BILL NUMBER: AB 2678	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Nunez
   (Coauthor: Assembly Member Laird)

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2008

   An act to add Section 25943 to the Public Resources Code, relating
to energy.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2678, as introduced, Nunez. Energy: energy audit.
   Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and
Development Commission, in its biennial energy conservation report,
to report on the progress made to implement a statewide home energy
rating program.
   This bill would require the commission, on or before July 1, 2010,
to establish an ongoing proceeding to develop requirements for time
of sale energy efficiency audits for residential and commercial
buildings. In developing the requirements, the commission would be
required to consider certain specified factors. Before adopting the
requirements, the commission would be required to consult with
specified entities and to hold at least 3 public hearings.
   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.  Section 25943 is added to the Public Resources Code, to
read:
   25943.  (a) On or before July 1, 2010, the commission shall
establish an ongoing proceeding to develop requirements for time of
sale energy efficiency audits for residential and commercial
buildings.
   (b) In determining the requirements for time of sale energy
efficiency audits, the commission shall consider all of the
following:
   (1) The availability of appropriate energy auditing systems.
   (2) The appropriate mechanisms for determining levels of mandatory
energy efficiency investments including all of the following:
   (A) A minimum and maximum dollar level.
   (B) An appropriate percentage value of the building's price at the
time of sale.
   (C) All measures identified by an energy audit with payback period
as specified by the commission.
   (3) The costs of establishing these requirements.
   (4) The ability to finance identified energy efficiency
improvements as part of a mortgage or sales agreement.
   (5) The availability of applicable government run and
nongovernmental assistance and loan programs as well as rebates.
   (6) The expected value of establishing these requirements,
including all of the following:
   (A) Reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
   (B) Reductions in annual and peak energy demands.
   (C) Reduction in customer utility bills.
   (7) The appropriate methods of informing and educating the public
as to the new requirements.
   (8) Any other considerations deemed appropriate by the commission.

   (c) Prior to adopting requirements for time of sale energy
efficiency audits, the commission shall do both of the following:
   (1) Consult with representatives from the Contractor's State
Licensing Board, the Department of Real Estate, the Department of
Housing and Community Development, the Public Utilities Commission,
investor-owned utilities, publicly owned utilities, cities and
counties, real estate licensees, home builders, mortgage lenders,
home appraisers and inspectors, home energy rating organizations,
consumer groups, environmental and environmental justice groups.
   (2) Hold at least three public hearings in geographically diverse
locations throughout the state.