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CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA SANITARY DISTRICT
June 21, 2018
TO: THE HONORABLE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
VIA: ROGER S. BAILEY, GENERAL MANAGER
FROM: EMILY BARNETT, COMMUNICATIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS MANAGER
SUBJECT: UPDATED 2018 CENTRAL SAN PRIORITY LEGISLATIVE TRACKING
SHEET AND ASSOCIATED CORRESPONDENCE
Significant late-breaking developments in legislation have required updates to the 2018
Priority Legislation Tracking Sheet included in the posted Board packet. Along with
these updates, there have been two recent calls-to-action made by our member
organizations. These requests and the corresponding request for Board positions on
these legislative items are indicated as Item 14 and Item 15 on the updated Priority
Tracking Sheet. A support letter on SB 212 (see attached) has been included as an
informational item.
UPDATED Central San 2018 Priority Legislative Tracking Sheet Item 6
as of 6/20/18 (Handout)
Federal/ Industry Position Date of Boar
Author Legislation Also Known As Summary Organization(s) Priority Recommended by Board Notes
State List/Position Staff Direction Decision
1 Federal President President's Protect Cuts to The President's FY19 budget request WateReuse - oppose Opposed 03/15/18 OP uppMe m 3/6/18 - Call to action received by WateReuse to
FY19 budget Title XVI and included an over 90% cut to the Bureau of cuts sign onto WateReuse multiagency letter by COB
request Increase funding Reclamation's Title XVI water reuse program March 12. WateReuse Association is asking
for WaterSMART from $34.5M in FY17 to $3M. Title XVI is the Congress to reject these cuts and provide at least
and Title XVI only federal program that specifically level funding for Title XVI in FY19. Letter deadline
programs supports water recycling efforts. The for House is March 16 and Senate is March 30.
program has invested $692 million in direct
federal spending while leveraging at least an
additional $2.07 billion of local investment to
provide a sustainable long-term reliable
supply of water for residents and businesses
in the West. 0 —1
2 Federal Napolitano (D- H. R. 5127 Water Recycling Establishes a grant program for the funding Western Recycled Water Support 03/15/18 Support 3/6/18 In House Committee on Natural Resources:
32) Los Angeles Investment and of water recycling and reuse projects. Coalition - Support, Referred to Subcommittee on Water, Power and
area, Co-author Improvement Act WateReuse - Support Oceans. Introduced on 2/27/18. In both House
DeSaulnier (CA- Committee on Natural Resources and Committee
11) on Transportation and Infrastructure
3 Federal Katko (R-NY 24) H. R. 4902 Drinking Water Amends the Water Infrastructure Finance CASA- Support Support 03/15/18 Support 2/2/18 In House Committee on Science, Space
and Clean Water and Innovation Act of 2014; provides to state and Technology: Referred to Subcommittee on
Loans infrastructure financing authorities additional Environment. 1/31/18 Introduced and in House
opportunities to receive loans under that Act Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure:
to support drinking water and clean water Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources
state revolving funds to deliver water and Environment.
infrastructure to communities across the
United States.
4 Federal Boozman (R- S. 2364 Drinking Water Amends the Water Infrastructure Finance CASA- Support Support 03/15/18 Support Introduced in Senate Committee on
AR), Co-Author (Identical bill to and Clean Water and Innovation Act of 2014; provides to state Environment and Public Works
Feinstein (D-CA) H.R. 4902) Loans infrastructure financing authorities additional
opportunities to receive loans under that Act
to support drinking water and clean water
state revolving funds to deliver water
infrastructure to communities across the
United States.
