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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem No. 5 (2)9/13/2021 1 WWW.TOWNSENDPA.COM SACRAMENTO • WASHINGTON, DC NORTHERN CALIFORNIA • CENTRAL CALIFORNIA • SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TPA Presentation to: Legislative and Public Affairs Committee September 13, 2021 Slide 2 Agenda Legislative Calendar Budget Trailer Bills Bill Status 1 2 9/13/2021 2 Slide 3 Legislative Calendar •Legislative Session ended September 10 Floor Session only: August 30 to September 10 •Governor has until October 10 to sign or veto legislation •Recall election: September 14 •Legislature will return in January 2022 Slide 4 2021-2022 Trailer Bill Status One-Time Investments: Resources •Drought Package:Provides approximately $3 billion to address and get ahead of the emerging drought. •Climate Resiliency Package:Provides approximately $3.7 billion over three years to make needed climate resiliency investments. This is $2.4 billion more than what was proposed in the Governor’s May Revision. •Wildfire Package: Provides approximately $1 billion over multiple years for various wildfire prevention and response efforts to wildfires. 3 4 9/13/2021 3 Slide 5 2021-2022 State Budget Update – Water and Sanitation Drought Package: AB/SB 170 • Total of $855 million appropriated in 2021-2022 (Total Water Resilience Package estimated at $4.6 billion) • $120 million for continued SGMA implementation • $115 million for groundwater cleanup and recycling • $30 million to the State Board for PFAS support • Increases to overall funding amounts from the adopted Budget Slide 6 2021-2022 State Budget Update – Water and Sanitation Natural Resources: AB/SB 155 • CEQA exemptions for native fish and wildlife habitat protection projects • Extends the provisions preventing the discontinuing of water service to customers due to nonpayment to December 31, 2021 • Establishes specific reporting requirements for water extractions and diversions 5 6 9/13/2021 4 Slide 7 AB 361 (Rivas) – Open Meetings/Teleconferences Details • Allows local agencies to use teleconferencing for public meetings without complying with specific Brown Act restrictions in certain state and local emergencies. • Local agencies would be required to declare at a public meeting that in-person meetings would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees. • Includes significant protections for public access and public comment during virtual meetings. Status •Currently on the Governor’s Desk •OC San position: Support Slide 8 AB 818 (Bloom) – Flushable Wipes • Reintroduction of AB 1672 (Bloom) from last year. • “DO NOT FLUSH” labeling and a universal moniker required in accordance with widely accepted voluntary guidelines established by the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry’s code of practice. • Adds enforcement provisions including civil penalties and fines. •Currently on the Governor’s Desk •OC San position: Support 7 8 9/13/2021 5 Slide 9 Bill Status 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. Oppose Two-Year Bill. Will be eligible to return in January 2022 AB 339 (Lee) Would require a local agency to provide a call-in or internet-based service for public meeting. Applies to cities and counties with more than 250,000 people. Neutral Currently on the Governor’s Desk AB 622 (Friedman) This bill 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. Support Two-Year Bill. Will be eligible to return in January 2022 AB 1434 (Friedman) Would revise the indoor residential water use targets to make them more restrictive and ambitious. Oppose Two-Year Bill. Will be eligible to return in January 2022 Slide 10 Cori Takkinen Vice President CTakkinen@townsendpa.com www.townsendpa.com Eric O’Donnell Senior Associate EODonnell@townsendpa.com www.townsendpa.com Thank You 9 10