This legislation creates the Partnership for Public Facilities and Infrastructure Act which creates a framework by which local governments have the option to use for public-private partnership (P3) projects on buildings as well as for accepting and processing unsolicited bids for such projects.

County Impact:  This legislation provides a tool for local governments who wish to accept unsolicited bids for certain projects including a process for charging to review such bids and giving the option to deny the bid for any reason. It also establishes a framework for using public-private partnerships on vertical construction projects.

This legislation authorizes brewpubs to offer, as a souvenir, up to 72 ounces of sealed malt beverages to those taking brewery tours for consumption off premises. Brewpubs may also offer up to 36 ounces of malt beverage samples, for on-premise consumption, to those taking the tour. Brewers are to pay taxes on all souvenirs and samples.  Once permitted, distilleries are authorized to give away, as a souvenir which will be taxed, one 750 milliliter bottle of spirits to those taking a distillery tour and may provide up to three 1/2-ounce samples of their spirits (also taxed) during on-premise tastings.           

This legislation prohibits the state and local governments from publicizing any financial, operational, or consumption data related to a person's use of public utilities in any way which identifies the person's use of the utilities without the person's express consent.  This does not prohibit disclosure of such data under an open records request.