BILL ANALYSIS ------------------------------------------------------------ |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | AB 1109| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |1020 N Street, Suite 524 | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. CONTINUED AB 1109 Page 2 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 CONTINUED AB 1109 Page 3 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 CONTINUED AB 1109 Page 4 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 CONTINUED AB 1109 Page 5 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) TURN 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 **** END **** CONTINUED