BILL NUMBER: AB 606	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 31, 2015
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 25, 2015
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 17, 2015
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 12, 2015
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 13, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Levine
   (Coauthor: Senator Wolk)

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2015

   An act to add Section 11011.29 to the Government Code, relating to
state property.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 606, Levine. Water conservation.
   Existing law requires the Department of General Services to
provide planning, acquisition, construction, and maintenance of state
buildings and property, and maintain a statewide property inventory
of all real property held by the state. Existing law requires the
department, in consultation with the State Energy Resources
Conservation and Development Commission, and with the concurrence of
the Department of Finance, to identify each public building in the
department's state property inventory where it is feasible for that
building to reduce energy consumption and achieve energy
efficiencies, as specified, and make retrofits, as specified.
   Existing law provides that the Department of Transportation has
full possession and control of all state highways and associated
property. Existing law authorizes the Department of Transportation to
perform work required to alleviate or repair damage to property
during declared emergencies, as specified.
   This bill would, when a state agency builds upon state-owned real
property, purchases real property, or replaces landscaping or
irrigation, require the state agency to reduce water consumption and
increase water efficiencies for that property where feasible, as
defined, through specified water efficiency measures. The bill would
exempt from its requirements state-owned real property that is leased
for agricultural purposes.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 11011.29 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
   11011.29.  (a) When a state agency builds upon state-owned real
property, purchases real property, or replaces landscaping or
irrigation, the state agency shall reduce water consumption and
increase water efficiencies for that property, where feasible,
through any or all of the following measures:
   (1) Replacement of landscaping with drought-tolerant plants with
an emphasis on native plant species.
   (2) Replacement of irrigation timers to permit efficient watering
schedules.
   (3) Replacement of existing irrigation with drip irrigation,
bubblers, or low precipitation spray nozzles, or a combination of
these irrigation methods.
   (4) Implementation of recycled water irrigation or rainwater
capture irrigation or both.
   (5) Installation of irrigation submeters.
   (6) Use of on-site water recycling.
   (b) This section shall not apply to state-owned real property that
is leased to a private party for agricultural purposes.
   (c) For purposes of this section, "feasible" means that the water
efficiency measures may be accomplished in a cost-effective manner
within a reasonable period of time, taking into account life-cycle
cost analyses and technological factors, as determined by the state
agency.