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INFORMATION ITEM
TO: HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE AZUSA UTILITY
BOARD
FROM: GEORGE F. MORROW,DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES
DATE: OCTOBER 27, 2014
SUBJECT: CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION (CMUA)LEGISLATIVE
UPDATE
The attached report is the final legislative update for 2014 on bills with CMUA positions that were
acted upon by Governor Jerry Brown:
Ener; Bills
Bill Title Position
AB 1190 (Bloom) Allows locals utilities to transport high Support
volume hazardous waste in emergency (Signed by the Governor)
situations.
AB 1447(Waldron) Allows local traffic signal synchronization Oppose
programs to be eligible for GHG funds. (Signed)
AB 1782(Chesbro) Raises fine for crime of removing lines Support
used to conduct electricity to$1,000 for (Signed)
misdemeanor and$10,000 for felony
conviction.
AB 2188 Requires all cities/counties to adopt by Oppose
(Muratsuchi) ordinance an expedited small solar roof (Signed)
permit and inspection program by 10/1/15.
AB 2270(Ting) Appointing Energy Advisors in the Support
Building Standards Commission. (Vetoed by the Governor)
AB 2312 (Nestande) Requires junk dealers and recyclers to Support
request theft alert notifications. (Signed)
AB 2414(Ting) Clarifies state law that a public employee Support
or state official receiving EV charge for (Signed)
free does not constitute a public gift.
AB 2597 (Ting) Voluntary assessments to the PACE Support
program. (Signed)
SB 1275(de Leon) Appointing Energy Advisors in the Support,if amended
Building Standards Commission. (Signed)
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Water Bills
AB 543 (Campos) Requires establishing criteria for translating certain Oppose,unless
CEQA notices into non-English languages. amended
(Vetoed)
AB 2067(Weber) Streamlines reporting requirements for retail and Support
urban wholesale water suppliers. (Signed)
AB 2282(Gatto) Directs Building Standards Commission to adopt Support
mandatory standards for installation of recycled (Signed)
water systems for new commercial and public
buildings in areas with access to recycling facility.
AB 2434(Gomez) Exclude from taxable gross income amounts Support
received as rebate or financial incentive issued by a (Signed)
local water agency for participation in turf removal
water conservation program.
AB 2636(Gatto) Establishes CalConserve Water Use Efficiency Support
Revolving Fund. (Signed)
AB 1036(Pavley) Authorizes inclusion within an urban water Support
management plans certain energy-related (Signed)
information.
SB 1292(Hueso) Increases Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Support
Fund construction grant award from$3 M to$5M (Vetoed)
SB 1420(Wolk) Requires urban water management plan to quantify Support
and report distribution system water loss. (Signed)
SB 1319,SB 1168 Ground water bills Neutral
(Pavley)and AB (Signed)
1739(Dickinson)
For more details on the above bills, see attached legislative update.
Prepared by: Liza Cawte, Senior Administrative Technician
Attachment: CMUA Legislative Update
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Energy Bills with Positions
AB 1190(Bloom)Transporting Hazardous Waste:Emergency Exemptions-CMUA SUPPORT
Under emergency situations,allows local utilities to collect and transport higher volumes of hazardous wastes from vaults or other
locations that may be compromised by non-RCRA hazardous waste.
Signed by the Governor
AB 1447(Waldron)Traffic Signal Synchronization GHG Fund Eligibility -CMUA OPPOSE
Allows local traffic signal synchronization programs to be eligible for GHG funds,under a new Streets and Highway Code section 2581,
when such traffic programs are a component of sustainable infrastructure programs that are broadly eligible for GHG funds.
Signed by the Governor
AB 1782(Chesbro)Wires:Unlawful Removal-CMUA SUPPORT
Raises the fine for the crime of removing telephone,cable wire or any other line used to conduct electricity from a fine up to$500,to
instead,a fine up to$1000 for a misdemeanor,and a fine up to$10,000 for a felony conviction.
Signed by the Governor
AB 2188(Muratsuchl)Expedited Solar Roof Permits: Small Solar Roof tops-CMUA OPPOSE
Requires all cities and counties by October 1,2015,to adopt by ordinance an expedited small solar roof permit and inspection program.
These programs are required to substantially conform with the recommendations for expedited permitting,including the checklists and
standard plans contained In the most current version of the California Solar Permitting Guidebook and adopted by the Governor's Office of
Planning and Research.
Signed by the Governor
AB 2270(ling)Building Standards Commission: Energy Advisors-CMUA SUPPORT
Allows the Building Standards Commission to appoint advisory panel members from the energy-and resource-efficiency professions. This
bill passed Senate Transportation Committee on Consent 11-0 advancing to Senate Appropriations.
Vetoed by the Governor with a message stating the Commission Is already required to appoint such advisors.
