AB 1192, as introduced, Quirk. Landscape irrigation equipment: performance standards and labeling requirements.
Existing law requires, to the extent that funds are available, the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, in consultation with the Department of Water Resources, to adopt by regulation, after holding one or more public hearings, performance standards and labeling requirements for landscape irrigation equipment, including, but not limited to, irrigation controllers, moisture sensors, emission devices, and valves, for the purpose of reducing the wasteful, uneconomic, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy or water.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these landscape irrigation equipment provisions.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 25401.9 of the Public Resources Code
2 is amended to read:
(a) To the extent that funds are available, the
2commission, in consultation with the Department of Water
3Resources, shall adopt by regulation, after holding one or more
4public hearings, performance standards and labeling requirements
5for landscape irrigation equipment, including, but not limited to,
6irrigation controllers, moisture sensors, emission devices, and
7valves, for the purpose of reducing the wasteful, uneconomic,
8inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy or water.
9(b) For thebegin delete purposesend deletebegin insert purposeend insert of complying with subdivision
10(a), the commission shall do both of
the following:
11(1) Adopt performance standards and labeling requirements for
12landscape irrigation controllers and moisture sensors on or before
13January 1, 2010.
14(2) Consider the Irrigation Association’s Smart Water
15Application Technology Program testing protocols when adopting
16performance standards for landscape irrigation equipment,
17including, but not limited to, irrigation controllers, moisture
18sensors, emission devices, and valves.
19(c) begin deleteOn and after January 1, 2012, an end deletebegin insertAn end insertirrigation controller or
20moisture sensor for landscape irrigation usesbegin delete mayend deletebegin insert
shallend insert not be sold
21or installed in the state unless the controller or sensor meets the
22performance standards and labeling requirements established
23pursuant to this section.
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