2020 Legislative Session

January 13, 2020

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2020 Session Background• “Short” session – 60 days (even‐numbered years)

• Moves quickly – 2019 bills still “alive”

• Supplemental v. Biennial Budget – Policy remedies• Revenue Forecasts Up• Revenue Impact if I‐976 Passes

• Transportation – Equity Focus?

• Major Election Year.  New Speaker in House.  

• Reports:  Rail/Fixed Guideway, Food Policy Forum…

• Vaping, Affordable Housing, Homelessness, Climate, Taxes…

2019 Priority Issues ‐Transportation

I‐5:  Environmental Work

Maintain & Grow Public Transportation

Preserve & Maintain the Multimodal System & Finish Projects

2020 Priority Issues ‐ Other

Maintain & Equitably Share Revenues (Liquor & Marijuana)

Maintain & Fund

Maintain & Fully Fund Local Options ‐ Transportation, Environment, Economic  Development, Homelessness & Affordable Housing (TIB, CRAB, MCTA, ADO)

Maintain & Fund 

Fully fund Planning to maintain compliance with state law. 

Maintain & Fund

Support for Passenger Ferry StudySupport RTPO funding increase

2020 Possible Issues – Transportation C = Council Supports

C I‐5:  Clarify Budget Proviso LanguageC Support Public Transportation  C Support Multimodal System & Finish ProjectsC Remedies if I‐976 passes

2020 Legislative Priorities – OtherC = Council Supports

C Shared RevenueC Local OptionsC Planning $C Mental HealthC Affordable Housing C Homelessness

Drinking Water:  Plastics & PFOs/PFAsC = Council Supports

• Per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) ‐ synthetic chemicals used since 1940s. Released into air, soil, & water.• Found in:  • consumer/industrial products (stain & water‐proofing)• manufacturing/processing facilities to create the PFO/A• facilities using PFAs to produce other products• Airport & Military Installations

Gearing up at the Legislature…

• Election and Post‐Election Strategies• Session Planning • Meeting with Constituents, Others…• Bill Drafting• Dates• Committee Assembly Days:  November 20‐22• Governor’s Budget due mid‐December• Pre‐filed Bills December

Gearing up in the Region…

• Connecting with Partners –Military, Business, Associations, Local Legislative Partnerships• Establishing Priorities• Researching Issues• Establishing the “ask”

• Meeting with Legislators

“Man is the only animal that laughs and has a state legislature.”‐Samuel Butler (12/1835‐6/1902.  Author of Utopian satirical novel Erewhon (1872).