Bill Text: CA AB1327 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: State Capitol Sustainability Task Force.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-02 - From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [AB1327 Detail]
Download: California-2009-AB1327-Amended.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 1327 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 13, 2009
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Bass
FEBRUARY 27, 2009
An act to add Article 4 (commencing with Section 8195) to
Chapter 2.8 of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code,
relating to the State Capitol Sustainability Initiative
Task Force.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1327, as amended, Bass. State Capitol Sustainability
Initiative Task Force.
Existing law authorizes the Director of General Services to repair
and alter buildings within the Capitol area, as defined.
This bill would express the Legislature's intent to
establish the State Capitol Sustainability
Initiative Task Force by partnering with
consisting of the California State Senate, the California State
Assembly, the Office of the Governor , and the
Office of the Lieutenant Governor and to
enter into a memorandum of understanding coordinate,
develop, and complete a state capitol sustainability initiative
to further the sustainability practices at the State Capitol
Building , the Legislative Office Building, and the State
Capitol park grounds .
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no
yes . State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. (a) The
Legislature finds and declares the following:
(1) The State Capitol Building is almost 140 years old, having
opened in 1869
(a) California's State Capitol
opened in 1869, and is now 140 years old . In the
mid-1970s, the State Capitol Building underwent a
major restoration and renovation , reopening to the public
in 1982. As one of the state's most historic and visible
structure structures , the State Capitol
Building presents a singular
unique opportunity to showcase sustainable practices,
demonstrate environmental leadership, and provide educational
opportunities for to its nearly 800,000
annual visitors.
(2)
(b) Operations at the State Capitol Building
must become more sustainable, with all of its
tenants our efforts focused on efforts
to foster and promote energy efficiency, water
conservation, reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, waste diversion
and recycling, improvements in indoor air quality,
expansion the use of renewable energy sources,
and the purchase of environmentally friendly products
, and other sustainable practices. .
(3)
(c) The California State Assembly
Legislature has implemented
instituted a number of these practices already, including
replacing existing computer monitors with more
energy-efficient flat screens, purchasing recycled content carpeting
and other recycled products; products,
using low volatile organic compound paints, electronically
distributing specific certain
documents, and upgrading the fuel efficiency of the vehicle fleet
through the purchase of hybrids. These activities save the
Assembly money and protect the environment; however,
clearly more can be done to improve implement
sustainable practices in the State Capitol Building
.
(4) The State Capitol Sustainability Initiative (SCSI) was
announced on Earth Day in 2008, with the objectives of decreasing
electricity and water usage in the State Capitol Building and
increasing recycling efforts and the overall sustainability of the
State Capitol Building.
(b) It, therefore, is the intent of the Legislature that the
Assembly partner with the Senate, the Office of the Governor, and the
Office of the Lieutenant Governor to establish a SCSI Task Force to
further the sustainability practices at the State Capitol Building
and enter into a memorandum of understanding to develop a coordinated
SCSI strategy for the State Capitol Building.
(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that initial activities of
the SCSI Task Force include efforts to accomplish the following:
SEC. 2. Article 4 (commencing with Section 8195) is
added to Chapter 2.8 of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code,
to read:
Article 4. State Capitol Sustainability Task Force
8195. There is hereby established the State Capitol
Sustainability Task Force, referred to as the task force for purposes
of this article, consisting of the California State Senate and the
California State Assembly, the Office of the Governor, and the Office
of the Lieutenant Governor.
8195.1. (a) The task force shall coordinate,
develop, and complete a state capitol sustainability initiative for
the State Capitol, including the State Capitol Building, the
Legislative Office Building, and the State Capitol park grounds.
(b) The duties of the task force include the following:
(1) Join Joining the California
Climate Action Registry to determine, track, and offset the
carbon footprint of the State Capitol Building. track,
and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
(2) Benchmark and track Benchmarking and
monitoring building operations, such as energy and water use.
(3) Increase Increasing the overall
fuel economy and fuel diversity of the vehicle fleet.
(4) Improve Improving
waste diversion practices, such as material and electronic waste
recycling, composting, and reusing materials.
(5) Invest Investing in energy
efficiency and water conservation technologies.
(6) Promote Promoting
environmentally preferable purchasing, such as the purchase
of various green and recycled content products.
(7) Incorporate Incorporating
renewable energy, such as solar technology, into
building operations. photovoltaic technology into our
energy supply.
(8) Integrate Integrating
sustainable practices into building operations ,
such as double-sided copying, the use of low volatile organic
compound paints, integrated pest management, and electronic
distribution of certain documents.
(9) Partner Partnering
with the utility companies, water districts,
labor organizations, environmental groups, federal and local
government, and private industry to develop green demonstration
projects.
(10) Seek Seeking a Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) or ENERGY STAR rating
, or both .
(11) Develop Developing
public education materials on sustainability for student groups and
other visitors to the State Capitol Building .
(12) Finalize Finalizing the Capitol
Park Master Plan.
(13) Undertake demonstration projects that showcase sustainable
technologies and practices in building operations.
