BILL NUMBER: AB 1234	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Skinner

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2009

   An act relating to energy.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1234, as introduced, Skinner. Energy: smart buildings.
   Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and
Development Commission to promulgate regulations of building design
and construction standards, and energy and water conservation design
standards to reduce the wasteful, uneconomic, inefficient, or
unnecessary consumption of energy. Existing law creates the Strategic
Growth Council and requires the council to take certain actions with
regard to coordinating programs of member state agencies to improve
air and water quality, improve natural resource protection, increase
the availability of affordable housing, improve transportation, meet
the goals of the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006,
encourage sustainable land use planning, and revitalize urban and
community centers in a sustainable manner.
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation relating to smart buildings and the promotion of energy
savings and management.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation relating to smart buildings and the promotion of energy
savings and management.