BILL NUMBER: AB 1234	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 14, 2009
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 5, 2009
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 13, 2009

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Skinner

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2009

   An act to add Section 9125 to the Government Code, relating to the
State Capitol.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1234, as amended, Skinner. State Capitol: modernization plan.
   Existing law requires the Historic State Capitol Commission to
prepare, complete, and amend a comprehensive master plan for the
restoration, preservation, and maintenance of the historic State
Capitol and to review and advise the Legislature on any development,
improvement, or other physical change in any aspect of the historic
State Capitol. In carrying out these duties and responsibilities, the
commission is required to follow specified standards for the
restoration, preservation, and maintenance of historic structures.
   This bill would require the Department of General Services to
submit to the Legislature, by January 1, 2011, a State Capitol: Smart
Building Modernization Plan that would be required to include
certain elements. The department would be required to develop the
plan in consultation with the commission and to ensure the plan is
consistent with the commission's master plan. The department would be
required to  coordinate the development and implementation
of the capitol plan   develop specified elements of the
capitol plan in coordination  with the Sacramento Municipal
Utility District  and to implement the plan, by January 1,
2012, if the Department of General Services makes a specified
determination   . The bill would authorize the
Sacramento Municipal Utility District to assist the department to
identify funding sources to implement the plan  .
   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.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
   (a) According to the federal Department of Energy, commercial and
residential buildings consume 40 percent of the nation's energy and
70 percent of electrical consumption per year and account for 40
percent of greenhouse gas carbon emissions.
   (b) During the next 25 years, the United States Green Building
Council has determined that carbon emissions from commercial
buildings are expected to grow faster than any other sector of the
economy, including transportation.
   (c) In California, 72 percent of the state's 13 million
residential buildings and over 5 billion square feet of commercial
structures were built before the implementation of the energy
efficiency requirements in the California Building Standards Code
(Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations).
   (d) While Title 24 has improved building efficiency by more than
50 percent, smart building technologies have advanced in the past
decade and have not been applied to existing buildings in a
comprehensive manner.
   (e) Further, energy efficiency accounts for more than 15 percent
of the greenhouse gas emission reductions identified by the State Air
Resources Board in implementing the California Global Warming
Solutions Act of 2006 (Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38500)
of the Health and Safety Code).
   (f) Existing buildings account for approximately 85 percent of all
construction dollars spent.
   (g) Modernizing existing buildings, including state buildings,
therefore offers one of the best opportunities to reduce energy
demand and greenhouses gas emissions in our state.
   (h) The California State Capitol Building currently houses the
Legislature, the office of the Governor, and other executive offices.

   (i) The intent of this act is to ensure that all the users of the
State Capitol Building are provided with the latest, advanced
technology needed to consume significantly less energy and emit fewer
 emissions than are currently consumed.  
emissions. 
  SEC. 2.  Section 9125 is added to the Government Code, to read:
   9125.  (a) On or before January 1, 2011, the Department of General
Services shall submit to the Legislature, pursuant to the process
specified in subdivision (b), a State Capitol: Smart Building
Modernization Plan that shall include all of the following elements:
   (1) The plan shall  combine   incorporate
 advanced technology to address energy management by all end
users.
   (2) The plan shall provide for advanced building automation that
significantly reduces energy consumption.
   (3) The plan shall include wireless capabilities and
telecommunications, using advanced technology, including allowing for
public testimony via remote government sites.
   (4) The plan shall be developed so that it may be considered a
model for adoption in all state buildings incorporating the
technologies based on the results of the plan.
   (5) The plan shall include a public educational demonstration for
visitors, including students, who tour the State Capitol, to learn
about smart buildings. 
   (6) The plan shall encourage the more efficient use of light,
heat, or power, the conservation of energy or natural resources, and
the economical maintenance or use of appliances or devices using
light, heat, or power. 
   (b) (1) The Department of General Services shall develop the plan
in consultation with the Historic State Capitol Commission created by
Section 9149.2 and shall ensure the plan is consistent with the
master plan adopted by the commission pursuant to Section 9149.7.
   (2) The plan shall be developed in a manner consistent with the
requirements of Section 28 of Article IV of the California
Constitution.
   (3) The Department of General Services shall  coordinate
the development and implementation of the plan with the Sacramento
  develop the elements of the plan specified in
paragraph (6) of subdivision (a) in coordination with the Sacramento
 Municipal Utility District, as the provider of energy to all
state buildings in the Sacramento region. 
   (c) On or before January 1, 2012, the Department of General
Services shall implement the plan, if the Department of General
Services determines that negotiations between the Department of
General Services and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District
provide for utilizing existing state utility payments to fund the
costs of implementation of the plan.  
   (4) The Sacramento Municipal Utility District may assist the
Department of General Services in identifying funding sources to
implement the plan, including, but not limited to, state or federal,
as applicable, grants, rebate programs, stimulus funds, and loans.