BILL NUMBER: AB 2282 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 24, 2014
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Gatto
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
An act to add Sections 17921.5 and 18940.6 to the Health and
Safety Code, relating to building standards.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2282, as amended, 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
, the 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
limit the mandate to install recycled water piping to
areas within a local jurisdiction that meet specified
conditions, and to consider whether a service area plans
to provide direct potable water prior to mandating the use of
recycled water piping . 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 1. Section 17921.5 is added to the Health and Safety Code,
to read:
17921.5. (a) (1) The department shall conduct research to assist
in the development of mandatory building standards for the
installation of future recycled water infrastructure for
single-family and multifamily residential buildings. In conducting
this research, the department shall actively consult with the State
Water Resources Control Board and other interested parties,
including, but not limited to, local water utility companies, product
manufacturers, local building officials, apartment owners, certified
contractors, and the building industry.
(2) In researching, developing, and proposing mandatory building
standards under this section, the department may expend funds from
the Building Standards Administration Special Revolving Fund upon
appropriation pursuant to Section 18931.7.
(3) Research conducted in order to propose building standards
pursuant to this section shall include, but is not limited to, the
following:
(A) Potential outdoor applications for recycled water, including
drip and sprinkler irrigation and use in certain aesthetic water
features.
(B) Potential indoor applications for recycled water, including
use in toilets, washing machines, or both. With respect to indoor
application, the department shall consider restrictions on purchasing
recycled water piping.
(B) Potential indoor applications for recycled water, including
use in toilets, washing machines, or both. With respect to indoor
applications, the department shall consider whether to adopt or
recommend natures to ensure that indoor recycled water piping is
safely installed, including, but not limited to, requiring special
markings on recycled water piping that states clearly whether it is
approved for indoor use, or recommending restrictions on who may
purchase or install recycled water piping for indoor use.
(C) The cost of various recycled water systems and infrastructure.
(D) The estimated quantity of water savings under varying levels
of application of recycled water in residential buildings and
adjacent landscaping.
(b) (1) The department shall propose the adoption, amendment, or
repeal by the California Building Standards Commission pursuant to
Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18935) of Part 2.5, of mandatory
building standards for the installation of future recycled water
infrastructure for single-family residential and multifamily
residential buildings. The department shall submit these proposed
mandatory building standards to the commission for consideration in
the next regularly scheduled Intervening Code Cycle adopted after
January 1, 2017.
(2) When developing and proposing mandatory building standards for
the installation of recycled water infrastructure, the department
shall consider requiring local governments to adopt a recycled water
service plan, outlining the planned service area of a recycled water
provider, if the local government meets any of the following
requirements:
(A) The local government has a recycled water facility in their
territory.
(B) The local government has readily available access to a
recycled water facility outside their territory.
(C) The local government has a general plan or an integrated
regional water management plan that includes the use of recycled
water.
(2) When developing the application provisions for the mandatory
building standards, the department shall limit the mandate to install
recycled water piping to only those areas within a local
jurisdiction that have feasible and cost-efficient access to a water
recycling facility, or that have been identified by the local
jurisdictions residing within a planned service area for the
provision of recycled water for which a specific implementation
timeline has been identified.
(3) The department shall consider whether a service area plans to
provide direct potable water prior to mandating the use of recycled
water piping.
SEC. 2. Section 18940.6 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to
read:
18940.6. (a) (1) The California Building Standards Commission
shall conduct research to assist in the development of mandatory
green building standards for the installation of future recycled
water infrastructure for commercial and public buildings. In
conducting this research, the commission shall actively consult with
the State Water Resources Control Board and other interested parties,
including, but not limited to, local water utility companies,
product manufacturers, local building officials, apartment owners,
certified contractors, and the building industry.
(2) In researching, developing, and proposing mandatory building
standards under this section, the commission may expend funds from
the Building Standards Administration Special Revolving Fund upon
appropriation pursuant to Section 18931.7.
(3) Research conducted in order to propose building standards
pursuant to this section shall include, but is not limited to, the
following:
(A) Potential outdoor applications for recycled water, including
drip and sprinkler irrigation and use in certain aesthetic water
features.
(B) Potential indoor applications for recycled water, including
use in toilets, washing machines, or both. With relationship to
indoor application, commission shall consider restrictions on who can
purchase recycled water piping.
(B) Potential indoor applications for recycled water, including
use in toilets, washing machines, or both. With respect to indoor
applications, the commission shall consider whether to adopt or
recommend measures to ensure that indoor recycled water piping is
safely installed, including, but not limited to, requiring special
markings on recycled water piping that states clearly whether it is
approved for indoor use, or recommending restrictions on who may
purchase or install recycled water piping for indoor use.
(C) The cost of various recycled water systems and infrastructure.
(D) The estimated quantity of water savings under varying levels
of application of recycled water in commercial and public buildings
and adjacent landscaping.
(b) (1) The Building Standards Commission shall develop and adopt
mandatory building standards for the installation of future recycled
water infrastructure for commercial and public buildings in the next
regularly scheduled Intervening Code Cycle adopted after January 1,
2017.
(2) When developing and adopting mandatory building standards for
the installation of recycled water infrastructure, the Building
Standards Commission shall consider requiring local governments to
adopt a recycled water service plan, outlining the planned service
area of a recycled water provider, if the local government meets any
of the following requirements:
(A) The local government has a recycled water facility in their
territory.
(B) The local government has readily available access to recycled
water facility outside their territory.
(C) The local government has a general plan or an integrated
regional water management plan which includes the use of recycled
water.
(2) When developing the application provisions for the mandatory
building standards, the commission shall limit the mandate to install
recycled water piping to only those areas within a local
jurisdiction that have feasible and cost-efficient access to a water
recycling facility, or that have been identified by the local
jurisdictions residing within a planned service area for the
provision of recycled water for which a specific implementation
timeline has been identified.
(3) The commission shall consider whether a service area plans to
provide direct potable water prior to mandating the use of recycled
water piping.