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



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AB35:v93#DOCUMENT

Enrolled  September 19, 2007
Passed  IN  Senate  September 11, 2007
Passed  IN  Assembly  September 12, 2007
Amended  IN  Senate  August 27, 2007
Amended  IN  Senate  August 01, 2007
Amended  IN  Senate  July 18, 2007
Amended  IN  Assembly  June 01, 2007
Amended  IN  Assembly  March 28, 2007

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2007–2008 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 35

Introduced  by  Assembly Member Ruskin
 (Principal Coauthor(s): Assembly Member Laird, Lieu)
 (Coauthor(s): Assembly Member Hancock)

December 04, 2006

An act to add Part 3.1 (commencing with Section 71117) to Division 34 of the Public Resources Code, relating to the environment.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 35, Ruskin. Environment: state buildings: sustainable building standards.
Existing law sets forth various requirements for energy and design efficiency in construction and renovation of state buildings.
This bill would enact the Sustainable Building Act of 2007 and would require a state agency, on and after July 1, 2010, that commences construction of a state building, or renovation to a building owned by the state, to 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. The bill would require a state agency to also consider existing relevant information and guidelines, and would require a state agency to provide for credits for the use of specified products.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


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.