BILL NUMBER: AB 2297	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 24, 2014
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 2, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Levine

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2014

   An act to add Section 1250.07 to the Health and Safety Code,
relating to health facilities.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2297, as amended, Levine. Health facilities:  fuel cell
generators.   reliable alternative clean energy
technologies. 
   Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of health
facilities by the State Department of Public Health. A violation of
these provisions is a crime. Existing law requires certain health
facilities to test diesel backup generators in accordance with
specified provisions.
   This bill would authorize these health facilities to use reliable
alternative clean energy technologies as primary or backup power
sources if the technology meets reliability requirements set forth by
federal and state regulators. The bill would require the Office of
Statewide Health Planning and Development to submit to the California
Building Standards Commission  guidelines  
building standards  for the use of reliable alternative clean
energy technologies for essential  services,  
power systems,  to be adopted in the next triennial edition of
the California Building Standards Code.
   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 1250.07 is added to the Health and Safety Code,
to read:
   1250.07.  (a) A health facility, as defined in subdivision (e) of
Section 41514.1, may use reliable alternative clean energy
technologies as primary or backup power sources if the technology
meets reliability requirements set forth by federal and state
regulators.
   (b) The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development shall
submit to the California Building Standards Commission 
guidelines   building standards  for the use of
reliable alternative clean energy technologies for essential 
services   power systems  to be adopted in the
next triennial edition of the California Building Standards Code.