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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 4 PPP LaPA Committee - TownsendWWW.TOWNSENDPA.COM SACRAMENTO • WASHINGTON, DC NORTHERN CALIFORNIA • CENTRAL CALIFORNIA • SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TPA Presentation to: Orange County Sanitation District June 10, 2019 Slide 2 Agenda Legislative Schedule and Deadlines FY 2019-2020 Budget Water Tax Update 2019 Legislation Slide 3 Legislative Schedule and Deadlines Slide 4 Legislative Schedule and Deadlines •May 17 was the last day for fiscal committees to report bills to the Floor •Senate and Assembly Appropriations Committees held Suspense File hearings on May 16 –Considered over 1,000 bills in just over two hours –Approximately 400 of these bills failed to pass and are now two-year bills •May 31 was the last day for bills to pass out of their house of origin Slide 5 FY 2019-2020 Budget Slide 6 FY 2019-2020 Budget •The Governor, Senate, and Assembly all have introduced their own Budget proposals •The Senate and Assembly have convened their Budget Conference Committee –Senator Moorlach (R-Costa Mesa) is included •Final Budget must be passed by June 15 •Due to Proposition 54 (2016), all bills need to be in print 72 hours before they can be voted on Slide 7 Water Tax Update Slide 8 Water Tax Update Water Tax Proposal/Action Governor Remains committed to establishing a sustainable source of funding for safe and affordable drinking water. 2019 Budget proposal includes water tax framework to generate ~$110 million/year Senate Rejected the Governor’s water tax proposal, and instead adopted a position in their Budget for $150 million per year from the General Fund for safe and affordable drinking water programs, contingent on SB 200 (Monning) passing Assembly Deferred action by referring the issue to legislative policy committees Slide 9 Water Tax Update –AB 217 (Garcia) •AB 217 takes an all-encompassing approach to the issue: –Same agricultural fees as SB 623 –$200 million/year for 5 years from the General Fund –$0.50 per month for urban water customers •Passed the Asm. Appropriations Committee with 11 ayes and 7 noes –Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris & Assemblyman Tyler Diep voted no •Currently on the Assembly Floor with an urgency clause Slide 10 2019 Legislation Slide 11 2019 Legislation Bill Description OCSD Position Status AB 292 (Quirk)The bill would require the state board to adopt uniform water recycling criteria for raw water augmentation, on or before December 31, 2023. Support Referred to the Senate Environmental Quality Committee and 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 Senate, currently in the Assembly waiting for assignment to 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 Senate, currently in the Assembly waiting for assignment to Committee Slide 12 Thank You Cori Williams Eric O’Donnell Southern California Director Senior Associate CWilliams@townsendpa.com EODonnell@townsendpa.com www.townsendpa.com www.townsendpa.com