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SACRAMENTO • WASHINGTON, DC NORTHERN CALIFORNIA • CENTRAL CALIFORNIA • SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
TPA Presentation to:
Orange County
Sanitation District
February 8, 2021
Slide 2
Agenda
Legislative Calendar and Priorities
Governor’s January Budget
2021 Legislation
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Legislative Calendar and
Priorities
Slide 4
Legislative Calendar
•The Legislature returned to Sacramento on January 11, 2021
•First year of a brand new two-year session
o Likelihood of a hybrid in-person / virtual model for the 2021 session
•Bill introduction deadline –February 19, 2021
•Last day for any bill to pass is September 10, 2021
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Legislative Priorities
*COVID-19 Response
Wildfire Prevention
*Climate Change
Broadband Infrastructure
Public Safety
Social Justice
Housing
* OC San Priorities
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Governor’s January Budget
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Governor’s January Budget
•The Governor’s January Budget Proposal proposes expenditures of $227.2 billion
•$15.5 billion projected Budget surplus
o Projected budget deficits beginning in 2022-23
•$22 billion projected in reserves
•No additional proposed Cap and Trade funding for organics grants programs
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Governor’s January Budget
•COVID-19 Relief
o $4.4B proposed in emergency response
o $2B for coronavirus testing
o $473M for contact tracing
o $372M for vaccine administration
•Economic Recovery
o $4.5B proposed in economy recovery
o $1.1B immediate relief for small businesses
o $777M for California Jobs Initiative
•Climate Change
o $1B to support the Forest Management’s Task Force’s Wildlife and Forest Resilience Action Plan
o $248.6M for restoration of natural areas and ecosystems
o $6.5M for coastal protection
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California Budget Timeline
•Late January –Early May: Budget Subcommittees hold hearings on elements of Governor’s January Budget Proposal
•Mid-May:Governor releases May Revise
•Late-May –Early-June:Budget Subcommittees meet to consider May Revise proposals and incorporate legislative priorities
•Early-June:Governor and Legislative Leaders finalize budget
•June 15th: Deadline for Legislature to approve final budget
•July 1st: Beginning of 2021-22 Fiscal Year
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2021 Legislation
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Legislative Update
Bill Description OCSD Position Status
AB 59 (Gabriel)Would change the statute of limitations for rate
protests through judicial proceedings. Would
require that fees collected in an excess of the
amount needed to provide a service be rebated
to ratepayers.
TBD Introduced.
Referred to the
Assembly Local
Government and
Housing and
Community
Development
Committees.
AB 339 (Lee)Would require a local agency to provide a call-in
or internet-based service for public meetings
that includes a closed captioning feature. Would
also require that local agencies provide
translation services at meetings for all
languages that are spoken by 5 percent of the
local agency's jurisdiction.
TBD Introduced. Eligible
to be heard on
February 28.
SB 45 (Portantino)Would create the Wildfire Prevention, Safe
Drinking Water, Drought Preparation, and Flood
Protection Bond Act of 2022. $5.5 billion bond
focused on climate resiliency, wildfire
prevention, and water supply and quality.
TBD Introduced.
Referred to the
Senate
Governance and
Finance and
Natural Resources
and Water
Committees.
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Thank You
Cori Takkinen Eric O’Donnell
Southern California Senior Director Senior Associate
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