BILL NUMBER: SB 408	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Padilla

                        FEBRUARY 26, 2009

   An act relating to state government.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 408, as introduced, Padilla. State government: energy
efficiency.
   Existing law requires that new public buildings be models of
energy efficiency and be designed, constructed, and equipped with
energy efficiency measures, materials, and devices, and that existing
buildings be retrofitted to meet specified standards when renovated
or remodeled. In addition, certain executive orders require state
agencies to implement certain energy and resource efficiency
standards in this regard.
   This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that promotes standards for high efficiency construction
practices within the state.
   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.  In order to help the state of California further its
goals of water and energy conservation along with the more efficient
use of its existing building resources, it is the intent of the
Legislature to enact legislation that promotes standards for high
efficiency construction practices within the state.