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Home My WebLink AboutF-8 Final 2015 California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA) Legislative Update InE rmation Item Presented 61\2(b l 15 F-8 x,tet; ; .' AZUSA .14ST A A'ATIR INFORMATION ITEM TO: HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF T •. USA UTILITY BOARD FROM: GEORGE F. MORROW, DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES DATE: SEPTEMBER 28, 2015 SUBJECT: FINAL 2015 CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION (CMUA) LEGISLATIVE UPDATE The attached CMUA report summarizes the final results of the 2015 State of California Legislative Session and focuses mainly on energy, water and climate change issues. Some bills that were expected to get to the Governor stalled out such as SB32 (Pavley) which would have established a GHG reduction limit equal to 80%of 1990 levels by 2050. Of special note, SB 350 (de Leon) which implemented a 50% RPS & 50% increased Building Energy by 2030 is on the Governor's desk for his approval/signature. Until the final days, this bill also contained a provision to reduce oil use state-wide by 50% by 2030, but the powerful "muscle" of big oil carried the day and torpedoed this provision. On the water side, drought issues dominated the final week session. AB 1 164 (Gatto) passed the legislature and would prohibit a city from enacting or enforcing any regulation that prohibits the installation of drought tolerant landscaping, synthetic grass, or artificial turf on residential property. SB 7 (Wolk), which would have required the installation of water submeters on multi- family units, failed to pass. Prepared by: Liza Cawte, Senior Administrative Technician Attachment: CMUA Legislative Update UB-206 September 15,2015 t !" C M UA LEGISLATIVE UPDATE End of Session Wrap-Up Report:September 8-11 ENERGY LEGISLATION The final four days of the Legislative year saw a few surprises with bills stalling out that were expected to get to the Governor like SB 32 (Pavley) GHG Emissions Limits 2050. On Thursday, Senator Pavley issued a press release explaining her decision not to pursue the bill this year, citing the lack of support from both the Assembly and the Governor.Another bill that was of no trouble at all suddenly materialized with new language that provoked CMUA's opposition.AB 802 (Williams) had advanced through much of the year focused only on CPUC and IOU related energy efficiency issues, but on Tuesday language was inserted into the bill that would rewrite how the CEC collects aggregate customer energy usage data for commercial buildings. CMUA was the only organization to oppose these newly added provisions, but since the rest of the bill had tremendous support, the timing was such that this bill was guaranteed to pass. The biggest news of the week was on SB 350, where on Wednesday evening the Governor, flanked by Senator de LeOn and Speaker Atkins announced the removal of the petroleum reduction sections of the bill.Though CMUA continued to press for some additional priority amendments, including deleting much of the newly added integrated resource plan provisions, once the petroleum sections were re- moved moderate democrats were finally willing to support SB 350. ENERGY BILLS WITH POSITIONS • AB_802(Williams)Energy Efficiency,IEPR and Customer Aggregate Data -OPPOSE Status: Passed to the Governor • AB 1110(Ting)GHG Emissions on the Power Content Label -OPPOSE Status: Stalled on Senate Floor(2-year bill) • AB 1236(Chiu)Streamlined EV Charging Permits-OPPOSE Unless Amended Status: Passed to the Governor • AB 1330(Bloom)Demand Response Program Target -OPPOSE Status:Stalled on the Senate Floor(2-year bill) • AB 1448(Lopez)Personal energy conservation:real property restrictions -SUPPORT Status: Passed to the Governor • SB 32(.Pavley)GHG emission limits for 2050-SUPPORT Final Status: Stalled on Assembly Floor(2-year bill) • SB 119(Hill)Subsurface Excavations Enforcement and Notification Rules -SUPPORT Status: Passed to the Governor • SB 350(de Leon)50%RPS&Building Energy Efficiency by 2030-Support if Amended Status: Passed to the Governor (water legislation see next page) www.cmua.org+eCMUA_Tweets+916.326.5800+915 L Street Sacrame^to,CA 95814 UB-207 WATER LEGISLATION The last week of session focused mainly on energy and climate issues as outlined in the energy sec- tion of this wrap-up report. However, a few bills were active as the session came to a close on Friday night. SB 7 (Wolk), the submetering bill, did not garner enough support in the Assembly to pass and was defeated 29-28 with 23 members not voting. This issue has been brought up a number of times in bill form but it is to be determined what will happen next year with SB 7 or other potential vehicles for submetering in multiunit housing. In addition, Senator Pavley amended her SB 20 with language regarding the California Water Resiliency Investment Act(although it remained a 2-year bill).As currently drafted,the bill establishes several accounts within the State Treasury for"providing a more dependable water supply in California" but does not identify a funding source. According to her office,Senator Pavley amended the bill to start the conversation this fall regarding options for reliable water financing, which is expected to include a discussion of a public goods charge on water. CMUA will be participating in these discussions and fol- lowing this issue closely throughout the fall and 2016 WATER BILLS WITH POSITIONS: • AB 349(Gonzalez)Common interest developments:property use and maintenance-SUPPORT Status:Chaptered • AB 606(Levine)Water conservation-SUPPORT Status: Passed to the Governor • A5_786(Levine)Common interest developments:property use and maintenance-SUPPORT Status: Passed to the Governor • A61U64(Gatto)Water conservation:drought tolerant landscaping-SUPPORT Status: Passed to the Governor • ACR 22(Dahle)Sierra Nevada Watershed Protection Week-SUPPORT Status:Chaptered • SB 7(Wolk)Housing:water meters:multiunit structures-SUPPORT Final Status: Stalled on Assembly Floor(2-year bill) • SB 208(Lara)Integrated regional water management plans:grants:advanced payment-SUPPORT Status: Passed to the Governor • SB185(Nueso)Primary drinking water standards:hexavalent chromium:compliance plan-SUPPORT Status:Chaptered For a complete list of energy and water bills tracked by CMUA, please visit www.cmua.org. 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