BILL NUMBER: AB 228 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 20, 2009
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 2, 2009
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Huffman
FEBRUARY 4, 2009
An act to amend Sections 25402.5 and 25402.5.4 of the Public
Resources Code, relating to energy.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 228, as amended, Huffman. Energy: outdoor lighting efficiency.
Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and
Development Commission to adopt regulations on minimum energy
efficiency standards for lighting that would reduce the average
statewide electrical energy consumption by not less than 25% from the
2007 levels for outdoor lighting by 2018. Existing law requires the
commission to consult with the Department of Transportation to ensure
that outdoor lighting standards that affect the department are
compatible with the department's policies and standards for safety
and illumination levels on state highways.
This bill would require the commission, by an unspecified
time December 31, 2011 , to adopt minimum
energy efficiency standards that would achieve the above reduction
for outdoor lighting as soon as practicable , but no later than
January 1, 2018 . The bill would also eliminate the requirement
that the commission consult with the department.
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 25402.5 of the Public Resources Code is amended
to read:
25402.5. (a) As used in this section, "lighting device" includes,
but is not limited to, a lamp, luminaire, light fixture, lighting
control, ballast, or any component of those devices.
(b) (1) The commission shall consider both new and replacement,
and both interior and exterior, lighting devices as lighting which is
subject to subdivision (a) of Section 25402.
(2) The commission shall include both indoor and outdoor lighting
devices as appliances to be considered in prescribing standards
pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 25402.
(3) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that paragraphs (1)
and (2) are declarative of existing law.
(c) The commission shall adopt efficiency standards for outdoor
lighting. The standards shall be technologically feasible and
cost-effective. As used in this subdivision, "outdoor lighting"
refers to all electrical lighting that is not subject to standards
adopted pursuant to Section 25402, and includes, but is not limited
to, street lights, traffic lights, parking lot lighting, and
billboard lighting.
SEC. 2. Section 25402.5.4 of the Public Resources Code is amended
to read:
25402.5.4. (a) On or before December 31, 2008, the commission
shall adopt minimum energy efficiency standards for all general
purpose lights on a schedule specified in the regulations. The
regulations, in combination with other programs and activities
affecting lighting use in the state, shall be structured to reduce
average statewide electrical energy consumption by not less than 50
percent from the 2007 levels for indoor residential lighting and by
not less than 25 percent from the 2007 levels for indoor commercial
and outdoor lighting, by 2018.
(b) The commission shall make recommendations to the Governor and
the Legislature regarding how to continue reductions in electrical
consumption for lighting beyond 2018.
(c) The commission may establish programs to encourage the sale in
this state of general purpose lights that meet or exceed the
standards set forth in subdivision (a).
(d) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Department of
General Services, and all other state agencies, as defined in Section
12200 of the Public Contract Code, in coordination with the
commission, shall cease purchasing general purpose lights that do not
meet the standards adopted pursuant to subdivision (a), within two
years of those standards being adopted.
(2) The Department of General Services, and all other state
agencies, as defined in Section 12200 of the Public Contract Code, in
coordination with the commission shall cease purchasing general
purpose lights with an appearance that is historically appropriate
for the facilities in which the lights are being used, and that do
not meet the standards adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) within
four years of those standards being adopted.
(e) It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage the Regents
of the University of California, in coordination with the commission,
to cease purchasing general purpose lights that do not meet the
standards adopted pursuant to subdivision (a), within two years of
those standards being adopted.
(f) (1) (A) For purposes of this section, "general purpose lights"
means lamps, bulbs, tubes, or other electric devices that provide
functional illumination for indoor residential, indoor commercial,
and outdoor use.
(B) General purpose lights do not include any of the following
types of specialty lighting: appliance, black light, bug, colored,
infrared, left-hand thread, marine, marine signal service, mine
service, plant light, reflector, rough service, shatter resistant,
sign service, silver bowl, showcase, three-way, traffic signal, and
vibration service or vibration resistant.
(2) The commission may, after one or more public workshops, with
public notice and an opportunity for all interested parties to
comment, provide for inclusion of a particular type of specialty
light in its energy efficiency standards applicable to general
purpose lighting, if it finds that there has been a significant
increase in sales of that particular type of particular specialty
light due to the use of that specialty light in general purpose
lighting applications.
(3) General purpose lights do not include lights needed to provide
special-needs lighting for individuals with exceptional needs.
(g) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), no later than
January 1, 20__, December 31, 2011, the
commission shall adopt minimum energy efficiency standards applicable
to outdoor lighting to achieve a 25 percent reduction in consumption
as specified in subdivision (a) as soon as practicable , but no
later than January 1, 2018 . When adopting efficiency
standards for outdoor lighting, the commission shall have the
authority to include efficiency standards for outdoor lighting
systems.
(2) The Legislature finds and declares that new and emerging
lighting efficiency technologies, including technologies applicable
to lighting systems, provide enormous opportunities to accelerate the
conservation efforts mandated by this section. It is the intent of
the Legislature to achieve the energy efficiencies required by this
section significantly earlier than 2018.