BILL NUMBER: AB 2543	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Gordon

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2016

   An act to amend Sections 15814.22 and 15814.28 of the Government
Code, relating to state buildings.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2543, as introduced, Gordon. State buildings: efficiency.
   Existing law requires the Department of General Services, in
consultation with other state entities that include the State Energy
Resources Conservation and Development Commission, to develop a plan
to exploit cost-effective energy efficiency measures in state
facilities. Existing law requires the department to update the plan
biennially, coordinate implementation efforts, and make
recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature to achieve energy
goals for state facilities. Existing law requires the department to
make these recommendations no later than March 1, 2009, and
biennially thereafter. Existing law also requires the department to
report on projects under its jurisdiction, as specified.
   This bill would instead require the State Energy Resources
Conservation and Development Commission, in consultation with the
department, to develop a plan to exploit cost-effective energy
efficiency and water conservation measures in state facilities. This
bill would require the department, in consultation with the
commission, to submit recommendations on energy efficiency and water
conservation goals to the Governor and the Legislature. This bill
would require the department, in consultation with the commission, to
make these recommendations no later than January 1, 2018.
   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.  (a) In enacting this act, the Legislature recognizes
the following:
   (1) The significant energy savings and greenhouse gas emission
reductions inherent in the state's existing state-owned building
stock.
   (2) It is the policy of the state to promote conservation and
efficient use of water.
   (3) The need to establish a comprehensive energy efficiency
program to capture these reductions.
   (b) The Legislature further recognizes that state government
should lead by example and demonstrate to the public the cost and
environmental benefits of implementing energy efficient technology
into daily life.
  SEC. 2.  Section 15814.22 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   15814.22.   (a)    The  Department of
General Services,   State Energy Resources Conservation
and Development Commission,  in consultation with the 
State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission
  Department of General Services  and other state
agencies and departments, shall develop a multiyear plan, to be
updated biennially, with the goal of exploiting all practicable and
cost-effective energy efficiency  and water conservation 
measures in state facilities.  The commission shall solicit input
from both public and private entities.  The department shall
coordinate plan implementation efforts, and make recommendations to
the Governor and the Legislature to achieve energy efficiency 
and water conservation  goals for state facilities. 
   (b) The plan shall not prohibit, limit, or supersede more
stringent green building requirements for state facilities. 

   (c) For the purposes of this section, "state facility" means any
public building, as defined in Section 15802, but does not include
any building leased by the state, unless that building is financed
through the issuance of lease-revenue bonds. 
  SEC. 3.  Section 15814.28 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   15814.28.  The  department   Department of
General Services, in consultation with the State Energy Resources
Conservation and Development Commission,  shall, no later than
 March   January  1,  2009,
  2018,  and biennially thereafter, make the
recommendations required in Section 15814.22, and report on all of
the following for projects under its jurisdiction:
   (a) The progress made toward implementing energy efficiency
measures in state facilities.
   (b) The most common energy efficiency measures being implemented.
   (c) The obstacles preventing further implementation of energy
efficiency measures.
   (d) How current efforts and ideas can be incorporated into the
Governor's five-year infrastructure plan described in Section 13102.