BILL NUMBER: AB 2282	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 21, 2014
	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 
newly constructed  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 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  newly constructed  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  newly constructed  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
applications, the department shall consider whether to adopt or
recommend  natures   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 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 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. 
   (4) In developing the building standards required under paragraph
(1), the department shall consider the definition for recycled water
as established in Section 60301 of Title 22 of the California Code of
Regulations. 
  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  newly constructed
 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 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 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. 
   (4) In developing the building standards required under paragraph
(1), the department shall consider the definition for recycled water
as established in Section 60301 of Title 22 of the California Code of
Regulations.