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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 2670
Author: John A. Perez (D)
Amended: 8/2/10 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ORG. COMMITTEE : 7-1, 6/29/10
AYES: Wright, Calderon, Florez, Negrete McLeod, Padilla,
Price, Yee
NOES: Harman
NO VOTE RECORDED: Denham, Oropeza, Wyland
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 7-4, 8/12/10
AYES: Kehoe, Alquist, Corbett, Leno, Price, Wolk, Yee
NOES: Ashburn, Emmerson, Walters, Wyland
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 50-25, 6/2/10 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : State Capitol Sustainability Task Force
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill establishes the State Capitol
Sustainability Task Force to coordinate, develop, and
complete a State Capitol Sustainability Initiative to
further the sustainability practices at the State Capitol,
the Legislative Office Building, and the State Capitol Park
grounds.
ANALYSIS : Existing law authorizes the Department of
General Services (DGS) to repair and alter buildings within
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the Capitol area. Existing law also establishes the
Historic State Capitol Commission and requires the
Commission to prepare and amend a comprehensive master plan
for the restoration, preservation, and maintenance of the
historic State Capitol.
This bill:
1.Creates the "State Capitol Sustainability Task Force"
consisting officials and employees of the California
State Senate, the California State Assembly, the Office
of the Governor, and the Office of the Lieutenant
Governor and requires the Task Force to:
A. Coordinate and develop a sustainability initiative
for the State Capitol Building, the Legislative Office
Building and the State Capitol Park grounds.
B. Join the California Climate Action Registry to
determine, track and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
C. Perform benchmarking and monitoring of building
operations (e.g., energy and water use).
D. Increase overall fuel economy and fuel diversity of
the vehicle fleet.
E. Improve waste diversion practices (including
e-waste recycling, composting and reuse of materials),
promote environmentally preferable purchasing and
integrate sustainable practices.
F. Incorporate renewable energy and seek leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design or Energy Star rating.
G. Partner with utility companies, water districts,
labor organizations, environmental groups, government
entities and the private sector to develop green
demonstration projects at the State Capitol.
H. Finalize the Capitol Park Master Plan, including
improving bicycle access and establishing bicycle
paths.
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1.Provides that the Task Force is composed of six members,
appointed as follows:
A. Two members appointed by the Speakers of the
Assembly, each of whom shall be a Member of the
Assembly or an employee of the Assembly.
B. Two members appointed by the Senate Committee on
Rules, each of whom shall be a Member of the Senate or
an employee of the Senate.
C. One member appointed by the Governor, who shall be
a member of the Governor's staff or a Governor's
appointee in the executive branch of state government.
D. One member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor,
who shall be a member of the Lieutenant Governor's
staff.
E. Each member of the Task Force shall serve at the
pleasure of his or her appointing power.
Comments
In 2001, the State and Consumer Services Agency, DGS, and
Sacramento Municipal Utility District held the Greening of
the State Capitol Project in Sacramento. The Project
identified numerous ways to "green" the Capitol, including
increasing energy efficiency, instituting environmentally
preferable purchasing requirements, building commissioning,
use of electric vehicles, establishing on-site power
generation, installing water efficiency measures, and
improving recycling. The Project also completed a
landscape assessment, which identified irrigation problems
and methods to compost green waste and use the composted
material in Capitol Park. While some of these activities
have been undertaken, it is believed that many more
improvements could still be made to ameliorate the overall
environmental impact of the Capitol.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
According to the Senate Appropriations Committee:
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Fiscal Impact (in thousands)
Major Provisions 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 Fund
Task Force Minor, likely absorbable costs
ongoing General*
Sustainability Initiative Unknown major cost
pressureGeneral*
* Legislative expenditures subject to provisions of
Proposition 140.
SUPPORT : (Verified 8/16/10)
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OPPOSITION : (Verified 8/20/10)
Department of Finance
The Thursday Group
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : According to the author, this bill
increases the opportunities for implementing more
sustainable practices by involving all of the tenants in
the State Capitol building. The author contends funding to
implement this bill may be available through the federally
funded American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. In
addition, the author believes the State Capitol presents an
opportunity to demonstrate sustainable practices and
environmental leadership to the hundreds of thousands of
people who visit the building.
ARGUMENTS IN OPPOSITION : In opposition to this bill, the
Department of Finance contends that (1) the provisions of
this bill will result in additional unknown General Fund
costs; (2) it is unclear if the objectives of this bill
could be fully achieved due to the historical nature of the
State Capitol building; and (3) the DGS is not included as
part of the Sustainability Task Force.
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
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AYES: Ammiano, Arambula, Bass, Beall, Block, Blumenfield,
Bradford, Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero, Charles
Calderon, Carter, Chesbro, Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De
Leon, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes,
Furutani, Galgiani, Hall, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill,
Huber, Huffman, Jones, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza,
Monning, Nava, V. Manuel Perez, Portantino, Ruskin,
Salas, Saldana, Skinner, Solorio, Swanson, Torlakson,
Torres, Torrico, Yamada, John A. Perez
NOES: Adams, Anderson, Bill Berryhill, Blakeslee, Conway,
DeVore, Emmerson, Fuller, Gaines, Garrick, Gilmore,
Hagman, Harkey, Jeffries, Knight, Logue, Miller,
Nestande, Niello, Nielsen, Norby, Silva, Smyth, Tran,
Villines
NO VOTE RECORDED: Tom Berryhill, Cook, Lieu, Audra
Strickland, Vacancy
TSM:kc 8/20/10 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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