BILL NUMBER:  AB 828
  VETOED	DATE: 10/12/2009




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 828 without my signature.

AB 828 is intended to require any state agency proposing green
building standards to seek the input of other state agencies,
environmental advocacy groups, the building construction and design
industries, and other interested public parties.  Also, the bill
would require that green building standards be intended to protect
the public's health and safety, minimize a building's impact on the
environment through efficient use of natural resources, promote
occupant health, and reduce strain on the local infrastructure while
utilizing best available technology and building practices.

The California Building Standards Commission and other state agencies
proposing building standards currently follow strict requirements
for the development of all regulations, including building standards.
  Also, they utilize work groups and focus groups extensively in the
development process.  These meetings are open to all who want to
participate.

In addition, the bill emphasizes that green building standards are to
include, but not be limited to, site planning, water efficiency,
energy efficiency, materials and resource efficiency, reduction of
toxic chemicals, indoor air quality, and environmental quality.  The
state's current green building standards encompass these aspects of
green building.

Because of this, I find the bill to be redundant of current
regulatory development and adoption processes, and therefore
unnecessary.

For this reason I am unable to sign this bill.

Sincerely,



Arnold Schwarzenegger