BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB 767 (John A. Pérez)
As Amended May 27, 2011
Majority vote
BUSINESS & PROFESSIONS 8-0 APPROPRIATIONS 12-5
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|Ayes:|Hayashi, Bill Berryhill, |Ayes:|Fuentes, Blumenfield, |
| |Allen, Butler, Eng, Hill, | |Bradford, Charles |
| |Ma, Smyth | |Calderon, Campos, Davis, |
| | | |Gatto, Hall, Hill, Lara, |
| | | |Mitchell, Solorio |
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| | |Nays:|Harkey, Donnelly, |
| | | |Nielsen, Norby, Wagner |
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SUMMARY : Establishes the State Capitol Sustainability Task
Force (Task Force) to develop and implement a State Capitol
Sustainability Initiative (Initiative). Specifically, this
bill :
1)Establishes the Task Force with the following seven members:
a) An Assembly Member and Assembly employee, each to be
appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly;
b) A Senator and Senate employee, each to be appointed by
the Senate Rules Committee;
c) A Governor's staff person and executive branch
appointee, each to be appointed by the Governor; and,
d) A Lieutenant Governor's (LG) staff person, to be
appointed by the LG.
2)Requires the Task Force to develop and implement an Initiative
for the State Capitol, including the State Capitol Building,
the Legislative Office Building (L.O.B.), and the State
Capitol Park grounds.
3)Requires the Task Force to coordinate activities with state
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agencies and the private sector to:
a) Join the California Climate Action Registry to track and
reduce greenhouse gas emissions;
b) Benchmark and monitor building operations;
c) Increase overall fuel economy and fuel diversity of the
vehicle fleet;
d) Improve waste diversion practices, including material
and electronic waste recycling and composting;
e) Invest in energy efficiency and water conservation
technologies;
f) Promote the purchase of environmentally preferable
products;
g) Incorporate renewable energy into the energy supply;
h) Integrate sustainable practices, as specified;
i) Seek a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED) or ENERGY STAR rating;
j) Partner with utility companies, water districts, labor
organizations, environmental groups, federal and local
government, and private industry to develop green
demonstration projects;
aa) Seek grant funding;
bb) Develop environmental educational materials for student
groups and Capitol visitors; and,
cc) Finalize the Capitol Park Master Plan.
EXISTING LAW :
1)Authorizes the Department of General Services (DGS) to repair
and alter buildings within the Capitol area.
2)Establishes the Historic State Capitol Commission (Commission)
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and requires the Commission to prepare and amend a
comprehensive master plan for the restoration, preservation,
and maintenance of the historic State Capitol.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee:
1)Potentially significant cost pressures to the General Fund
(GF) and various special funds for energy efficiency and
similar upgrades. These costs would be wholly dependent upon
the number of projects that result from the work of the task
force, the scale of the projects, and resolution of the
complexities inherent to renovation and modification of
historic structures.
2)At the extreme, these projects may entail costs in the
hundreds of millions of dollars and potentially include
replacement of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
systems; reinstallation of window glazing, castings and
insulation; reconfiguration or replacement of irrigation and
plumbing systems; and installation of solar or other onsite
renewable energy generation systems.
COMMENTS : According to the author, "AB 767 establishes the
Task Force which would coordinate activities with state agencies
to implement an Initiative for the Capitol, Capitol Park, and
the L.O.B."
The current State Capitol Building was completed in 1874 and
remodeled from 1906 to 1908 and in 1928. In 1952, the East
Annex was completed to accommodate the growth of the executive
and legislative branches, and from 1972 to 1982, the Capitol
underwent a seismic retrofit and restoration in order to
withstand an earthquake. In 1976, the Legislature established
the Commission in order to protect the historic building.
In 2001, the State and Consumer Services Agency, DGS, and the
Sacramento Municipal Utilities District held the Greening of the
State Capitol Project (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.
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The Project also completed a landscape assessment and identified
irrigation problems and compost methods for the Capitol Park.
The author contends that while some of these activities have
been undertaken, many improvements could still be made to
improve the Capitol's overall environmental impact.
Analysis Prepared by : Joanna Gin / B.,P. & C.P. / (916)
319-3301
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