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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLate Communication - Item No. 3 PPP StateWWW.TOWNSENDPA.COM SACRAMENTO • WASHINGTON, DC NORTHERN CALIFORNIA • CENTRAL CALIFORNIA • SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TPA Presentation to: Orange County Sanitation District October 14, 2019 Slide 2 Agenda Legislative Schedule and Deadlines Legislative Recap –Priority Two Year Bills Priority Legislation Status Legislative Proposals for 2020 Potential 2020 Ballot Measures Slide 3 Legislative Schedule and Deadlines Slide 4 Legislative Schedule Recap •September 13 was the last day to pass bills –Disruptions from protestors •Proposition 54 (2016) impacts •Approximately 2,600 policy bills were introduced •Just over 1,000 bills passed and were sent to the Governor Slide 5 Legislative Recap: Priority Two Year Bills Slide 6 Two-Year Bills •AB 510 (Cooley) –Local Government Records –Authorizes the destruction of routine video monitoring –Failed to pass Assembly Local Government Committee –Still of interest to CSDA and other agencies in 2020 •AB 1672 (Bloom) –Flushable Wipes –Places performance and labeling standards on flushable wipes –Failed to pass Assembly Appropriations Committee –Wide support from the wastewater industry Slide 7 Two -Year Bills (Continued) •SB 332 (Hertzberg) –Wastewater recycling –Requires reductions of ocean discharge volumes by 95% by 2040 –Failed to pass the Senate Appropriations Committee –Theme of mandating wastewater discharge reductions is expected to return •SB 667 (Hueso) –Recycling infrastructure and facilities –Would help create incentives and financing mechanisms for the development of organic waste infrastructure –Failed to pass the Assembly Appropriations Committee –Organics recycling and funding is expected to be a larger topic as local mandated deadlines are approaching Slide 8 Priority Legislation Status Slide 9 2019 Priority Legislation Bill Description OCSD Position Status AB 292 (Quirk)Changes the definition of potable reuse of recycled water by including raw water augmentation, treated drinking water augmentation, groundwater augmentation, or reservoir water augmentation within the definition of recycled water and deleting direct and indirect potable reuse. Support Two-year bill AB 405 (Rubio)Would exempt chemicals used by a city, county, public utility, and sanitation district to treat water, recycled water, or wastewater from sales tax Support Two-year bill AB 1184 (Gloria)Would require all public agencies to maintain and archive all transmitted electronic communications for two years minimum. Oppose Currently on the Governor’s desk AB 1672 (Bloom)Would prohibit manufacturers from labeling wipes as “flushable” unless they meet objective standards Support Two-year bill SB 69 (Wiener)Provides $130 million per year for safe drinking water projects from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. Oppose Unless Amended Two-year bill SB 667 (Hueso)This bill would direct CalRecycle to create incentives and financing mechanisms for the development of organic waste infrastructure Support Two-year bill Slide 10 Legislative Proposals for 2020 Slide 11 2019 Legislative Proposals Bill Concept 1 –Bid Advertising Requirements Presented to CSDA Bill Concept 2 –Job Order Contracting Presented to CASA Bill Concept 4 –Raising the Contract/Bid Threshold Presented to CASA OCSD Led Legislative Proposals Bill Concept 3 –Video Surveillance Bill Introduced by CSDA Slide 12 Potential 2020 Ballot Measures Slide 13 Potential 2020 Ballot Measures •Split Roll Tax Reform –Amends Proposition 13 (1978) –Returns commercial properties to the previous reassessment schedule –50 percent overall share in 1978 28 percent currently –$10.8 billion –$12 billion estimated annual revenues to schools and local services •Natural Resources/Climate Change/Wildfire Bonds –Starting point is $4 billion –Aiming for November 2020 ballot –Legislature will need to act quickly when they return –Money for safe drinking water, clean water revolving funds, climate resiliency, wildfire prevention Slide 14 Thank You Cori Williams Eric O’Donnell Southern California Senior Director Senior Associate CWilliams@townsendpa.com EODonnell@townsendpa.com www.townsendpa.com www.townsendpa.com