BILL NUMBER: AB 362	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 16, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Waldron

                        FEBRUARY 17, 2015

   An act to add Section 14861 to the Government Code, relating to
state printing.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 362, as amended, Waldron. State printing: demonstration
project: process free printing.
   Existing law requires that all state printing be done in the
Office of State Printing.
   This bill would authorize the Office of State Printing to engage
in a demonstration project to show the economic and environmental
advantages of process free printing  plates, as defined, and
associated  technology.  The bill would require a vendor
that participates in the demonstration project to pay any costs
associated with the demonstration.  The bill would 
provide   make  legislative findings in support of
the project.
   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.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
   (a) State government is a major consumer of materials and energy.
The state's policies include conserving, improving, and protecting
natural resources and the environment, preventing water, air, and
land pollution, and enhancing the health, safety, and welfare of
state residents and their overall economic and social well-being.
   (b) It is the policy of the state to promote cost-effective
methods to reduce energy and resource consumption, and to reduce or
eliminate the use of hazardous substances and the generation of
hazardous substances, pollution, and waste at the source.
   (c) The state's solid waste management priorities include reducing
the generation of solid waste, reusing materials, and recycling
materials that cannot be reused, and making sound choices regarding
the consumption of commodities, services, and technology and the
amount of waste they generate. State agencies and public authorities
can minimize potential environmental and health impacts on workers
and the public.
   (d) The state's procurement of commodities, services, and
technology can be enhanced through state and public agency choices
that minimize the potential environmental and health impacts of their
activities. State government can be a leader in environmental
stewardship through the use of green procurement and sustainable
management practices.
  SEC. 2.  Section 14861 is added to the Government Code, to read:
   14861.   (a)    The department may engage in a
demonstration project that shows the environmental and economic
benefits that may be achieved by utilizing  process free
printing plate   "process free printing plates 
 "  and associated technology for state printing jobs. In
engaging in a "process  free" printing   free
printing plate"  pilot project, the department shall make best
efforts to adhere to the following best practices: 
   (a) Avoid the use of heavy metals.  
   (b) Maximize the use of low-volatile organic compounds and less
hazardous chemicals.  
   (c) Maximize the use of digital on-demand printing,
direct-to-plate prepress systems, and automatic blanket washers.
 
   (d) Maximize the recovery of silver.  
   (e) Maximize the recycling of paper, ink, film, and related
materials.  
   (f) Make printed materials easier to recycle, by maximizing the
use of glueless bindings and uncoated paper and avoiding heavy ink
coverage and dark or fluorescent papers.  
   (1) Reduce overall chemical usage in making printing plates. 

   (2) Maximize the use of low-volatile organic compounds and less
hazardous chemicals.  
   (3) Minimize water usage.  
   (4) Reduce electricity usage.  
   (5) Maximize the recycling of paper, ink, aluminum plates, and
related materials.  
   (6) Reduce the carbon footprint.  
   (b) A private vendor electing to participate in a demonstration
project with the department shall pay for costs associated with the
demonstration project, including process free printing plates,
necessary for the demonstration, as agreed upon with the department.
 
   (c) For purposes of this chapter, "process free printing plates"
are defined as printing plates that can be put on press in offset
printing, also known as lithography, immediately after imaging on a
platesetter, with no intermediary plate processing step required.