BILL ANALYSIS
Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary
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| |549(Longville) |
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|Hearing Date: 7/16/01 |Amended: 7/3/01 |
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|Consultant: Lisa Matocq |Policy Vote: E, U & C |
| |9-0 |
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BILL SUMMARY:
AB 549 appropriates $500,000 from the General Fund to the
California Energy Commission (CEC) for the purpose of
investigating options, developing a plan, and reporting to
the Legislature, by January 1, 2003, on ways to decrease
wasteful peak load energy consumption in buildings.
Fiscal Impact (in thousands)
Major Provisions 2001-02 2002-03
2003-04 Fund
Report $ 500* --
-- General
*Appropriated in the bill.
STAFF COMMENTS: This bill meets the criteria for referral
to the Suspense File.
The bill also requires electric and gas utilities, in
consultation with the CEC, to provide support for building
standards, including appropriate research, development, and
training to implement those standards and other
regulations.
SB 37xx (Brulte), pending in this Committee, contains
provisions similar to this bill. SB 1085 (Bowen), pending
in the Assembly, requires new public buildings to exceed
the minimum building energy efficiency standards, provided
the measures are cost-effective. AB 1574 (Lowenthal),
pending in the Senate, requires all home inspections
conducted when a single-family home is being sold to
include an inspection of the home's energy efficiency, and
authorizes the CEC to adopt guidelines for minimum
efficiency standards for single family residences.
AB 29x (Kehoe, Ch. 8, St. of 2001) requires the Department
of General Services to identify each state building where
it is feasible to reduce energy consumption and achieve
energy efficiencies.