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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 4 PPP 07-13-2020 LaPA Comm_TPAWWW.TOWNSENDPA.COM SACRAMENTO • WASHINGTON, DC NORTHERN CALIFORNIA • CENTRAL CALIFORNIA • SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TPA Presentation to: Orange County Sanitation District July 13, 2020 Slide 2 Agenda Updated Legislative Schedule FY 2020-20201 State Budget State COVID-19 Response Legislative Update –Priority Legislation Slide 3 Updated Legislative Schedule Slide 4 Updated Legislative Schedule •Legislature delayed their return from Summer Recess due to members contracting COVID-19 •Legislative session ends August 31 –Constitutional requirement •July 31 is currently the last day for policy committees to pass fiscal bills •Over 2700 were considered in 2020. Approximately 1600 left Slide 5 FY 2020-20201 State Budget Slide 6 FY 2020-2021 State Budget •In January 2020, Governor Newsom introduced his January Budget Proposal worth $222.2 billion –The proposal assumed record revenues, contributed to the largest savings account in State history, and invested in early childhood education, emergency response, and affordable housing •Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a fluctuating stock market, and statewide stay at home orders, California’s tax receipts plummeted •The Governor’s May Revise Proposal assumed a $54 billion shortfall in revenues •Proposed a wide variety of budget deferrals, spending cuts, and using reserves Slide 7 FY 2020-2021 State Budget Continued •Legislature passed a Budget by June 15 to fulfill their constitutional deadline •Negotiations over Budget details continued with the Administration after the Budget bill was passed •The final budget deal was worth $202.1 billion Slide 8 CARES Act Money •The enacted Budget deal included $500 million for cities from the State’s allocation of funds from the federal CARES Act –$225 million for cities with populations between 300,000 and 500,000 –$275 million for cities with populations under 300,000 –Minimum of $50,000 per city •Cities with populations over 500,000 are not receiving any of this money because they received their allocations directly from the Federal government •The money will be funneled through the 58 counties •The Treasury Department has released comprehensive guidelines on eligible uses for the money •Most importantly, as of now, the money cannot be used for revenue reimbursement Slide 9 State COVID-19 Response Slide 10 State COVID-19 Response Major recent Executive Orders: •July 1 –Second stay at home order •June 30 –Eviction moratorium •June 18 –Mandatory mask order •June 5 –Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Summary of Re-Opening California: •Most of California was in the early stages of Phase 3 of re-opening prior to the second stay at home order on July 1 •It is expected that the second stay at home order will last at least a couple of weeks •After the second stay at home order expires, Phase 3 of the re-opening is expected to resume with modifications Slide 11 Legislative Update –Priority Legislation Slide 12 Legislative Update •Legislative leadership requested that Members significantly limit their legislative packages as the Legislature slowly resumes activity •Leadership and the Administration has made it clear that they would like to focus on COVID-19 response, housing/homelessness, and wildfire response and resilience •Most other policy topics have been pushed until the next legislative session Slide 13 AB 1672 (Bloom) –Flushable Wipes •CASA and stakeholders have been negotiating with the industry for the past several months •“DO NOT FLUSH” labeling and a universal moniker required in accordance with widely accepted voluntary guidelines established by the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry’s code of practice •New amendments include refining the scope of covered products, and a manufacturer driven comprehensive statewide consumer education and outreach campaign •AB 1672 will be heard in the Senate Environmental Quality Committee on July 21 Slide 14 Additional Priority Legislation AB 2560 (Quirk) –public notice and comment review period for notification and response levels for contaminants Status:Heard in the Senate E.Q. Committee July 21 SB 931 (Wieckowski)–would require that local agencies email meeting agendas and agenda packets to members of the public upon request (OCSD Oppose) Status:Dead SB 996 (Portantino) –require the State Board to create a Constituents of Emerging Concern Program (Program) Status:Dead SB 1056 (Portantino)–require the State Board to certify a methodology for testing all types of water for PFAS/PFOA Status:Dead Slide 15 Additional Priority Legislation AB 2762 (Muratsuchi) –would prohibit a person or entity from manufacturing, selling, delivering, holding, or offering for sale, in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of several specified intentionally added ingredients, including certain strains of PFAS/PFOA. Status:Heard in the Senate E.Q. Committee July 21 AB 3163 (Salas)–would define “biomethane” as methane produced from an organic waste feedstock. This would allow greater uses for the byproducts produced by OCSD facilities. Status:Currently in the Senate Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee Slide 16 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