Central San 2018 Priority Legislative Tracking Sheet
as of 6/20/18
5 State Wieckowski SB 831, Similar ADUs update Would prohibit the imposition of any fees, Watch: CASA, ACWA, Oppose 03/15/18 Watch SB 831 6/27/18 Hearing date in Asm Local Gov't
bills AB 2890 including connection or capacity fees, for the CSDA on 5/3/18 Committee. 6/20/18 Hearing date in Asm Housing
Ting and SB construction of an accessory dwelling unit. SUPPOt, : Bay Area Oppose on and Community Development. 6/11/18 To
1469 Skinner The bill is attached for your review. ACWA Council (sponsor); Bay 3/15/18 Assembly Housing and Communty Development
proposed SB 831 edits: (b)AGGessor-y dwelling Area Rapid Transit and Local Gov't Committees. 5/30/18 Passed
units and juni0F aeoessory dwelling units permitted (BART); California Senate. 5/22/18 Set for hearing in Senate
pursuant to this so,.+,on shall not be G sidered by Apartment Association; Appropriations. 4/25/18 Author has agreed to
,local + +„agency, speeial, .,o,.,residential F ate f the California Association of remove language eliminating fee authority for
„+,.-,Il.� a new
resifees enti ehaF...,.J e ffOF.r th Realtors; California water/ww connection and capacity charges to fall
development.„Poses For an accessory dwelling unit that Building Industry in line with last year's ADU agreement 4/17/2018
is not described in paragraph (1)or paragraph (2) Association (CBIA); Central San sent opposition letter to the committee
of subdivision (a), a local agency, special district, California Chamber of to register opposition to bill. CASA concerns:
or water corporation may require a new or Commerce; Eliminating fee authority for one particular type of
separate utility connection directly between the residential construction is contrary to our
accessory dwelling unit and the utility. Consistent obligations to assess proportional fees under
with Section 66013, the connection may be Propositions 218 and 26. It could lead to one
subject to a connection fee or capacity charge, or class of ratepayers subsidizing rates for another
equivalent charge for new service that shall be class, which is prohibited by Prop 218. Finally,
proportionate to the burden of the proposed
accessory dwelling unit, based upon either its size CASA believes that there has not been sufficient
or the number of its plumbing fixtures, upon the time to evaluate the impact of the fee restrictions
water or sewer system. This fee or charge shall agreed to in SB 1069 in 2016 and SB 229 in 2017.
not exceed the reasonable cost of providing this For special districts, the new ADU fee restrictions
service. have only been in effect for 2 months.
State Bloom AB 2379 Waste Requires that clothing made from fabric that Californians Against Support 03/15/18 Support 6/20/18 This bill is dead. 6/4/18 In Assembly. To
Management: is more than a specified percentage of Waste - Support inactive file (dormant) 4/30/18 in Assembly for
Polyester polyester bear a conspicuous label stating third reading. 4/18/18 amendments remove
Microfiber that the garment sheds plastic microfibers recommendation to handwash the clothing. Some
when washed and reeammending hand BAPPG members suggesting support. 2/14/18
Wig. Prohibits a person from selling or introduced.
offering for sale clothing made from fabric
that is more than a specified percentage
polyester that does not bear that label.
UPDATED Central San 2018 Priority Legislative Tracking Sheet
as of 6/20/18
AB 3037 Community Would establish a new version of redevelopment agencies CSDA - Oppose Unless Opposed Unless 05/03/18 Opposed 6/8/18 This bill is dead. 5/25/18 Held in Assembly
Redevelopment
(,e-termed redevelopment housing and infrastructure
agencies). 1. Uses the Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Amended. Amended Unless Appropriations Committee. 4/30/18 Passed
a
Law of 2018 District(EIFD)law as a model in many ways; however, like Amended second reading to third no amendments since
former RDAs,the new redevelopment housing and 4/26. 4/25 passed out of Asm Local Gov't
infrastructure agencies do not require voter approval and Committee - now on to Appropriations. 4/11
they are able to access the school/State share of the
property tax increment. Their access to the school/State passed out of Asm Housing and Community
share of the property tax increment requires approval from Development Committee. AB 1792 Fraiser spot bill
the California Department of Finance and will be capped at is similar. Set for hearing on 4/25/18 in Asm Local
a yet-to-be-determined amount.2. As with EIFDs,each Gov't Committee.
affected taxing entity(each special district and typically the
county)within the jurisdiction of the redevelopment agency
would be given one seat on the board of the redevelopment
agency;the city creating the agency would have two seats
total;there would also be two public seats., 3.Similar to
EIFDs and former RDAs,the proposed redevelopment
housing and infrastructure agencies would require a certain
percentage of all revenue to go toward affordable housing
projects. The current draft requires 30 percent,which is
more than what EIFDs and former RDAs were required to
set aside.4. Unlike former RDAs,the stated intent is to
keep affected taxing entities(special districts and counties)
"whole"in terms of property tax revenue.The bill attempts
to achieve this by establishing a"passthrough"equivalent
to the amount of property tax increment diverted from the
county and special districts. The passthrough is primarily
funded with ERAF dollars.
8 State Portantino SB 1263 Ocean Protection Requires the State Ocean Protection Council CASA- Sponsored Leg Support 05/03/18 Support 6/26/18 Hearing date. 6/19/18 Authors
Council: to adopt and implement a Statewide amendments from Asm Water, Parks and Wildlife
Statewide Microplastics Strategy relating to microplastic Committee. 6/11/18 To Assembly Water, Parks &
Microplastics materials that pose an emerging concern for Wildlife and Enviro Safety & Toxic Materials
Strategy ocean health and that includes specified Committees. 5/31/18 PASSED Senate. 5/29/18 In
components, to the extent funds are Senate - to Special Consent Calendar due to lack
available from bonds or other sources. of opposition. 5/22/18 hearing set in Senate
Appropriations. 4/24/18 Passed from Senate
Committee on Natural Resources and Water 9-0.