AB 2312(Nestande)Metal Theft Alert Notifications-CMUA SUPPORT
Requires junk dealers and recyders to request theft alert notifications from an existing industry theft alert notification system.
Signed by the Governor
AB 2414(Ting)Electric Vehicle Charging: Not a Gift to Public Officials-CMUA SUPPORT
Clarifies state law so that a public employee or state official receiving in EV Charge for free does not constitute a public gift. Passed
Senate Governmental Organization Committee 8-2 advancing to the Senate Floor.
Signed by the Governor(in August)
AB 2597(Ting)Energy Efficiency Programs:PACE Voluntary Assessments-CMUA SUPPORT
Makes changes to the PACE program,clarifying It Is a voluntary assessment and allowing a higher value of the property to be assessed for
purposes of securing an energy efficiency loan.
Signed by the Governor
SB 1275(de Leon)Building Standards Commission: Energy Advisors-CMUA Support if Amend
Creates the Charge Ahead Initiative establishing the goal toward a million zero-emission vehicles(ZEV)on California's roads by 2023. Also
requires GARB to make changes to some of its rebate programs to help disadvantaged communities leverage additional rebates toward
the purchase of a ZEV,as well as,pilot programs for ride-sharing or car sharing to help reduce GHG emissions
Signed by the Governor
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Water Bills with Positions
AB 543(Campos)CEQA Notices: Translation Guidelines-CMUA Oppose unless Amended
Would have required the Office of Planning and Research to prepare and develop recommended amendments to the CEQA Guidelines that
would establish criteria for a lead agency to assess the need for translating certain notices into non-English languages.
Vetoed by the Governor
AB 2067(Weber)Urban Water Management Plans-CMUA SUPPORT
Streamlines reporting requirements for retail water suppliers and urban wholesale water suppliers. Also provides a six month extension on
the due date for the next plans,from December 2015,to instead,July 2016.
Signed by the Governor
AB 2282(Gatto)Building standards:recycled water systems-CMUA SUPPORT
Directs the California Building Standards Commission to adopt mandatory building standards for the installation of recycled water systems
in newly constructed commercial and public buildings and single-and multi-family dwellings,In areas where there is or will be access to a
water recycling facility.
Signed by the Governor
AB 2434(Gomez)Income taxes:exclusion:Turf Removal Water Conservation-CMUA SUPPORT
Excludes from gross income,under both the personal income tax and corporation tax laws,amounts received as a rebate,voucher,or other
financial incentive issued by a local water agency for participation in a turf removal water conservation program. The exclusion will be In
effect for taxable years 2014 through 2018.
Signed by the Governor
AB 2636(Gatto)CalConserve Water Use Efficiency Revolving Fund-CMUA SUPPORT
Establishes the CalConserve Water Use Efficiency Revolving Fund and provides that the funds are available to the Department of Water
Resources,upon appropriation by the Legislature,for water use efficiency projects.Financing includes,at or below market Interest rate
loans to local agencies,as defined,and would permit the department to enter into agreements with local agencies that provide water or
recycled water service to provide loans.
Signed by the Governor
SB 1036(Pavley)Urban water management plans-CMUA SUPPORT
Authorizes an urban water supplier to include within an urban water management plan certain energy-related Information,including,but
not limited to,an estimate of the amount of energy used to extract or divert water supplies.Also requires the department to indude In its
guidance for the preparation of urban water management plans a methodology for the voluntary calculation or estimation of the energy
intensity of urban water systems.
Signed by the Governor
SB 1292(Hueco)Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund-CMUA SUPPORT
Would have increased the maximum amount of a construction grant award from$3 million to$5 million for a water system serving
severely disadvantaged communities,except as provided.
Vetoed by the Governor stating that the fine print in the bill results In no law at all because provisions will effectively repeal it 1,/1/15.
SB 1420(Wolk)Water management:urban water management plans.-CMUA SUPPORT
Requires an urban water management plan to quantify and report on distribution system water loss.Also authorizes water use projections
to display and account for the water savings estimated to result from adopted codes,standards,ordinances,or transportation and land
use plans,when that information is available and applicable to an urban water supplier.Requires the plan,or amendments to the plan,to
be submitted electronically to the Department of Water Resources and include any standardized forms,tables,or displays specified by the
department.
Signed by Governor
Ground Water Bills-CMUA Neutral
Senate Bilis 1319,SB 1168 (Paviey)and AB 1739(Dickinson),-creates a framework for sustainable,local groundwater management for
the first time in California history.The legislation allows local agencies to tailor sustainable groundwater plans to their regional economic
and environmental needs.
Signed by the Governor. (CMUA stayed neutral on these bills but successfully advocated for the exemption of adjudicated basins from
the provisions of the bill and for successfully existing managed basins to not be burdened with an additional regulatory burdens).
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