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AB-35 Environment: state buildings: sustainable building standards. (2007-2008)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Part 3.1 (commencing with Section 71117) is added to Division 34 of the Public Resources Code, to read:

PART 3.1. SUSTAINABLE BUILDING ACT OF 2007

71117.
 For purposes of this part,“state building” means a building owned or leased by the state, or any building the state intends to occupy.
71117.1.
 (a) On and after July 1, 2010, a state agency that commences construction of a state building, or renovation to a building owned by the state, shall design, construct, and operate that state building to meet, at a minimum, applicable certification standards described in the United States Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for a gold rating.
(b) In determining whether a state building meets the standards specified in subdivision (a), a state agency shall consider existing relevant guidelines and information, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(1) The Green Building Initiative’s “Green Globes” rating system.
(2) The Environmental Protection Agency’s “Federal Green Construction Guide for Specifiers.”
(3) The Department of Energy’s “Greening Federal Facilities.”
(4) The state’s Building Better Buildings: An Update on State Sustainable Building Initiatives (Blueprint 2003).
(5) The Governor’s Executive Order S-20-04.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), for purposes of certifying that a state building meets the standards specified in subdivision (a), a state agency shall provide credits to a project that uses wood products with a credible third-party sustainable forest certification, as determined by the California Environmental Protection Agency.