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Construction Employment Still Rising

AB 5, Gig Economy & Tax Compliance

Wildfire Construction Deaths Expose Flaws in Emergency Work

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ECMAGAZINE November A2019, Vol. 55, No. 11

Executive Officers Legal experts. 6 President’s Message President – Brendan Slagle Vice President – Garrett Francis Trusted advisors Brendan Slagle Vice President Infrastructure – Dave Sorem J.F. Shea Construction Secretary – Michael Prlich to the construction Treasurer – Alan Ludwig Affiliate Chair – Scott Salandi* industry for over 8 Executive Direction Directors Ray Baca, Michael Baker* Jordan Latimer 40 years. Executive Director Nick Balaity* Megan Kay Guy Barker* Gus Madrigal* Mladen Buntich Gerry McEwen* 10 Government Affairs Anna M. Carno* Anthony Niccoli* Barry Corea* Dan J. Peterson* Dave Sorem, Chair Dan Costello* Brandon Pensick Toby Edinger Garrett Richardson* John Gavigan Tim Rivard Gene Glassburner Nicole Soulages* 13 ECA Member News Kristion Grbavac Rick Tatum* Nick Hull* Elizabeth Torrez* · Association Events & Happenings Warren Hennagin* Nic Waldenmayer* *Denotes Affiliate Member · Upcoming Activities Administrative Staff Executive Director – Ray Baca 14 Royal Golf Tournament Office Manager – Shelia Voss Administrative Assistant – Paulina Pantoja Committees Labor Relaons 16 ECA 32nd DIG Award in Review Affiliate Committee Scott Salandi, Patriot Risk & Insurance Public Works & Prevailing Wage Construcon Claims & Ligaon DIG Award Committee 19 Safey Forum Anthony Niccoli, AALRR Stop Payment Noces Safety Forum Mechanics Liens & Payment Bonds Chair, Jordan Latimer, Ferreira Const. Bidding & Bid Protests 21 ECA Resources Legal Committee OSHA/Safety Anthony Niccoli, AALRR Construcon Contracts & 13 Advertiser’s Index Government Affairs Committee Dave Sorem, Mike Bubalo Const. Front End Documents ECA Magazine - Since 1976, your resource to news and Political Action Committee Real Property useful information about ECA member services, contractors, manufacturers, and suppliers in southern Scott Salandi, Patriot Risk California’s utility construction industry. Use it to help build your business future. Scholarship Committee www.aalrr.com Garrett Richardson, Mission Clay Products Engineering Contractors’ Association · Thomas W. Kovacich, Partner John Simpson, Editor Anthony P. Niccoli, Partner 714/937-5000 · Fax 714/937-5030 2390 E. Orangewood Ave., Ste. 585 Email: [email protected] · Ph. 562/708-4601 12800 Center Court Drive South Anaheim, CA 92806 P.O. Box 3384, Idyllwild, CA 92549 Suite 300 Email: [email protected] Industry Advancement Advocate – Bill Davis Cerritos, California 90703 www.ecasocal.org 562-653-3200 ECA MAGAZINE (ISSN 0896-3169) serving Southern California construction, is published monthly at Anaheim, California, as the official publication of the Engineering Contractors’ Association. It is intended for the dissemination of news of Association activities as well as Cerritos | Fresno | Irvine | Marin information to the general construction industry in such matters as labor relations, government relations, legislative direction and public relations. It is distributed throughout the 11-county Southern California area to contractors and suppliers with interests in sewer, Pasadena | Pleasanton | Riverside pipeline, underground utilities, trenching, excavating and grading, tunnels, street and highway construction and related Sacramento | San Diego engineering construction. Mail subscription requests to ECA Magazine, 2390 E. Orangewood Ave., Ste. 585., Anaheim, CA 92806. Subscription rates are $1 per issue or $10 per year (12 issues including Directory & Buyer’s Guide issue). There is no charge for ECA members or current advertisers. Graphic design and production by [email protected].

