Amended IN Senate June 30, 2022 Amended IN Assembly April 20, 2022 Amended IN Assembly March 31, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2382Introduced by Assembly Member LeeFebruary 17, 2022An act to add Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 11900) to Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to state government.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2382, as amended, Lee. Light pollution control.Existing law, the California Building Standards Law, establishes the California Building Standards Commission within the Department of General Services and sets forth its powers and duties, including approval and adoption of building standards and codification of those standards into the California Building Standards Code.Existing law, the Warren-Alquist State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Act, requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to adopt, among other regulations, lighting and other building design and construction standards that increase efficiency in the use of energy for new residential and nonresidential buildings to reduce the wasteful, uneconomic, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy, including energy associated with the use of water, and to manage energy loads to help maintain electrical grid reliability. Existing law also requires the commission to adopt standards for minimum levels of operating efficiency and other cost-effective measures to promote the use of certain energy- and water-efficient appliances.This bill would require, with certain exceptions, a state agency, as defined, to ensure that between the hours of 11 p.m. and sunrise, an outdoor lighting fixture that is installed or replaced on a building or structure on or after January 1, 2023, that is owned, leased, or managed by a state agency to meet prescribed standards, such as requiring that fixture to be motion activated with a duration of fewer than 15 minutes and equipped with an automatic shutoff device.This bill would require the Department of General Services to develop and make available to the public educational materials relating to compliance with the act and encouraging the reduction of light pollution, as specified.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 11900) is added to Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read: CHAPTER 12. Light Pollution Control Article 1. General Provisions and Definitions11900. The Legislature finds and declares that the purpose of this chapter is to regulate outdoor night lighting to preserve and enhance the states dark sky while promoting safety for people, birds, and other wildlife, conserving energy, reducing our carbon footprint, and preserving the aesthetic qualities of the night sky.11901. For purposes of this chapter, all of the following definitions apply:(a)Department means the Department of General Services.(b)(a) Outdoor lighting fixture means an outdoor artificial illuminating device, whether permanent or portable, including, but not limited to, artificial illuminating devices installed on a building or structure and used for illumination or advertisement, including, but not limited to, searchlights, spotlights, and floodlights, used for architectural lighting, parking lot lighting, landscape lighting, billboards, or street lighting.(c)(b) Shield means to cover in a manner that light rays emitted by the fixture, either directly from the lamp or indirectly from the fixture, are projected below a horizontal plane running through the lowest point on the fixture where the light is emitted.(d)(c) State agency means a state agency as defined in Section 11000. Article 2. Lighting Fixtures11902. Except as specified in Section 11903, a state agency shall ensure that between the hours of 11 p.m. and sunrise, an outdoor lighting fixture that is installed or replaced on a building or structure on or after January 1, 2023, that is owned, leased, or managed by the state agency is any of the following:(a) Shielded.(b) Extinguished by an automatic or manual shutoff device.(c) Motion activated with a duration of fewer than 15 minutes and equipped with an automatic shutoff device.11903. All of the following are exempt from this chapter:(a) Outdoor lighting fixtures on advertisement signs on interstate highways and federal primary highways.(b) Navigational lighting systems at airports and other lighting necessary for aircraft safety pursuant to the requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration, including, but not limited to, lighting placed on communication towers or wind turbines.(c) Outdoor lighting fixtures that are necessary for worker safety, including, but not limited to, lights at agricultural facilities, and industrial, manufacturing, or commercial sites.(d) Emergency lighting that is used by police, firefighters, correctional personnel, or medical personnel and that is in operation as long as the emergency exists.(e) Outdoor lighting regulated pursuant to federal law, rule, or regulation that preempts state law.(f) Lighting intended for tunnels and roadway underpasses.(g) Outdoor lighting used for programs, projects, or improvements of a state agency relating to construction, reconstruction, improvement, or maintenance of a street or highway.(h) Outdoor lighting used for construction or major renovation of state agency buildings, structures, and facilities.(i) Street light fixtures if the shielding is unavailable from the manufacturer.(j) Incandescent fixtures of 150 watts or fewer and other sources of fewer than 70 watts, including, but not limited to, seasonal and decorative lighting.3.Education11904.The department shall do all of the following:(a)Develop educational materials to encourage the reduction of light pollution.(b)Develop educational materials regarding compliance with the requirements of this chapter, including examples of conforming lighting fixtures that conform to the requirements specified in Section 11902 and the exemptions provided pursuant to Section 11903.(c)Make educational materials developed pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) available to the public.
