BILL NUMBER: AB 2282INTRODUCED BILL TEXT 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 introduced, 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, adoption, amendment or repeal by the California Building Standards Commission, of mandatory building standards for the installation of future recycled water infrastructure for 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 consider requiring local governments to adopt a recycled water service plan, with specified components. 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 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 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 application, the department shall consider restrictions on purchasing recycled water piping. (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 and proposing mandatory building standards for the installation of recycled water infrastructure, the department shall consider requiring local governments to adopt a recycled water service plan, outlining the planned service area of a recycled water provider, if the local government meets any of the following requirements: (A) The local government has a recycled water facility in their territory. (B) The local government has readily available access to a recycled water facility outside their territory. (C) The local government has a general plan or an integrated regional water management plan that includes the use of recycled water. 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 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 relationship to indoor application, commission shall consider restrictions on who can purchase recycled water piping. (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 and adopting mandatory building standards for the installation of recycled water infrastructure, the Building Standards Commission shall consider requiring local governments to adopt a recycled water service plan, outlining the planned service area of a recycled water provider, if the local government meets any of the following requirements: (A) The local government has a recycled water facility in their territory. (B) The local government has readily available access to recycled water facility outside their territory. (C) The local government has a general plan or an integrated regional water management plan which includes the use of recycled water.