BILL NUMBER: AB 2916	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Nunez

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2008

   An act relating to state buildings.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2916, as introduced, Nunez. State buildings: energy efficiency
measures.
   Existing law, the State Building Construction Act of 1955,
requires all public buildings constructed after January 1, 1993, to
be designed, constructed, and equipped with all efficiency measures,
materials, and devices that are cost effective and feasible. The act
also requires the Department of General Services to revise leases
used by the state to maximize energy savings in buildings leased by
the state.
   This bill would declare the Legislature's intent to require that
all buildings owned or leased by the state meet the standards of the
United States Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature that all buildings
owned or leased by the state comply with the standards set forth in
the United States Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design gold green building standard.