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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 2 PPP 7819 LaPA StatWWW.TOWNSENDPA.COM SACRAMENTO • WASHINGTON, DC NORTHERN CALIFORNIA • CENTRAL CALIFORNIA • SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TPA Presentation to: Orange County Sanitation District July 8, 2019 Slide 2 Agenda Legislative Schedule and Deadlines FY 2019-2020 Budget Water Tax Update Cap and Trade 2019 Legislation Slide 3 Legislative Schedule and Deadlines Slide 4 Legislative Schedule and Deadlines •May 31 was the last day for bills to pass out of their house of origin •Over 1,900 bills are still eligible for consideration in 2019 •July 12 is the second-house policy committee deadline •Summer Recess starts July 12 and goes through August 12 Slide 5 FY 2019-2020 Budget Slide 6 FY 2019-2020 Budget •Final Budget proposal signed by Governor Newsom on June 27 •$214.8 billion Budget is largest in State history •Includes strong investments in education, early childhood development, healthcare, and housing/homelessness Slide 7 FY 2019-2020 Budget Continued •Specifically, the Budget includes the following appropriations and positions: –$19.4 billion in reserves –Over $2 billion in one-time housing and homelessness funding –More per-pupil education spending than ever before –Significant expansion of Medi-Cal –Over $300 million for disaster preparedness and recovery –Over $1 billion in Proposition 68 funds •Other major investments in safe drinking water and Cap and Trade Slide 8 Water Tax Update Slide 9 Safe Drinking Water Proposal •Legislative leadership and the Governor agreed to a safe drinking water funding deal during the Budget negotiations •Negotiated Budget deal for FY 19 -20: –$100 million from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) –$30 million from the General Fund •Pledged to authorize a continuous $130 million per year from the GGRF for future fiscal years Slide 10 SB 200 (Monning) –Drinking Water •New negotiated safe drinking water deal was amended into SB 200 (Monning) •SB 200 now contains a 5 percent continuous appropriation from the the GGRF up to $130 million per year –Provides a General Fund backstop until 2030 –Funding would still be used for grants, loans, contracts, or services to help water systems provide safe and affordable drinking water •Passed the Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee on July 2 with 8 ayes and 1 nay Slide 11 Cap and Trade Slide 12 Cap and Trade Expenditure Plan •Fiscal Year 19-20 Budget included a $1.4 billion Cap and Trade appropriation •Includes: –$238 million for the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project; –$182 million for clean trucks, buses, and off-road freight equipment including the Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project and advanced technology freight demonstration and pilot commercial deployment projects; –$165 million for Healthy & Resilient Forests to reduce the risk of wildfire; –$25 million for waste diversion projects Slide 13 2019 Legislation Slide 14 2019 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 Currently in the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee 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 Held in the Assembly Appropriations Committee AB 1486 (Ting)Expands surplus land requirements for both the state and local agencies. Requires that agencies offer surplus land to affordable housing developers and others when they determine it will be sold. Work with Author Working with Author on amendments. AB 1672 (Bloom)Would prohibit manufacturers from labeling wipes as “flushable” unless they meet objective standards Support Held in the Assembly Appropriations Committee SB 200 (Monning)Would establish the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund in the State Treasury. No funding attached. Watch Passed the Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee and referred to the Assembly Appropriations Committee SB 332 (Hertzberg)Requires each wastewater treatment facility that discharges through an ocean outfall and affiliated water suppliers to reduce the facility’s annual flow as compared to the average annual wastewater discharge baseline volume by at least 50% on or before January 1, 2030, and by at least 95% on or before January 1, 2040. Work with Author Held in the Senate Appropriations Committee SB 667 (Hueso)Would require CalRecycle to develop an investment strategy to drive innovation and support technological development and infrastructure in order to meet specified organic waste reduction and recycling targets Support Passed the Assembly Natural Resources Committee and referred to the Assembly Appropriations Committee Slide 15 Thank You Cori Williams Eric O’Donnell Southern California Director Senior Associate CWilliams@townsendpa.com EODonnell@townsendpa.com www.townsendpa.com www.townsendpa.com