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President’s Message New So Cal Water Recycling Project Launched

By Brendan Slagle, ECA President Email: [email protected]

hat if I were to tell you to get Wready to handle a job that in- cludes 60 miles of new water pipe in three counties in southern Califor- nia? It could happen as a part of a de- cade long dream to provide millions of gallons of new water supply to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD). This “new” water comes to our region without depending on the State of California to build any new dams or part with any of the billions of acre-feet that cur- rently wash into the Pacific under the Golden Gate bridge. The dreamers include MWD and the L. A. County Sanitation Districts, who celebrated the opening of the $17 million Re- [email protected] gional Recycled Water Advanced Purification Center on Octo- ber 10th in Carson. The 500,000-gallon-per day demonstration facility is testing an innovative water purification process and could lead to one of the world's largest water recycling plants. Oh, did we forget to mention this is a plant that takes wastewater from our toilets, bathtubs, washing machines and garbage disposals, already treated so it could join the not-so- pure (have you seen what they dump into the river in Sacra- mento) northern California water in the Pacific? Against a backdrop of the newly operating demonstration facility, a galaxy of federal, state and local officials gathered last month to speechify and tour the plant, learning more about the innovative purification process being tested at the facility to in- crease efficiencies in water recycling, and share how this major milestone could lead to a large new, drought-proof water supply Carno Law Group’s Practice Focuses for Southern California. On The Following Areas: The Sanitation Districts' existing plant in Carson currently Construction Law: treats and cleans wastewater that the new center purifies using Construction Disputes Both Public And Private a process that bundles a new application of membrane Payment Disputes - Including: bioreactors combined with reverse osmosis and an ultravio- Mechanics’ Liens let/advanced oxidation process to provide potable water at the Stop Notice Claims and end of the pipe. The rationale behind the demonstration project Bond Claims provides a working model to develop design criteria for a full- Licensure Issues scale facility, clarify costs for advanced treatment, and ulti- Bid Protest Issues mately obtain regulatory permits for a full-scale program. Construction Defect Litigation The full-scale advanced purification facility could produce up to 150 million gallons of purified water daily, enough to serve Surety and Insurance Disputes Business and Corporate Law: more than 500,000 homes. Here's where the 60 miles of new General Business Litigation pipelines come in, supplying to the region's groundwater basins, Contract Drafting and Interpretation industrial facilities and some of Metropolitan's water treatment Business Formation plants. www.CarnoLaw.com (949) 540-0320 No, it's not the silver bullet to end all of our water woes, but it Email: [email protected] sure sounds like a big step in that direction…not to mention a ton of work for our contractors. D 24031 El Toro Rd., Suite 260, Laguna Hills, CA 92653

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E C A M A G A Z I N E 7 N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 9 Executive Direction Construction Employment Still Rising

By Ray Baca Executive Director Email: [email protected]

hat headline is mostly true. T The overall construction em- ployment numbers nationally went u p 7 , 0 0 0 j o b s i n S e p t e m- ber—except for “nonresidential building,” which was continuing its downward trajectory. “Nonresidential Building” means a lot of things, structure categories such as warehouse, industrial, office, retail, enter- tainment, hotels, restaurants, educational, health, etc. That cat- egory of construction has been struggling with several issues, not the least of which is the ongoing assault on retail stores by online sellers, and fear of international trade decline driven by tariffs or recessions in other parts of the world. This category might be to blame for the drop of 1,700 jobs from the California construction labor force in August, the most current month available from the state Employment Develop- ment Department (EDD). The total California construction em- ployment number—900,500—is still four percent below the 2006 peak of 942,000 workers. That number has always been suspect because EDD never captures the thousands of undoc- umented workers in our industry. The national construction industry added 7,000 net new jobs in September, announced October 14th by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). On a year-over-year basis, our industry expanded by 156,000 jobs, an increase of 2.1 percent. Utilities, roads, bridges and other infrastructure employment increased by 3,800 in September and is up by 96,300 net jobs during the last 12 months. BLS data comes from two monthly surveys. The household survey measures labor force status, including unemployment by demographic characteristics, while the establishment survey measures nonfarm employment, hours, and earnings by indus- try. The national construction unemployment rate stood at 3.2 percent in September, down 0.9 percentage points from the same time last year. Across all industries, the jobless rate was 3.5 percent in September, 0.2 percentage points lower than the previous month and the lowest recorded rate since December 1969. Wage growth, which came in at 2.9 percent, was the low- est increase since July 2018, but, still a wage increase. The total number of net new jobs created was 136,000, ac- cording to the BLS. National media decried the number, but economists had a different story. Anirban Basau, keynote speaker for the October 22nd Marcum Construction Summit in Irvine, called it a “nearly perfect jobs report.” “In total, this data release suggests that the current U.S. eco- nomic expansion will persist for the foreseeable future, as ongo- ing job growth propels consumer spending and as surprisingly modest inflationary pressures keep interest rate increases at bay,” Basu added. D

