AB 2282, as introduced, Gatto. Building standards: recycled water infrastructure.
The California Building Standards Law provides for the adoption of building standards by state agencies by requiring all state agencies that adopt or propose adoption of any building standard to submit the building standard to the California Building Standards Commission for approval and adoption. In the absence of a designated state agency, the commission is required to adopt specific building standards, as prescribed. Existing law requires the commission to publish, or cause to be published, editions of the code in its entirety once every 3 years. Existing law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to propose the adoption, amendment, or repeal of building standards to the California Building Standards Commission and to adopt, amend, and repeal other rules and regulations for the protection of the public health, safety, and general welfare of the occupants and the public involving buildings and building construction.
This bill would require the Department of Housing and Community Development, in consultation with other designated entities, to conduct research to assist in the development of, and to propose, adoption, amendment or repeal by the California Building Standards Commission, of mandatory building standards for the installation of future recycled water infrastructure for single-family and multifamily residential buildings. The bill would authorize the department to expend funds from the existing Building Standards Administration Special Revolving Fund for this purpose upon appropriation. The bill would require the department to consider requiring local governments to adopt a recycled water service plan, with specified components. This bill would require the State Building Standards Commission to undertake identical research and activities with respect to development of mandatory green building standards for the installation of future recycled water infrastructure for commercial and public buildings.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 17921.5 is added to the Health and Safety
2Code, to read:
(a) (1) The department shall conduct research to
4assist in the development of mandatory building standards for the
5installation of future recycled water infrastructure for single-family
6and multifamily residential buildings. In conducting this research,
7the department shall actively consult with the State Water
8Resources Control Board and other interested parties, including,
9but not limited to, local water utility companies, product
10manufacturers, local building officials, apartment owners, certified
11contractors, and the building industry.
12(2) In researching, developing, and proposing mandatory
13building standards under this section, the department may expend
14funds from the Building Standards Administration Special
15
Revolving Fund upon appropriation pursuant to Section 18931.7.
16(3) Research conducted in order to propose building standards
17pursuant to this section shall include, but is not limited to, the
18following:
19(A) Potential outdoor applications for recycled water, including
20drip and sprinkler irrigation and use in certain aesthetic water
21features.
22(B) Potential indoor applications for recycled water, including
23use in toilets, washing machines, or both. With respect to indoor
24application, the department shall consider restrictions on purchasing
25recycled water piping.
P3 1(C) The cost of various recycled water systems and
2infrastructure.
3(D) The estimated quantity of water savings under varying levels
4
of application of recycled water in residential buildings and
5adjacent landscaping.
6(b) (1) The department shall propose the adoption, amendment,
7or repeal by the California Building Standards Commission
8pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18935) of Part
92.5, of mandatory building standards for the installation of future
10recycled water infrastructure for single-family residential and
11multifamily residential buildings. The department shall submit
12these proposed mandatory building standards to the commission
13for consideration in the next regularly scheduled Intervening Code
14Cycle adopted after January 1, 2017.
15(2) When developing and proposing mandatory building
16standards for the installation of recycled water infrastructure, the
17department shall consider requiring local governments to adopt a
18recycled water service plan, outlining the planned
service area of
19a recycled water provider, if the local government meets any of
20the following requirements:
21(A) The local government has a recycled water facility in their
22territory.
23(B) The local government has readily available access to a
24recycled water facility outside their territory.
25(C) The local government has a general plan or an integrated
26regional water management plan that includes the use of recycled
27water.
Section 18940.6 is added to the Health and Safety
29Code, to read:
(a) (1) The California Building Standards
31Commission shall conduct research to assist in the development
32of mandatory green building standards for the installation of future
33recycled water infrastructure for commercial and public buildings.
34In conducting this research, the commission shall actively consult
35with the State Water Resources Control Board and other interested
36parties, including, but not limited to, local water utility companies,
37product manufacturers, local building officials, apartment owners,
38certified contractors, and the building industry.
39(2) In researching, developing, and proposing mandatory
40building standards under this section, the commission may expend
P4 1funds from the Building Standards Administration
Special
2Revolving Fund upon appropriation pursuant to Section 18931.7.
3(3) Research conducted in order to propose building standards
4pursuant to this section shall include, but is not limited to, the
5following:
6(A) Potential outdoor applications for recycled water, including
7drip and sprinkler irrigation and use in certain aesthetic water
8features.
9(B) Potential indoor applications for recycled water, including
10use in toilets, washing machines, or both. With relationship to
11indoor application, commission shall consider restrictions on who
12can purchase recycled water piping.
13(C) The cost of various recycled water systems and
14infrastructure.
15(D) The estimated quantity of water savings under
varying levels
16of application of recycled water in commercial and public buildings
17and adjacent landscaping.
18(b) (1) The Building Standards Commission shall develop and
19adopt mandatory building standards for the installation of future
20recycled water infrastructure for commercial and public buildings
21in the next regularly scheduled Intervening Code Cycle adopted
22after January 1, 2017.
23(2) When developing and adopting mandatory building standards
24for the installation of recycled water infrastructure, the Building
25Standards Commission shall consider requiring local governments
26to adopt a recycled water service plan, outlining the planned service
27area of a recycled water provider, if the local government meets
28any of the following requirements:
29(A) The local government has a recycled water facility
in their
30territory.
31(B) The local government has readily available access to
32recycled water facility outside their territory.
33(C) The local government has a general plan or an integrated
34regional water management plan which includes the use of recycled
35water.
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