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SACRAMENTO • WASHINGTON, DC
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA • CENTRAL CALIFORNIA • SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
TPA Presentation to:
Legislative and
Public Affairs
Committee
March 14, 2022
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Sacramento General Overview 2022
• Bill introduction deadline was February 18, 2022
o Before the deadline, over 2,000 bills were introduced
o In 2021 2,369 bills were introduced
• Bills will be heard in various Assembly and Senate policy committees before
the deadlines on April 29 and May 6
• Assembly staff returned to the office full-time. Senate staff is still working via
a hybrid work schedule
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Budget Next Steps/Key Dates
• Budget Committee and Sub-Committee continuing to hear and
negotiate line items in the Governor’s January Budget
framework
• Governor will release his May Revise Budget with updated tax
revenue numbers
o Revenues for first seven months of the fiscal year now
almost $16 billion above most recent forecast
• Legislature must approve a Budget by June 15, 2022
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California State of Emergency
Executive Orders
•Governor rescinded all but 30 executive orders,
relinquishing gained executive power from the pandemic
•California continues to be in a “state of emergency”
•Allows for continued access of Federal relief funding
•Maintains flexibility for state and local virtual meetings and
remote technology implementation
•SCR 5 (Melendez) heard in Senate G.O. Committee on
March 15
•Would end the State of Emergency if passed by both houses with a majority vote
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Indoor Residential Water Use Standards
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SB 1157 (Hertzberg) SB 1157 (Hertzberg) with Proposed ACWA,
CMUA, WateReuse Amendments
Until January 1, 2030, the standard for
indoor residential water use shall be 52.5
47 gallons per capita daily
From January 1, 2025 until January 1, 2030,
the standard for indoor residential water use
shall be 52.5 47 gallons per capita daily
Beginning January 1, 2030, the standard
for indoor residential water use shall
be 50 42 gallons per capita daily
Removes any further lowering of the standard
in 2030
Require DWR to conduct a study on the
impact of a 2030 standard using a technical
advisory committee of water and wastewater
experts
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2022 Additional Legislation of Interest
Bill Author Description Status
AB 1001 C. Garcia
[D]
Makes changes to CEQA in DAC areas.
Requires mitigation to compensate for adverse
air or water quality impacts in a DAC to mitigate
those impacts directly in the affected community.
Currently in the
Senate
AB 1724 Stone
[D]
Would require that all washing machines sold as
new in California contain a microfiber filtration
system by 2024.
Referred to the
Asm. ESTM
Committee
AB 1817 Ting [D] Would prohibit any person from distributing,
selling, or offering for sale in the state any textile
articles that contain regulated PFAS. Requires
least toxic alternative.
Referred to the
Asm. ESTM
Committee
SB 230 Portantino
[D]
Would establish a Constituents of Emerging
Concern Program to recommend areas for
further study on the occurrence of CECs in
drinking water.
Currently in the
Assembly
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State Budget Request
• TPA is still working to set up meetings with the OC Legislative Delegation to request State Budget Funding for the following projects:
o Mobile Wastewater Recycling Educational and Demonstration Unit -$300,000
o Newport Beach Pump Station Pressurization Improvements -$4.3 million
o Wastehauler Station Environmental Safety and Security Improvements -$850,000
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Cori Takkinen
Vice President
CTakkinen@townsendpa.com
www.townsendpa.com
Eric O’Donnell
Senior Associate
EODonnell@townsendpa.com
www.townsendpa.com
Thank You
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