E C A M A G A Z I N E 8 N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 9 Providing one source for all of your Traffic Management requirements. Government Affairs AB 5, Gig Economy & Tax Compliance

By Dave Sorem, P.E. ECA Government Affairs Chairman email: [email protected]

ith the ink still drying on Wthe governor's signature making AB5 state law, Sacra- mento's revenue collectors have started having meetings to figure out how to cash in on this latest opportunity to increase the Golden State's tax take. Leading the charge is State Controller Betty T. Yee, who doubles in brass as chair of California's Franchise Tax Board (FTB) and the only statewide elected official serving on the Governor's new Future of Work Commission. On October 1st Ms. Yee convened a first-of-its-kind public meeting of FTB to look at California's gig economy and changing the tax landscape. Experts Convene Experts in academia, business, and taxation – along with gig workers – met to discuss the rapidly changing nature of work and to address tax compliance issues that likely will arise. As of 2016, FTB staff reported, most gig workers did not receive any Form 1099 reporting income, more than one- third did not keep adequate records of expenses and poten- tial deductions, and 43 percent did not set aside enough in- come to meet their tax obligations. “The very idea of what constitutes a workplace is evolv- ing, and it is our job as the state's tax authority to prepare for the challenges and opportunities the gig economy presents,” said Yee, the chief fiscal officer of the world's fifth-largest economy. “Education and outreach will be critically impor- tant to helping workers and business owners navigate tax reporting and compliance. Technology can play a key role in helping workers and companies meet their requirements.” Changing Nature of Work The changing nature of work has been an ongoing area of focus for Controller Yee. She expressed her hope that this initial meeting would help experts identify the outstanding questions requiring further research and help fill the data gaps regarding the growing gig economy to support its con- tinued strength. One thing for sure, AB 5 is killing the stock price/perceived value of companies like Uber and Lyft. Each company has it's own issues, but their stock values are plunging downward, in a line parallel to the activity around the controversial legislation. D

E C A M A G A Z I N E 10 N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 9 Engineering Contractors’ Association 44th Annual Installation of Off&icer Silent Auctions

Saturday, January 25, 2020 At The Ritz Carlton, Laguna Niguel Also presenting ECA Contractor of the Year, ECA Affiliate of the Year & ECA Safety Awards

5:00 p.m. - 6:45 p.m. Hosted Cocktail Reception & Silent Auction 6:45 - 9:30 p.m. Dinner & Ceremony 10:00 p.m. After Party

At The Ritz Carlton, Laguna Niguel 1 Ritz Carlton Dr, Dana Point, CA 92629

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ECA Member News More Water Money from Washington Possible