Amended IN Senate June 30, 2022 Amended IN Assembly April 20, 2022 Amended IN Assembly March 31, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2382Introduced by Assembly Member LeeFebruary 17, 2022An act to add Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 11900) to Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to state government.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2382, as amended, Lee. Light pollution control.Existing law, the California Building Standards Law, establishes the California Building Standards Commission within the Department of General Services and sets forth its powers and duties, including approval and adoption of building standards and codification of those standards into the California Building Standards Code.Existing law, the Warren-Alquist State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Act, requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to adopt, among other regulations, lighting and other building design and construction standards that increase efficiency in the use of energy for new residential and nonresidential buildings to reduce the wasteful, uneconomic, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy, including energy associated with the use of water, and to manage energy loads to help maintain electrical grid reliability. Existing law also requires the commission to adopt standards for minimum levels of operating efficiency and other cost-effective measures to promote the use of certain energy- and water-efficient appliances.This bill would require, with certain exceptions, a state agency, as defined, to ensure that between the hours of 11 p.m. and sunrise, an outdoor lighting fixture that is installed or replaced on a building or structure on or after January 1, 2023, that is owned, leased, or managed by a state agency to meet prescribed standards, such as requiring that fixture to be motion activated with a duration of fewer than 15 minutes and equipped with an automatic shutoff device.This bill would require the Department of General Services to develop and make available to the public educational materials relating to compliance with the act and encouraging the reduction of light pollution, as specified.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Senate June 30, 2022 Amended IN Assembly April 20, 2022 Amended IN Assembly March 31, 2022
Amended IN Senate June 30, 2022
Amended IN Assembly April 20, 2022
Amended IN Assembly March 31, 2022
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2382
Introduced by Assembly Member LeeFebruary 17, 2022
Introduced by Assembly Member Lee
February 17, 2022
An act to add Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 11900) to Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to state government.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2382, as amended, Lee. Light pollution control.
Existing law, the California Building Standards Law, establishes the California Building Standards Commission within the Department of General Services and sets forth its powers and duties, including approval and adoption of building standards and codification of those standards into the California Building Standards Code.Existing law, the Warren-Alquist State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Act, requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to adopt, among other regulations, lighting and other building design and construction standards that increase efficiency in the use of energy for new residential and nonresidential buildings to reduce the wasteful, uneconomic, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy, including energy associated with the use of water, and to manage energy loads to help maintain electrical grid reliability. Existing law also requires the commission to adopt standards for minimum levels of operating efficiency and other cost-effective measures to promote the use of certain energy- and water-efficient appliances.This bill would require, with certain exceptions, a state agency, as defined, to ensure that between the hours of 11 p.m. and sunrise, an outdoor lighting fixture that is installed or replaced on a building or structure on or after January 1, 2023, that is owned, leased, or managed by a state agency to meet prescribed standards, such as requiring that fixture to be motion activated with a duration of fewer than 15 minutes and equipped with an automatic shutoff device.This bill would require the Department of General Services to develop and make available to the public educational materials relating to compliance with the act and encouraging the reduction of light pollution, as specified.
Existing law, the California Building Standards Law, establishes the California Building Standards Commission within the Department of General Services and sets forth its powers and duties, including approval and adoption of building standards and codification of those standards into the California Building Standards Code.
Existing law, the Warren-Alquist State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Act, requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to adopt, among other regulations, lighting and other building design and construction standards that increase efficiency in the use of energy for new residential and nonresidential buildings to reduce the wasteful, uneconomic, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy, including energy associated with the use of water, and to manage energy loads to help maintain electrical grid reliability. Existing law also requires the commission to adopt standards for minimum levels of operating efficiency and other cost-effective measures to promote the use of certain energy- and water-efficient appliances.
