Salton Sea Authority Board of Directors Meeting 4/27/2023

IV.A. – Consent Calendar

• IV.A.1. Minutes
• IV.A.2. Salton Sea Authority Warrant Register Ratification
• IV.A.3 Salton Sea Authority Internal Financial Report
• IV.A.4. Financial Statement Analysis
• IV.A.5. ACWA Region 9 Chair Nomination – G. Patrick O’Dowd

IV.B. Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS)

1. SEIS Board Memo

2. Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Near-term Colorado River Operations (USBR)

3 SSAM Drought Modeling Memo

IV.C. State Legislative Bill Packet Review

• SB 867 – Resources and Resiliency General Obligation Bond

Garcia

• AB 1567 – Resources and Resiliency General Obligation Bond
• AB 827 – Salton Sea Community Health Study
• AB 1593 – California Workforce Development Board: Salton Sea Geothermal Resources Area: Equitable Access Program
• AB 1569 – Salton Sea Geothermal Resource Area: Lithium valley Office of Development
• AB 1562 – Southeastern California Desert Economic Zone

Padilla

• SB 583 – Salton Sea Conservancy

1. Draft Letter Regarding Legislation
2. Assembly Bill 71 (Perez – 2013)
   1. Section 2942. (a) (1)

      “The secretary, in consultation and coordination with the authority, shall lead the Salton Sea restoration efforts that shall include all of the following:

      (A) Early start habitat demonstration projects.

      (B) Biological investigations relating to the restoration of the Salton Sea.

      (C) Investigations of water quality, sedimentation, and inflows relating to the restoration of the Salton Sea.

      (D) Air quality investigations, in consultation and coordination with local and regional air quality agencies, relating to the restoration of the Salton Sea.

      (E) Geotechnical investigations relating to the restoration of the Salton Sea.

      (F) Financial assistance grant programs to support restoration activities of local stakeholders.”

3.  MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CALIFORNIA NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY AND THE SALTON SEA AUTHORITY FOR COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION ONRESTORATION OF THE SALTON SEA
   1. “CNRA recognizes that the Authority is uniquely
      positioned to assist in coordination of local priorities for Salton Sea restoration
      projects. The Parties intend the Authority to continue its leadership role in the
      development and consolidation of local priorities and to be the primary channel
      through which such local priorities are communicated to CNRA”

IV.D. Proposed 2023-2024 Budget – Discussion Staff Recommendation

• Budget Memo

V. REPORTS

• V.A.1. Federal Report
• V.B.2. State Report

OTHER RESOURCES

SSA JPA

SSA Bylaws

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