4/18 Passed from Senate Committee on
Envornmental Quality Committee 7-0 . Only in
print on 4/11/18. Gut and amend. Hearing set for
4/18/2018 at 9:30AM in Senate Environmental
Quality Committee.
UPDATED Central San 2018 Priority Legislative Tracking Sheet
as of 6/20/18
9 State Ting AB 2065 Local Agencies: Expands the definition of local agency to CSDA - Oppose Unless Oppose 05/03/18 Oppose 6/8/18 This bill is dead. 5/25/18: Held in Assembly
surplus land include sewer, water, utility, and local and Amended. Appropriations C^mmittee. 5/15/18 Letter signed
regional park districts, joint powers by Central San GM to oppose. 5/2/18 In Assembly
authorities, successor agencies to former Appropriations on Suspense file. 4/16/18 Read
redevelopment agencies, housing authorities, second time and amended. Re-referred to
and other political subdivisions of this state Appropriations Committee.
and any instrumentality thereof that is
empowered to acquire and hold real
property, thereby requiring these entities to
comply with the requirements for the disposal
of surplus land.
State Daly AB 2003 Public contracts: Currently, Sanitation Districts are required to Orange County Support 05/03/18 Support 5/16/18 Author removed bill - Orange Co.
sanitation post bid notices over a certain amount in a Sanitation District Sanitation will look to try again in 2019 Legislative
districts: notice print newspaper of general circulation. These sponsored legislation. Session. 5/9/18 at 1:30 heard in Asm Local
costs can be quite large, and bids for local CASA- Support, CSDA - Governement Committee. Orange County San
wastewater projects generally do not come Support estimates approximately $500,000 in savings over
from print newspaper adds. This bill would 10 years should bill pass.
instead require the notice to be published in
a manner that the district board determines
to be reasonable, which may include, but is
not limited to, newspapers, Internet Web
sites, radio, television, or other means of
mass communication.
11 State McGuire SB 929 Special Districts: Requires every independent special district to CSDA - Sponsored Support 05/03/18 Support 6/13/18 In Assembly Appropriations Committee
Internet Web maintain an Internet Web site that clearly Legislation 4/30/18 In Assembly Local Gov't Committee.
Sites lists contact information for the special 4/23/18 In Senate: Read third time. Passed on 38-
district. 0 vote to Asm. 4/17/18 Read second time -
Senate. 4/16/18 passed out of Senate
Appropriations on 7-0 vote. 3/22/18 Central San
Letter of Support sent - CSDA Call to Action
12 State Reyes AB 2613 Failure to Pay Oppose 05/17/18 6/4/18 In Assembly. To Inactive File. 5/29/18 In
Wages: Penalties Assembly for third reading. 5/11/18 Asked CASA
Makes an employer, or other person acting to add to their bill tracking list - Watch. 5/2/18 In
individually or as an officer, agent, or Assembly Committee on Appropriations: To
employee of another person, who fails to pay Suspense File.
or causes a failure to pay specified wages of
each employee, subject to a penalty payable
to each affected employee, per pay period
where the wages due are not paid on time.
UPDATED Central San 2018 Priority Legislative Tracking Sheet
as of 6/20/18
13 State Cervantes ACA 31 Public employee Prohibits an employee of a public employer CSDA - Oppose Oppose 06/07/18 6/20/18 No changes to this Constitutional
Constitutional salaries: limit from receiving an annual base salary or pay Amendment. 5/24/18 Sent to print - 3 printing
Amendment rate that exceeds the salary of the Governor days. 5/23/18 Introduced.
as established by the Citizens Compensation
Commission that is effective at the time the
employment contract is entered.
14 State Jackson and SB 212 Solid Waste: Establishes a pharmaceutical and sharps California Product Support 06/21/18 6/26/18 Hearing date for Committee. 6/19/18 Call-
Ting Pharmaceutical waste stewardship program, under which Stewardship Council - to-Action request from CPSC for 6/19 only to have
and Sharps each manufacturer of covered drugs or Sponsored Legislation support letter for Asm Enviro Safety and Toxic
Disposal sharps, as defined, in the state would be Materials Committee. Central San sent letter of
required to establish and implement, either support. Central San member of CPSC. 6/19/18 -
on its own or as part of a group of covered Gut and amend bill with new language in print on
manufacturers through membership in a this day.
pharmaceutical and sharps waste
stewardship organization, a pharmaceutical
and sharps waste stewardship program.