espite what you 2019 Events D m i g h t t h i n k based on the national news coverage, the ! November 14 Capitol building is still ECA 23rd Annual Royal Golf Tournament functioning. Congress Pelican Hill Golf Club is occasionally in ses- Newport Beach sion. The House Trans- portation and Infra- ! January 25 structure Committee ECA Installation of Officers (probably the most im- Ritz Carlton, Dana Point portant for construc- tion) in late October met to “mark-up*” H.R. 1497. ! ECA Board Meetings 1st While that doesn't sound all that exciting, what if we told you H.R. 1497 is a Wednesday each month, bill that could add $16.68 billion over the next five years to address America's crumbling ECA offices wastewater infrastructure and other water quality challenges. ! ECA Safety Forum The Engineering Contractors' Association is a supporter of this bipartisan legislation Meets quarterly, 10:00 a.m. through our membership in the Clean Water Construction Coalition (CWCC), which in- ECA office, lunch provided. cludes members from 24 states representing more than half the nation's population. The bill provides additional much-needed funds to improve the everyday water needs of Advertiser’s Index southern California and will be a big help for our members. H.R. 1497, (aka) the “Water Alcorn Fence Co...... 21 Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2019,” increases the federal commitment to ad- Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo ..4 Ayala Boring...... 22 dressing local water quality challenges by providing an infusion of funding assistance for the The Blue Book ...... 20 Carno Law Group...... 6 construction, repair, and replacement of the nation's network of wastewater, stormwater Catalina Pacific Concrete...... 21 conveyance and treatment facilities. The legislation significantly increases the amount of Cement Masons ...... 10 Coastline Equipment...... Back Cover federal assistance made available to states and communities through the successful Clean Conco Pumping ...... 23 Coordinated Companies...... 19 Water State Revolving Fund program (SRF)—the primary source of federal aid for Ferreira Construction...... 8 wastewater infrastructure construction. GMGS Insurance Svcs., Inc...... 21 Golden State Boring & Pipe Jacking, Inc. .21 Congress enacted the landmark Clean Water Act in 1972, which fundamentally changed Inland Surety...... 22 Kamine Law PC...... 20 the way we address water pollution in this country, set strong standards and provided sub- Charles King Company ...... 23 stantial financial assistance to local communities to meet water quality challenges. Koppl Pipeline Service, Inc...... 22 Marcum LLP...... 14 According to the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) most recent Infrastructure Mocon Corp...... 27 Monteleone & McCrory, LLP ...... 22 Report Card, America's wastewater treatment infrastructure receives a grade of D+, which National Plant Services ...... 21 is only the slightest improvement from its previous grade of D in the 2013 ASCE report. National Ready Mixed Concrete Co...... 20 Pascal & Ludwig Constructors, Inc...... 21 Currently, municipalities face a backlog of more than $40 billion in clean water infrastruc- Penhall Company ...... 8 Pure Effect, Inc...... 23 ture projects, and, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), these commu- Quinn Company ...... 11 nities need close to $300 billion of investment over the next 20 years to bring their systems to Sancon...... 23 J.F. Shea Construction, Inc...... 12, 22 a state of good repair. Given the current lack of federal investment to address these needs, South Bay Foundry, Inc...... 22 Sullivan Curtis Monroe Insurance Services .6 communities are forced to cover more than 95 percent of the cost of clean water projects. Superior Gunite Company...... 21 The legislation will create thousands of new, domestic jobs in the construction and TPR Traffic Solutions...... 9 Trench Plate Rental Co...... 3 wastewater sectors through increased investment in wastewater infrastructure. It will re- Trench Shoring Company ...... 5 Video Fact...... 21 duce the cost of constructing and maintaining that infrastructure, promote energy efficiency Williams Pipeline Contractors, Inc...... 23 and water efficiency, reduce the potential long-term operating costs of our aging treatment works. Contact ECA at 714/937-5000 or Where Does the Money Go? by fax at 714/937-5030 Big money, $14 billion, goes to federal grants spread over five years to provide capital to Email: [email protected] Send news releases or other Clean Water SRFs. These funds offer low-interest loans and additional loan subsidizations member information to: (Continued on page 20.) ECA Magazine, 2390 E. Orangewood Ave., Ste. 585, Anaheim, CA 92806 www.ecasocal.org E C A M A G A Z I N E 13 N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 9

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B efore a full house of guests, dignitaries and colleagues ECA’s 32nd Annual DIG Awards celebrated John Hakel of the Southern Califor- nia Partnership for Job, and the late Jim Burton of the Engi- neering Contractors’ Associa- tion for their careers of Dignity, Integrity and Generosity - DIG - in the construction industry. This year’s awardees were honored for their lifetime ac- complishments in their profes- sion and for their service to the members of the ECA. Atten- dees paid tribute to this year’s recipients for their milestone achievements. Present to acknowledge this year’s recipients at the Millen- nium Biltmore Hotel in down- town Los Angeles were a host Above from left: Dave Sorem of Bubalo Construction pres- of dignitaries from the industry and community. ents the ECA DIG Award to John Hakel, of the Southern Proceeds from the ECA DIG Award fund the asso- California Partnership for Jobs at the Millennium Biltmore ciation’s Les Weed Memorial Scholarship. Each Hotel, Los Angeles. year for nearly three decades now the ECA Scholar- women with their higher educational goals, inspired ship Committee has assisted deserving men and by late ECA President, Les Weed. Since its inception in 1990 by late ECA President, Les Weed, the ECA Scholar- ship Committee has awarded $245,000 to 122 recipients to further academic careers in a variety of disciplines. Special thanks to our major sponsors: Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo; Mladen Buntich Construction; LECET Southwest; Trench Plate Rental Co.; Trench Shoring Co.; United Rent- als Trench Safety. Thank you to our wine sponsors GMGS Risk Management and Insurance Ser- vices and Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo. Thank you also to all of our program advertisers and certainly to all who at- tended this most memorable event at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles.

