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          Date of Hearing:   May 13, 2009

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                Kevin De Leon, Chair

                   AB 433 (Ammiano) - As Amended:  April 13, 2009 

          Policy Committee:                              Housing and  
          Community Development                         Vote: 6-3

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program:  
          No     Reimbursable:              

           SUMMARY  

          This bill requires the Department of Housing and Community  
          Development (HCD) to develop standards for ventilation systems  
          for new multifamily residential buildings (10 or more units)  
          located within 500 feet of a roadway for areas exceeding a  
          specified particulate matter (PM) level. The bill also specifies  
          that:

          1)HCD consult with the Air Resources Board and the California  
            Energy Commission when adopting these standards.

          2)HCD propose these standards to the California Building  
            Standards Commission (CBC) by July 1, 2012.

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          1)HCD indicates that would require two positions, at an annual  
            cost of $200,000 per year (GF), for two years to develop the  
            standards.

          2)Minor costs to the building standards commission to adopt the  
            standards.

           COMMENTS  

           1)Purpose  . This bill is intended to address relatively high  
            pollution exposure faced by individuals living near freeways.  
            The author asserts that public health research has  
            consistently demonstrated that children living within 200  
            meters of freeways or busy roadways have poorer lung function  
            and more asthma and respiratory systems than those living  








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            further from freeways. The bill is similar to a local  
            ordinance, sponsored by the author, which was adopted by the  
            City of San Francisco last year.

           2)Background  . Existing law requires all building standards that  
            are adopted or proposed by state agencies to be submitted,  
            approved and adopted by the Building Standards Commission  
            (BSC). HCD is required to propose adopting, amending or  
            repealing building standards to BSC for residential buildings.

            In 2008, the California Energy Commission (CEC) adopted new  
            energy efficiency standards (Title 24), which go into effect  
            this summer.   The standards require mechanical ventilation to  
            alleviate indoor air emissions associated with new  
            construction.  
             Analysis Prepared by  :    Brad Williams / APPR. / (916)  
            319-2081