BILL NUMBER: AB 35	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 27, 2007
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 1, 2007
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JULY 18, 2007
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 1, 2007
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 28, 2007

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Ruskin
   (Principal coauthors: Assembly Members Laird and Lieu)
   (Coauthor: Assembly Member Hancock)

                        DECEMBER 4, 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, as amended, 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  , or renovation to,  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.
State-mandated 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  , or renovation to,  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.