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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 1092
Author: Levine (D)
Amended: 6/10/13 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE TRANSPORTATION & HOUSING COMMITTEE : 8-0, 6/18/13
AYES: DeSaulnier, Beall, Galgiani, Hueso, Lara, Liu, Pavley,
Roth
NO VOTE RECORDED: Gaines, Cannella, Wyland
SENATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE : 7-2, 7/3/13
AYES: Hill, Calderon, Corbett, Hancock, Jackson, Leno, Pavley
NOES: Gaines, Fuller
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 4-1, 8/12/13
AYES: De Le�n, Hill, Lara, Steinberg
NOES: Gaines
NO VOTE RECORDED: Walters, Padilla
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 48-21, 5/24/13 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Building standards for electric vehicle charging
infrastructure
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill requires the Building Standards Commission
(BSC), as part of the next building code adoption cycle, to
include mandatory building standards for the installation of
electric vehicle charging infrastructure in multifamily
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dwellings and non-residential development.
ANALYSIS : The California Building Standards Law establishes
the BSC and the process for adopting state building codes.
Under this process, relevant state agencies propose amendments
to model building codes, which the BSC must then adopt, modify,
or reject. For example, the Department of Housing and Community
Development (HCD) is the relevant state agency for residential
building codes. The Office of Statewide Health Planning and
Development is responsible for hospitals and clinics, and the
Division of the State Architect is the relevant agency for
schools and emergency service buildings. Not all buildings fall
under the jurisdiction of a relevant state agency. Most
commercial, industrial, and manufacturing structures are
considered "local buildings," over which local governments may
determine applicable building standards. With respect to green
building standards, however, existing law gives the BSC the
authority to adopt building standards for these local buildings.
Every three years, the BSC adopts a new version of the
California Building Code (CBC), known as the triennial update.
Since 2008, the BSC has maintained a separate chapter of the
CBC, known as the CalGreen Code that contains green building
standards. The 2010 CalGreen Code allows cities and counties to
adopt additional tiers of green building standards, known as
Tier 1 and Tier 2 standards, some of which are mandatory and
some of which are voluntary for builders to follow.
This bill:
1.Requires the BSC, as part of the next triennial adoption of
the CBC, to include mandatory building standards for the
installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in
multifamily dwellings and non-residential development.
2.Requires HCD to develop and propose these standards for
multifamily dwellings and both HCD and the BSC to consult
actively with interested parties in the development of the
standards.
Background
Electric Vehicles . Mobile sources account for well over half of
the emissions that contribute to ozone and particulate matter
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and nearly 40% of the greenhouse gas emissions in California.
In order to help meet California's health-based air quality
standards and greenhouse gas emission reduction goals,
significant gains are needed in the transportation sector in
terms of reduced petroleum usage. In March 2012, Governor Brown
issued an executive order directing state government to help
accelerate the market for zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) in
California. The Executive Order established several milestones
on a path toward 1.5 million ZEVs in California by the year
2025. In furtherance of this goal, the Office of Planning and
Research and the State Architect published guidelines this month
to address physical accessibility standards and design
guidelines for the installation of plug-in electric vehicle
charging stations throughout California. These guidelines are
voluntary and apply to public and private sites.
As the agency that regulates mobile source pollution, the Air
Resources Board (ARB) has adopted regulations aimed at
transitioning the vehicle fleet to cleaner vehicles that reduce
air pollution and help meet the state's climate change goals.
The Advanced Clean Cars regulatory package includes a component
that requires 15% of new car sales be zero-emission vehicles by
2025 and requires automakers produce and sell ZEVs, which
include plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) and fuel-cell vehicles.
To incentivize the purchase of electric vehicles, the ARB offers
rebates of up to $2,500 for ZEVs and up to $1,500 for PEVs as a
part of the Air Quality Improvement Program established by AB
118 (Nu�ez, Chapter 750, Statutes of 2007).
According to a 2012 study completed by the California Center for
Sustainable Energy in coordination with the ARB, approximately
1,000 new plug-in vehicles are being sold in the state every
month and, in total, Californians own more than 12,000 plug-in
electric vehicles (roughly 35% of all plug-in vehicles in the
United States).
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
According to the Senate Appropriations Committee:
BSC costs of approximately $60,000 annually in 2014-15 and
2015-16 for 1/2 PY of staff time to develop and adopt building
standards for nonresidential development (Building Standards
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Administration Special Revolving Fund).
HCD costs of up to $50,000 annually in 2014-15 and 2015-16 for
up to 1/2 PY of staff time to develop and adopt building
standards for multifamily residential development (General
Fund).
SUPPORT : (Verified 8/14/13)
American Planning Association, California Chapter
Breathe California
California Building Industry Association
California Business Properties Association
California Electric Transportation Coalition-CalETC
California State Association of Electrical Workers
Charge Point
City of Huntington Beach
ECOtality
General Motors
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : The California Business Properties
Association states:
AB 1092 will help provide the needed guidance for
multifamily and nonresidential development to be ready for
future technology. The process set up by AB 1092 will
allow industry experts to provide guidance through the
codes process that will standardize requirements and
facilitate later installation of electric vehicle charging
stations in a more economical manner.
We understand that HCD has already initiated research on
this subject. Among other things, HCD will be working with
utility companies, auto manufacturers and industry to
determine what changes must be made to the design of the
utility line-extensions to the buildings and to the
buildings' electrical system in order to accommodate the
later installation of EV charging stations in homes,
apartments and condominiums. This research will also be
used by the BSC as they move forward with similar building
standards for non-residential buildings.
By providing a thoughtful timeline by which these agencies
must accomplish this goal, and taking into account the
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established timeline for the next triennial code-adoption
cycle, this bill allows for the adoption of codes within
the normal administrative process, thus reducing the
regulatory development cost to the state and insuring a
thorough level of review and participation by interested
members of the public.
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 48-21, 5/24/13
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Ammiano, Atkins, Bloom, Blumenfield,
Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Ian Calderon,
Campos, Chau, Chesbro, Cooley, Daly, Dickinson, Eggman, Fong,
Frazier, Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gordon, Hall, Roger Hern�ndez,
Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Lowenthal, Medina, Mitchell, Mullin,
Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Pan, Perea, V. Manuel P�rez, Quirk,
Quirk-Silva, Rendon, Salas, Stone, Weber, Wieckowski,
Williams, Yamada, John A. P�rez
NOES: Allen, Bigelow, Ch�vez, Conway, Dahle, Donnelly, Beth
Gaines, Gorell, Hagman, Harkey, Jones, Linder, Logue,
Maienschein, Mansoor, Melendez, Morrell, Nestande, Olsen,
Patterson, Wagner
NO VOTE RECORDED: Bonta, Fox, Gray, Grove, Holden, Skinner,
Ting, Waldron, Wilk, Vacancy, Vacancy
JA:ej 8/14/13 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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