Left: During his long and varied career, the late Jim Burton served as the Executive Director of ECA from 2006 until 2011.

E C A M A G A Z I N E 16 N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 9 32nd ECA DIG Awards

Above from left, Kevin Malloy, Sharon Malloy, Tom Malloy and Marshall Rose at the Above from left: Phillip Putnam and Tim ECA DIG Award. The DIG Award was Tom Malloy’s creation 32 years ago. Rivard celebrate this year’s recipients.

Below: Brendan Slagle of J.F. Shea Construction and ECA President welcomes guests to the annual DIG Award event.

Right from left, State Senator and Mrs. Huff, Sam Olivito, DIG Awardee John Hakel and ECA Executive Director Ray Baca.

Below: John Hakel (with thumbs up) with his family, celebrate his being named the 2019 DIG Award recipient.

Above from left: ECA Directors Elizabeth Torrez and Anna Carno with Victor Carno.

E C A M A G A Z I N E 17 N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 9 Engineering Contractors’ Association Political Action Committee ECA/PAC Building ECA's Political Strength

Join the ranks of ECA's elite membership and ensure ECA's political success as a Platinum Circle or Gold Key PAC Sponsor. ECA's Political Action Committee (PAC) supports local pro job candidates that value and champion the benefits of new infrastructure development and maintenance, and most importantly, the contractors who make these projects possible. Become a Platinum Circle or Gold Key Sponsors to increase ECA's political strength, elect candidates that believe in job creation (economic success) and make politics work for you. Platinum Circle or Gold Key Sponsors benefits include:

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www.ecasocal.org 2390 E. Orangewood Ave., Suite 585, Anaheim, CA 92806 (714) 937-5000 Safety Forum fense that Reagan was an independent contractor, which the judge rejected. He is scheduled for sentencing on Dec. 13 and faces a maximum prison sentence of four years and eight months, and must pay restitution to Reagan's heirs, the Dis- trict Attorney said. Wildfire Construction As part of the investigation of the crim- inal case, investigators from the Monterey D. A's. office in a news release said that "Czirban, a licensed contractor, Deaths Expose Flaws had a history of operating his business, Czirban Concrete Construction, without workers' compensation insurance." Investigators said evidence also in Emergency Work showed that Czirban falsely claimed to have workers' compensation insurance when he signed a contract with Cal Fire in May 2014, calling for him to provide bulldozers and qualified operators for work at assigned wildfires. The Contractors State License Board was well acquainted with Czirban and had suspended his license eight times in four years over violations, many of them tied to workers' comp problems. he wildfires ravaging California and the Contractors State License Board They revoked his license this year. T over the last few years have ex- are investigating those and other deaths. posed significant flaws in the emer- In October, a contractor engaged by Cal/OSHA on the Case gency work practices of state and fed- Cal-Fire was found guilty of insurance Cal/OSHA's investigations into the eral agencies tasked with dealing with fraud charges stemming from the death Monterey County mega-fire point to a these disasters. Five bulldozer opera- of a bulldozer operator hired during the lack of training on the part of private con- tors have died in the line of duty over 2016 Soberanes fire in Big Sur. The ver- tractors pulled in to work the state's the last four years. dict of a Monterey County Superior Court blazes, according to an expert on heavy The wildfires ravaging California over judge found Ian Nathaniel Czirban, a 35- equipment and construction site injuries. the last few years exposed significant year-old Coarsegold contractor, guilty of They issued five citations to Czirban Con- flaws in the emergency work practices of payroll tax evasion, submitting false doc- crete Construction and $20,000 in fines state and federal agencies tasked with uments to Cal Fire and failing to carry as a result of their investigation. dealing with these disasters. workers' compensation insurance. Cal Fire disputes the idea that its pri- At the top of the list of problems is an Czirban was the focus of a seven- vate contract workers aren't well trained apparent failure in managing safety in count criminal case resulting from the on safety issues. The agency requires one of the most hazardous environ- July 2016 death of Robert Reagan III, the the people it hires to operate heavy ments where construction workers are bulldozer operator he hired to work at the equipment to annually take a course fo- operating heavy equipment. wildfire that burned 132,000 acres and cusing on fire-line safety, according to Since 2016 there have been at least destroyed 57 homes. Other charges in- Cal Fire spokeswoman Janet Upton. five equipment operator deaths, and, to cluded failing to file payroll tax returns, So far, there is no agency explana- make matters worse, some of the con- failing to withhold payroll taxes and fail- tion about the failure to pick up the tell- tractors who employed them did not ing to secure workers' compensation in- tale workers' comp fraud—a sure indica- have workers' compensation insurance, surance. tor the “contractor” is working the shady so their families are without money for Cirzban's attorney put forward a de- side of the street. D medical and burial expenses on top of their other woes. Some families have been forced on to the welfare rolls or into the courts to seek redress from the con- tractors, the state and federal agencies in charge. So far, in 2019, no construction work- ers have died battling blazes. That was not the case last year. A private bulldozer operator, Don Ray Smith, 81, of Pollock Pines, died while operating a bulldozer fighting the Carr fire as the fire grew and roared toward Redding. Braden Varney, a bulldozer operator with Cal Fire, died fighting the Ferguson fire near Yosemite, in August. A third operator, Tony Flores, 37, Yuba City, assigned to the North Fire in Tahoe National Forest, died in a crash on the way to an incident command post in September. Robert Reagan, 35, of Fresno County, died here, July 26, 2016, when his bulldozer overturned trying Meanwhile, the courts, Cal/OSHA to access a proposed fire line near Big Sur in the course of fighting the Soberanes Fire. (Cal Fire)

