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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 3 PPP 51319 TownsendWWW.TOWNSENDPA.COM SACRAMENTO • WASHINGTON, DC SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA • NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TPA Presentation to: Orange County Sanitation District May 13, 2019 Slide 2 Agenda Legislative Schedule Governor’s May Revise 2019 Legislation Slide 3 Legislative Schedule Slide 4 Legislative Schedule •April 26 was the policy committee deadline for bills that were tagged as fiscal •May 3 was the policy committee deadline for bills that were tagged as non-fiscal –Over 500 bills did not make these deadlines and are now two-year bills –Over 2100 bills still remain for consideration in 2019 •All bills must pass their house of origin by May 31 Slide 5 Governor’s May Revise Slide 6 Governor’s May Revise •Governor Newsom announced a $213.5 billion Budget –$147 Billion in General Fund expenditures –Emphasis on early childhood education, healthcare, housing and homelessness, and emergency preparedness •No change to waste diversion appropriations in proposed Cap and Trade Expenditure Plan •Remains committed to working with the Legislature on a sustainable and reliable funding source for safe drinking water Slide 7 2019 Legislation Slide 8 SB 332 (Hertzberg) –Ocean Discharge •TPA helped organize a meeting to discuss SB 332 (Hertzberg) as a follow-up to our Sacramento advocacy trip •Meeting attendees included OCSD, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), CA Coastkeeper, Senator Hertzberg’s office, and OCWD •Meeting focused on education surrounding OCSD’s current operations and potential solutions for the bill going forward •General feeling from NRDC is that they expect this bill to be amended prior to its final consideration in the Legislature Slide 9 SB 332 (Hertzberg) –Ocean Discharge (Cont) •Bill proponents find it overwhelmingly wasteful to import water just to discharge it after one use •NRDC and CA Coastkeeper expressed their desire to address early adopters and recyclers •TPA helped OCSD staff develop a comprehensive letter that outlines suggested improvements for SB 332 Slide 10 AB 1672 (Bloom) –Flushable Wipes •Would prohibit labeling wipes as flushable unless they meet certain objective standards •Passed the Assembly Judiciary Committee on April 23 •TPA was there to testify in support, along with CASA, CSDA, and several wastewater agencies •AB 1672 was sent to the Assembly Appropriations Suspense File and will be taken up on May 16 Slide 11 Thank You Cori Williams Eric O’Donnell Southern California Director Senior Associate CWilliams@townsendpa.com EODonnell@townsendpa.com www.townsendpa.com www.townsendpa.com