BILL ANALYSIS Ó ----------------------------------------------------------------- |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | AB 1928| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- THIRD READING Bill No: AB 1928 Author: Campos (D), et al. Amended: 8/15/16 in Senate Vote: 21 SENATE NATURAL RES. & WATER COMMITTEE: 6-2, 6/28/16 AYES: Pavley, Allen, Hertzberg, Hueso, Jackson, Monning NOES: Stone, Vidak NO VOTE RECORDED: Wolk SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: 5-2, 8/11/16 AYES: Lara, Beall, Hill, McGuire, Mendoza NOES: Bates, Nielsen ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 56-22, 6/1/16 - See last page for vote SUBJECT: Water efficiency: landscape irrigation equipment SOURCE: Santa Clara Valley Water District DIGEST: This bill revises the due dates for the California Energy Commission to develop and adopt performance standards and labeling requirements for landscape irrigation equipment. ANALYSIS: Existing law: 1)Directs, in 2006, the California Energy Commission (CEC), in AB 1928 Page 2 consultation with the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to adopt 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. 2)Requires the CEC to: a) Adopt the performance standards and labeling requirements by January 1, 2010. b) Consider the Irrigation Association's Smart Water Application Technology Program testing protocols when adopting performance standards for landscape irrigation equipment. 3)Establishes that on and after January 1, 2012, no irrigation controller or moisture sensor for landscape irrigation uses could be sold or installed in the state unless the controller or sensor meets the performance standards and labeling requirements established by the CEC. 4)Conditions all these requirements upon funds availability. Funds were not made available for these purposes and so the CEC has not established performance standards for landscape irrigation equipment. This bill: 1)Requires the CEC to adopt performance standards and labeling requirements for landscape irrigation equipment on or before January 1, 2019. 2)Requires the CEC, in adopting the performance standards and AB 1928 Page 3 labeling requirements, to take in consideration of developments in landscape irrigation efficiency occurring on or after January 1, 2010. 3)Bans, after the adoption of the standards and requirements, the sale or installation of irrigation equipment for landscape irrigation uses unless the controller or sensor meets the CEC's adopted performance standards and labeling requirements. Comments Question of funding. It has been 10 years since enactment of AB 1881. With luck funding will be provided this time around. Related Legislation AB 2515 (Weber, 2016) requires DWR, by January 1, 2020, and at least every three years thereafter, to either update the model water-efficient landscape ordinance or make a finding that an update to the model water-efficient landscape ordinance at that time is not a useful or effective means to improve either the efficiency of landscape water use or the administration of the ordinance. SB 1340 (Wolk, 2016) adds to the model water efficient landscape ordinance a permit requirement for the installation or replacement of specified automatic irrigation systems, or the expansion of the same specified automatic irrigation systems to increase the irrigated area by 25% or more, for a landscape project on or after July 1, 2018. FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.:YesLocal: No AB 1928 Page 4 According to the Senate Appropriations Committee, increased staff costs of approximately $150,000 and contract costs of approximately $200,000 for the CEC to establish performance standards and labeling requirements (General Fund or special fund). SUPPORT: (Verified8/12/16) Santa Clara Valley Water District (source) American Water Works Association, California-Nevada Section Association of California Water Agencies California Landscape Contractors Association California Municipal Utilities Association California Special Districts Association California Water Association Campbell Chamber of Commerce City of Campbell City of Morgan Hill City of San Jose City of Saratoga City of Sunnyvale Cupertino Chamber of Commerce Cupertino City Council East Bay Municipal Utility District East Valley Water District Gilroy Chamber of Commerce Los Altos Hills City Council Milpitas Chamber of Commerce San Diego County Water Authority San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors Santa Clara County Farm Bureau OPPOSITION: (Verified8/12/16) None received ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT: According to the author, "As a state, we've become more water conscious and have made huge strides AB 1928 Page 5 with indoor conservation efforts. However, fifty percent of residential water use takes place outdoors; having water efficient gardens and landscapes will translate into significant water savings. AB 1928 will help California take the next and long-overdue steps in recommitting ourselves to improving outdoor water efficiency." ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 56-22, 6/1/16 AYES: Alejo, Arambula, Atkins, Baker, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brown, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chau, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Dababneh, Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Roger Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones-Sawyer, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, McCarty, Medina, Mullin, Nazarian, O'Donnell, Olsen, Quirk, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Waldron, Weber, Williams, Wood, Rendon NOES: Achadjian, Travis Allen, Bigelow, Brough, Chang, Chávez, Dahle, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Grove, Harper, Jones, Kim, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, Melendez, Obernolte, Patterson, Steinorth, Wagner, Wilk NO VOTE RECORDED: Cooper, Hadley Prepared by:Dennis O'Connor / N.R. & W. / (916) 651-4116 8/15/16 20:10:12 **** END ****