BILL NUMBER: AB 163 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 1, 2007
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 28, 2007
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Mendoza
JANUARY 22, 2007
An act to add Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 14691) to
Chapter 2 of Part 5.5 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government
Code, relating to state buildings.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 163, as amended, Mendoza. State buildings: bicycle facilities.
Existing law generally sets forth the centralized services to be
provided by the Department of General Services with respect to state
buildings and property, among other duties.
This bill would enact the Green and Healthy Workplace Bicycle
Facilities Act of 2007, which would require the department, in
consultation with the State Architect and other state agencies, to
adopt regulations establishing standards for bicycle facilities,
including parking areas, showers, and lockers in state-owned and
state-leased buildings. The bill would require each state agency to
develop programs to promote and encourage bicycle commuting and use
of bicycles for work-related trips, as well as to manage its bicycle
facilities. It would also require, on and after July 1,
2010, a capital plan for, or renovation of, state buildings to comply
with the adopted regulations.
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) The State of California endeavors to meet certain goals
regarding more transportation choices, reducing traffic congestion,
improving air quality, conserving energy, reducing greenhouse gas
emissions, improving social equity, and increasing physical activity
to promote public health. Increased levels of bicycling rate by state
employees and by visitors to state offices would help reach these
goals.
(b) The state invests approximately $2 billion annually for
design, construction, and renovation, and more than six hundred
million dollars ($600,000,000) annually for energy, water, and waste
disposal at state-funded facilities.
(c) The state invests an unspecified amount in funding for
automobile parking for state employees and visitors.
(d) An opportunity exists for the state to foster continued
economic growth and provide environmental leadership by incorporating
bicycle facilities into the state capital outlay and building
management processes.
(e) The widespread adoption of bicycle facilities principles would
result in significant long-term benefits to the state's environment,
including reductions in smog generation and greenhouse gas
emissions, increased employee and public health, and reduced
congestion.
(f) It is critical that the state provide leadership to both
private and public sectors to provide bicycle facilities for
employees and visitors.
(g) It is the policy of the state to site, design, deconstruct,
construct, renovate, operate, and maintain state buildings that are
models of energy efficiency, while encouraging energy-efficient
travel to and from buildings, and providing healthy, productive, and
comfortable indoor environments and long-term benefits to
Californians.
(h) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this act to
increase the availability and usefulness of bicycle facilities in
state-owned and state-leased buildings by providing safe and secure
bicycle parking and storage and comfortable changing and showering
areas, and to promote alternative transportation to the workplace.
SEC. 2. Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 14691) is added to
Chapter 2 of Part 5.5 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government
Code, to read:
Article 3.5. Green and Healthy Workplace Bicycle Facilities
Act of 2007
14691. This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Green
and Healthy Workplace Bicycle Facilities Act of 2007.
14691.5. For the purposes of this article, "state building" means
a building owned or leased by the state.
14692. (a) On or before July 1, 2009, the department shall adopt
regulations for the construction and renovation of state
buildings state-owned buildings used primarily for
office functions and other state-owned buildings as deemed
appropriate by the department that establish standards
regarding bicycle facilities, including short-term visitor bicycle
parking, long-term employee bicycle parking, showers, and clothing
lockers.
(b) When adopting regulations pursuant to subdivision (a), the
department shall consider those aspects of existing relevant
information and guidelines that maximize the utility of bicycle
facilities, and shall allow for flexibility to meet the state's
building standards. The existing relevant guidelines and information
shall include, but are not limited to, both of the following:
(1) The Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates State Bicycle
Facilities--Statewide Policies and Recommendations.
(2) The Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle
Professionals--Bicycle Parking Guidelines.
(c) In adopting the regulations pursuant to subdivision (a), the
department shall consult with the State Architect and other
appropriate state agencies, the building and construction industry,
recognized bicycle advocacy groups, the League of California Cities,
the California State Association of Counties, other interested
organizations, and the public.
14692.5. (a) For an existing state-owned building without
adequate short-term visitor bicycle parking,
high quality meeting the regulations adopted
pursuant to Section 14692, short-term bicycle parking
meeting the regulations adopted pursuant to Section 14692 shall
be added before December 1 31 , 2009.
(b) For an existing state-owned building without adequate
bicycle facilities for employees meeting the
regulations adopted pursuant to Section 14692 , the addition of
secure long-term bicycle parking, showers, and clothing lockers
shall be a priority when the building is renovated.
(c) For an existing state-leased building, the state shall make
(c) For state-leased buildings used
primarily for office functions and other state-leased
buildings as deemed appropriate by the department, the state, when
negotiating or renegotiating a lease, shall make every effort
to renegotiate the lease to include provision of
facilities for bicycle commuters and bicycle parking for visitors.
14693. Each state agency shall develop a program to manage its
bicycle facilities so that bicycle parking and lockers are fairly
assigned and access to showers is available. Facilities shall be
available for workers at state buildings, whether they are state
employees, contract employees, interns, or volunteers.
14693.5. Each state agency shall develop a program to promote and
encourage bicycle commuting and the use of bicycles for work-related
trips.
14694. On and after July 1, 2010, a capital plan for, renovation
of, a state building shall be built, designed, and operated in
accordance with the regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (a)
of Section 14692.