscal related bills to pass out of
their appropriations committee
–Hundreds of bills did not make it and are now dead
•June 1 was the last day for bills to pass out of their house of
origin
•Approximately 2,100 bills are still alive
Slide 3
Primary Election Results
*Results are unofficial as of June 6th
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Proposition 68: Park and
Water Bond
Proposition 70: Cap and
Trade 2/3 Vote
Proposition 72: Rainwater
Capture on Property Tax
No Yes
Slide 4
Long Term Water Conservation Regulations
•Highlights:
–55 gallons per capita daily (indoor) until 2025, drops to 50 by 2030
–Potable reuse water credit: 10 percent and 15 percent
–Revises Urban Water Management Plans (UWMPs)
–Requires each urban water supplier to craft their own water use objective
•Legislature passed AB 1668
(Friedman) and SB 606 (Skinner)
•Governor signed both bills, ending
the over two-year wait for long-term
water conservation regulations
Slide 5
Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund
•Budget trailer bill language regarding the water tax was heard in Assembly and Senate
budget subcommittees
–Governor’s Budget request asked for the tax on water and agriculture
•Difference between Assembly and Senate versions
•SB 623 (Monning) still alive and could potentially be used as a legislative vehicle. Needs
two-thirds vote
Budget Trailer Bill Action From Budget Committee
Assembly •Rejected the Governor’s proposal
•Introduced a placeholder proposal to continue discussions through the
Budget Conference Committee
Senate •Rejected the Governor’s proposal
•Approved General Fund money for staff positions for additional data
collection and mapping
•Approved $90 million from the General Fund and Proposition 2 for water
infrastructure improvements
Slide 6
Cap and Trade Expenditure Plan
•The Governor, Assembly, and Senate have all released draft
Cap and Trade expenditure plans:
Governor’s Plan Assembly Adopted Senate Adopted
Waste Diversion:
(Organics Programs)
$20 million $40 million $20 million
Total:$1.3 billion $1.55 billion $1.45 billion
Slide 7
Bill Status and Advocacy
Bill Description OCSD
Position
Status
(As of June 6)
AB 1933 (Maienschein) Would authorize the Legislature to appropriate $200 million
from the GGRF for organics programs
Support Currently in the Senate Rules
Committee
AB 2003 (Daly)Would allow sanitation districts to choose which bid advertising
platforms work for them
Sponsor Held by Author
AB 2379 (Bloom)Would require that new clothing made of 50% synthetic
material bear a label regarding plastic microfibers
Watch Moved to the Assembly Inactive
File
AB 2411 (McCarty)Would require CalRecycle to develop and implement a plan to
maximize the use of compost for slope stabilization and for
establishing vegetation
Support if
Amended
Currently in the Senate
Environmental Quality
Committee
SB 212 (Jackson)This bill would add to the definition of “home-generated
pharmaceutical waste” as a prescription or over-the-counter
human or veterinary home-generated pharmaceutical that is
waste and is derived from a household
Support Currently in the Assembly
Environmental Safety and Toxic
Materials Committee
SB 623 (Monning) Would add a tax on water for urban water users to provide
funding for the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund
Watch No movement this year.
Currently in the Assembly Rules
Committee
SB 929 (McGuire)Would require all independent special districts to have and
maintain an internet web site.
Support Currently in the Assembly Local
Government Committee
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