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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 1109
Author: Huffman (D), et al
Amended: 8/31/07 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE ENERGY, U.&C. COMMITTEE : 6-2, 7/3/07
AYES: Kehoe, Calderon, Padilla, Ridley-Thomas, Simitian,
Wiggins
NOES: Dutton, Cox
NO VOTE RECORDED: Battin
SENATE ENV. QUALITY COMMITTEE : 5-2, 7/10/07
AYES: Simitian, Florez, Kuehl, Lowenthal, Steinberg
NOES: Runner, Aanestad
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 9-6, 8/30/07
AYES: Torlakson, Cedillo, Corbett, Florez, Kuehl, Oropeza,
Ridley-Thomas, Steinberg, Yee
NOES: Cox, Aanestad, Ashburn, Battin, Dutton, Wyland
NO VOTE RECORDED: Runner, Simitian
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 49-29, 6/6/07 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Energy resources: lighting efficiency
SOURCE : Californians Against Waste
DIGEST : This bill enacts the California Lighting
Efficiency and Toxics Reduction Act.
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ANALYSIS : Existing law, under the Electronic Waste Law,
requires the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)
to adopt regulations that prohibit an electronic device
(e.g., video display devices containing a screen greater
than four inches that is identified in DTSC regulations
under the Electronic Waste Law) from being sold or offered
for sale in Calfiornia if the electronic device is
prohibited from being sold or offered for sale in the
European Union (EU) on and after its date of manufacture.
(Health and Safety Code Section 25212.10 et seq.)
Existing law, under the Energy Resources Conservation Law,
requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and
Development Commission (California Energy Commission/CEC)
to prescribe, by regulation, lighting, insulation, climate
control system, and other building design and construction
standards that increase the efficiency in energy use for
new residential and nonresidential buildings. (Public
Resources Code Section 25402)
This bill enacts the California Lighting Efficiency and
Toxics Reduction Act to do the following:
1.Prohibit, after January 1, 2010, manufacturing for sale
in the state certain general purpose lights, with
exceptions, that contain hazardous substances prohibited
by the EU to the Restriction of Hazardous Substances
Directive.
2.Requires DTSC to determine whether specified lights
should be subject to the above prohibition with certain
conditions.
3.Requires DTSC, in coordination with the California
Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) to convene a
task force to make recommendations by September 1, 2008
on the collection and recycling of general purpose
lights.
4.Requires the CEC, by December 31, 2008, to adopt energy
efficiency standards for all general purpose lights on a
schedule specified in regulations.
5.Requires the Department of General Services (DGS) to end
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the purchase of general purpose lights within two years
of the adoption of the CEC standards and to end the
purchase of lights with historically appropriate
appearances within four years.
Comments
Purpose of the Bill . According to the author's office,
"The environmental and economic consequences of our
lighting choices are enormous. According to the U.S.
Department of Energy, 22 percent of U.S. electricity
generation is consumed for lighting." The author's office
notes that, "The carbon dioxide produced by generating
electricity for lighting equals 70% of emissions from
passenger vehicles, and are three times greater than
emissions from aviation."
The author's office also notes that "California's electric
bill for lighting costs consumers and businesses more than
$6.3 billion annually. By transitioning to currently
available efficient lighting technologies, California can
reduce electric demand for the same level of lighting by 50
percent in 10 years. If lighting efficiency standards were
fully applied in California, the resulting electricity
savings would negate the need for five 1,000-megawatt power
plants, saving ratepayers more than $3 billion a year."
According to the author's office, "At the same time, any
responsible proposal for updating lighting must also
include requirements that manufacturers utilize the latest
technology to reduce and where possible eliminate the use
of toxic heavy metals such as lead and mercury."
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
Fiscal Impact (in thousands)
Major Provisions 2007-08 2008-09
2009-10 Fund
Manufacturing
$ 120* Special**
prohibition
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DTSC/CIWMB $100 $ 200
Special**
task force
CEC energy efficient $600 $1,200
$1,080 Special***
lighting standards $650 $1,300
$1,300
DGS purchasing Unknown additional costs
beginning Special****
restrictions 2011; offset by an
unknown amount
of energy savings
ongoing
*Ongoing to 2013-14
**Hazardous Waste Control Account and Integrated Waste
Management
Account
***Energy Resources Programs Account
****Service Revolving Account
NOTE: Refer to the Senate Appropriations Committee
analysis for a
detailed discussion of the fiscal issues.
SUPPORT : (Verified 8/30/07)
American Federation of State, County and Municipal
Employees
Association of Lighting and Mercury Recyclers
California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance
California Product Stewardship Council
California Public Interest Research Group
California Public Utilities commission
Californians Against Waste
Environmental Defense
Friends of the Earth
General Electric Lighting
Marin County Hazardous and Solid Waste Management Joint
Powers Authority
Mendocino Solid Waste Management Authroity
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North American Hazardous Materials Management Association
National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Natural Resources Defense Council
OSRAM Sylvania, Inc.
Phillips Lighting Company
Redding Municipal Utilities and Redding Electric Utility
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
San Diego County
Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
Santa Clara Valley Water District
Sierra Club California
Sonoma County Waste Management Agency
Southern California Edison
StopWaste.Org (Alameda County Waste Management Authority)
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OPPOSITION : (Verified 9/4/07)
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Arambula, Bass, Beall, Berg, Blakeslee, Brownley,
Caballero, Charles Calderon, Carter, Coto, Davis, De La
Torre, De Leon, DeSaulnier, Dymally, Eng, Evans, Feuer,
Fuentes, Galgiani, Hancock, Hayashi, Hernandez, Horton,
Huffman, Jones, Karnette, Krekorian, Laird, Leno, Levine,
Lieber, Lieu, Ma, Mendoza, Mullin, Nava, Parra,
Portantino, Price, Richardson, Ruskin, Salas, Saldana,
Solorio, Swanson, Torrico, Wolk, Nunez
NOES: Adams, Aghazarian, Anderson, Benoit, Berryhill,
DeVore, Duvall, Emmerson, Fuller, Gaines, Garcia,
Garrick, Houston, Huff, Jeffries, Keene, La Malfa, Maze,
Nakanishi, Niello, Plescia, Sharon Runner, Silva, Smyth,
Spitzer, Strickland, Tran, Villines, Walters
NO VOTE RECORDED: Cook, Soto
NC:cm 9/4/07 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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