E C A M A G A Z I N E 19 N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 9 Serving the Construction Industry Member News (Continued from page 13.) Since 1976 More Water Money from PC Washington Possible KC O NamineS T R U C T I OLaN L AwW Y E R S (e.g., principal forgiveness and nega- Are You Dealing With tive interest loans) to communities for wastewater infrastructure. ! a bid dispute? The balance of the new funding ! an or-equal rejection? will go to these five-year grant pro- ! a subcontractor listing grams: or substitution issue? ! ! a differing site condi- Authorizes $1.125 billion for tion? municipalities to capture, treat, ! an unmarked utility? or reuse combined and sani- ! problems getting tary sewer overflows or storm- paid? water. ! a delay claim? ! Authorizes $1.295 billion for ! a termination for default or conve- state agencies like California's nience? State Water Resources Con- ! a stop notice, trol Board (SWRCB) to implement water pollution control programs in their jurisdic- mechanics lien or payment tions. bond claim? ! Provides $110 million for innovative ways to address wet weather discharges, to promote stormwater best management practices, to undertake integrated water resource management, and to increase the resiliency of utilities to natural or other CALL . . . disasters. KAMINE LAW PC ! Authorizes $150 million for alternative water source projects under section 220 of 213/972-0119 the Clean Water Act, including projects that reuse wastewater or stormwater to augment the existing sources of water. www.KamineConstructionLaw.com ! Codifies the Clean Water SRF “green-reserve” – a 15 per- cent set-aside for green infrastructure projects and projects that provide energy or water efficiency improvements or other environmentally innovative activities. ! Requires utilities to evaluate, and where feasible, imple- ment efforts to increase the efficiency of energy use for wastewater utilities, including efforts to capture and reuse energy produced in the wastewater treatment process (such as methane recapture). ! Requires States to set-aside a minimum of 10 percent of annual Clean Water SRF funds to provide grants to com- munities with affordability concerns. ! Establishes minimum funding set-asides to address the water infrastructure needs of small and rural communities. ! Requires states to pay a more significant federal share of construction costs to disadvantaged communities partici- pating in EPA's sewer overflow and stormwater grant pro- gram. ! Permanently codifies set-aside of Clean Water SRF funds for tribal communities and the U.S. territories. ! Authorizes states to use a portion of their Clean Water SRF funds to promote workforce development and utility worker training and education programs. ! Requires states, as part of their biennial assessment of Clean Water infrastructure needs, to include estimates to address “resiliency and climate change.” *Mark-up is the process by which a congressional commit- tee debates, amends, and rewrites proposed legislation before sending it to the floor of the House for a vote, which, if approved, is sent to Senate for concurrence, then off to the President for approval or veto. D

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