15 Federal Transportation Clean Water Act NPDES Permit The Clean Water Act requires publicly owned CASA- Sponsored Support 06/21/18 6/19/18 CASA has recently made ground on this
and term extensions clean water agencies to secure a permit to Legislative Amendments issue securing support of Congressmen
Infrastructure discharge highly treated wastewater and Garamendi and Lowenthal to raise issue and
Committee serve their function of protecting the proposed CASA amendment language. CASA
environment and public health. National requests call to action of Central San send letter of
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System support to Congressmember DeSaulnier in
(NPDES) permits expire five years from the support of the amendment changes to 10-year
time of issuance by either a state or USEPA. permit.
This five-year renewal cycle results in
financial and technical burdens on local
agencies and the permitting authorities,
which must prepare and issue the permits.
Amendments of Clean Water Act, Section
402(b)(1)(B) would allow for ten (10) year
permit terms allowing adequate time to
comply with existing regulatory requirements
before imposition of new mandate(s).
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I FL Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
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Protecting public health and the environment 5079 Irnhoff Place, Martinez, CA 94553-4392
PHONE:(925)228-9500
FAX:(925)676-7211
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ROGER S BAILEY
June 19, 2018 General Manager
KENTON L ALM
Counsel for the Distnct
(510)808-2000
KATIE YOUNG
The Honorable Bill Quirk Secretary of the Distnct
Chair, Assembly Environmental Safety & Toxic Materials Committee
LOB, 1020 N St., Room 171
Sacramento, CA 95814
RE: SB 212 (Jackson and Ting) Sharps and Pharmaceutical Drug Take-Back Program —
SUPPORT
Dear Chair Quirk:
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Central San) requests your STRONG SUPPORT for SB
212 (Jackson and Ting), which will establish a comprehensive statewide take-back system for
sharps (needles) and medications. These products serve a vital need in protecting and
preserving the health of Californians, but that is all the more reason to also protect Californians
from the inherent risks that occur when these products become waste. Both sharps and
medications present significant and well-documented challenges for all Californians but
especially local governments and municipal workers when it comes to safe and convenient
collection and disposal.
Despite the fact that California law (SB 1305 in 2006) has prohibited home-generated sharps
waste from being disposed of in trash or recycling containers, millions of needles are discarded
in appropriately every year, resulting in an unacceptable risk of needle stick injuries for
employees of wastewater agencies. Wastewater is only one of the many industry sectors
negatively impacted by the improper disposal of needles.
Sadly, Central San employees experience numerous exposures to improper disposal of needles
that are flushed down the toilet, due to lack of options for proper disposal. It is no surprise that a
study by University Mass Lowell in 2015 estimated 7% of needles are flushed, and needle stick
injuries occur with unacceptable frequency. Improper disposal of sharps poses an unacceptable
risk to many Californians, and the statewide sharps collection program contained in SB 212 will
significantly reduce that risk.
Similarly, leftover prescription, over-the-counter, and pet medications present significant
problems if not properly secured and disposed of. There is no question that consumers have
leftover drugs in their homes, which tend to be stockpiled, flushed, or even thrown in the
garbage. Leftover drugs and a lack of safe and convenient disposal options can cause
environmental harm.
SB 212 (Jackson and Ting) Sharps and Pharmaceutical Drug Take-Back Program —SUPPORT
June 19, 2018
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SB 212 (Jackson and Ting) addresses the myriad of problems that exist due to the lack of a
statewide system to manage proper disposal of these products. By requiring the manufacturers
of sharps and pharmaceutical drugs to create, fund, and participate in a statewide take-back
system, this bill will take a groundbreaking step forward to ensure that California residents
throughout the state have access to safe, convenient disposal methods of these products.
This concept is built off well-functioning programs that exist all over the world —effective take-
back programs for these products are operated by manufacturers in Canada, Mexico, many
countries in Europe and South America, 12 local jurisdictions throughout California (9 counties
and three cities in Santa Cruz County). Establishing a comprehensive statewide system will
provide harmonization and clarity for manufacturers and consumers alike.
California has debated this issue for long enough. We strongly urge you to take this logical next
step to protect California consumers and workers. For these reasons, Central San is pleased to
express our STRONG SUPPORT of SB 212 (Jackson and Ting) and respectfully request your
"AYE" vote when this bill is heard in your committee.
in rely,
Roger S. Bailey
General Manager
cc: Members and Consultants, Assembly Environmental Safety & Toxic Materials
Committee
The Honorable Hannah-Beth Jackson, 19th Senate District
The Honorable Phil Ting, 19th Assembly District
The Honorable Adam Gray, 21 st Assembly District
Graciela Castillo-Krings, Deputy Legislative Secretary, Office of Governor Brown