ITEM:		GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT
11.	REPORT ON LEGISLATIVE OUTREACH FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2022
Meeting Date:			January 23, 2023	Budgeted:	N/A
From:			David J. Stoldt,	Program/	N/A
			General Manager	Line Item No.:
Prepared By:			David J. Stoldt	Cost Estimate:	N/A
General Counsel Review: N/A
Committee Recommendation: N/A
CEQA Compliance: This action does not constitute a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378.

DISCUSSION: In 2022, the District, working with its state and federal legislative consultants, tracked multiple state Assembly and Senate bills, as well as several federal bills. The District also wrote letters of support for legislation or funding. Exhibit 11-A shows state and federal communication during 2022.

Two significant successes in 2022 are:

1) $4.8 million in the State budget approved by the Governor. A funding application has been filed through the State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Financial Assistance. A funding agreement will be developed once the Pure Water Monterey Expansion Water Purchase Agreement is approved.

2) At the federal level, the Water Resources Development Act was approved in December with $20 million available for water and wastewater projects on the Monterey Peninsula. The District will coordinate efforts in 2023 to qualify projects for this funding, including convening potential recipient meetings, as well as setting meetings with the regional Army Corps of Engineer staff.

EXHIBIT

11-A Legislative Outreach Communications for 2022

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