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SACRAMENTO • WASHINGTON, DC
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA • CENTRAL CALIFORNIA • SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
TPA Presentation to:
Orange County
Sanitation District
May 10, 2021
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Agenda
Legislative Calendar
Specific Legislation
Sacramento Advocacy
Days Update
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Legislative Calendar
• Policy Committee deadline for fiscal bills was April 30
• Policy Committee deadline for non-fiscal bills was May 7
• Most bills that have a considerable State fiscal impact will be
referred to the Appropriations Committees’ Suspense File.
• Senate and Assembly Appropriations Committees will consider their
Suspense File on May 20
• May revise expected in mid-May
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AB 59 (Gabriel)
•Details:
o Changes the statute of limitations for legal challenges for new or increased
connection or capacity fees
o Could result in legal challenges years after fees schedules are
implemented
o Would require that fees collected in excess of the amount needed to
provide the service be refunded back to the ratepayers
o Establishes that data cannot be used to defend the protest that was not
made available to the public
•Status
o Two-year bill
o OC San position: Oppose
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AB 339 (Lee)
•Details:
o Significantly amended. Additional amendments expected soon
o New language expected to only be applicable to cities and counties over
250,000 population
o Will require public access via telephone OR internet (not “and”) giving local
agencies flexibility in implementation
o Remove all language requirements, including translation and
interpretations provisions
o Remove language allowing local agencies to require members of the
public to register in order to provide public comment
o Sunsets on December 31, 2023
•Status
o Currently in the Assembly Appropriations Committee
o OC San position: Oppose Unless Amended
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AB 622 (Friedman)
•Details:
o Would require, on or before January 1, 2024, that all washing machines
sold as new in California contain a microfiber filtration system with a mesh
size of 100 microns or smaller.
•Status
o Two-year bill
o OC San position: Support
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AB 802 (Bloom)
•Details:
o Would require the State Water Resources Control Board to identify the
best available control technology for filtering microfibers from an industrial,
institutional, or commercial laundry facility
o Require, on or before an unspecified date, any entity that operates an
industrial, institutional, or commercial laundry facility to adopt the use of
the best available control technology to capture microfibers that are shed
during washing
•Status
o Two-year bill
o OC San position: Watch
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AB 1434 (Friedman)
•Details:
o In 2018, the State passed legislation for the creation of new urban water
use efficiency standards for indoor use, outdoor use, water loss, and
variances for unique conditions
o AB 1434 would establish the following indoor residential water use targets, which are all lower than those previously enacted:
o Beginning January 1, 2023 and until January 1, 2025, a new standard
for indoor residential water use of 48 GPCD
o Beginning January 1, 2025, the standard would be lowered to 44
GPCD
o Beginning January 1, 2030, it would be further reduced to 40 GPCD
•Status
o Passed the Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee
o Currently in the Assembly Appropriations Committee
o OC San staff recommended position: Oppose
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OC San Advocacy Days - Sacramento
• TPA and staff are working to schedule virtual advocacy
days for OC San in Sacramento in April and May
• Meetings that have taken place include:
o Senator Newman
o Assembly Member Rivas – AB 377
o Senator Laird – SB 619
o PFAS regulators – Source identification and biosolids
• Meetings still to be scheduled:
o Senator Min
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Thank You
Cori Takkinen Eric O’Donnell
Southern California Senior Director Senior Associate
CTakkinen@townsendpa.com EODonnell@townsendpa.com
www.townsendpa.com www.townsendpa.com
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