This bill would require, with certain exceptions, a state agency, as defined, to ensure that between the hours of 11 p.m. and sunrise, an outdoor lighting fixture that is installed or replaced on a building or structure on or after January 1, 2023, that is owned, leased, or managed by a state agency to meet prescribed standards, such as requiring that fixture to be motion activated with a duration of fewer than 15 minutes and equipped with an automatic shutoff device.
This bill would require the Department of General Services to develop and make available to the public educational materials relating to compliance with the act and encouraging the reduction of light pollution, as specified.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 11900) is added to Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read: CHAPTER 12. Light Pollution Control Article 1. General Provisions and Definitions11900. The Legislature finds and declares that the purpose of this chapter is to regulate outdoor night lighting to preserve and enhance the states dark sky while promoting safety for people, birds, and other wildlife, conserving energy, reducing our carbon footprint, and preserving the aesthetic qualities of the night sky.11901. For purposes of this chapter, all of the following definitions apply:(a)Department means the Department of General Services.(b)(a) Outdoor lighting fixture means an outdoor artificial illuminating device, whether permanent or portable, including, but not limited to, artificial illuminating devices installed on a building or structure and used for illumination or advertisement, including, but not limited to, searchlights, spotlights, and floodlights, used for architectural lighting, parking lot lighting, landscape lighting, billboards, or street lighting.(c)(b) Shield means to cover in a manner that light rays emitted by the fixture, either directly from the lamp or indirectly from the fixture, are projected below a horizontal plane running through the lowest point on the fixture where the light is emitted.(d)(c) State agency means a state agency as defined in Section 11000. Article 2. Lighting Fixtures11902. Except as specified in Section 11903, a state agency shall ensure that between the hours of 11 p.m. and sunrise, an outdoor lighting fixture that is installed or replaced on a building or structure on or after January 1, 2023, that is owned, leased, or managed by the state agency is any of the following:(a) Shielded.(b) Extinguished by an automatic or manual shutoff device.(c) Motion activated with a duration of fewer than 15 minutes and equipped with an automatic shutoff device.11903. All of the following are exempt from this chapter:(a) Outdoor lighting fixtures on advertisement signs on interstate highways and federal primary highways.(b) Navigational lighting systems at airports and other lighting necessary for aircraft safety pursuant to the requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration, including, but not limited to, lighting placed on communication towers or wind turbines.(c) Outdoor lighting fixtures that are necessary for worker safety, including, but not limited to, lights at agricultural facilities, and industrial, manufacturing, or commercial sites.(d) Emergency lighting that is used by police, firefighters, correctional personnel, or medical personnel and that is in operation as long as the emergency exists.(e) Outdoor lighting regulated pursuant to federal law, rule, or regulation that preempts state law.(f) Lighting intended for tunnels and roadway underpasses.(g) Outdoor lighting used for programs, projects, or improvements of a state agency relating to construction, reconstruction, improvement, or maintenance of a street or highway.(h) Outdoor lighting used for construction or major renovation of state agency buildings, structures, and facilities.(i) Street light fixtures if the shielding is unavailable from the manufacturer.(j) Incandescent fixtures of 150 watts or fewer and other sources of fewer than 70 watts, including, but not limited to, seasonal and decorative lighting.3.Education11904.The department shall do all of the following:(a)Develop educational materials to encourage the reduction of light pollution.(b)Develop educational materials regarding compliance with the requirements of this chapter, including examples of conforming lighting fixtures that conform to the requirements specified in Section 11902 and the exemptions provided pursuant to Section 11903.(c)Make educational materials developed pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) available to the public.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 11900) is added to Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read: CHAPTER 12. Light Pollution Control Article 1. General Provisions and Definitions11900. The Legislature finds and declares that the purpose of this chapter is to regulate outdoor night lighting to preserve and enhance the states dark sky while promoting safety for people, birds, and other wildlife, conserving energy, reducing our carbon footprint, and preserving the aesthetic qualities of the night sky.11901. For purposes of this chapter, all of the following definitions apply:(a)Department means the Department of General Services.(b)(a) Outdoor lighting fixture means an outdoor artificial illuminating device, whether permanent or portable, including, but not limited to, artificial illuminating devices installed on a building or structure and used for illumination or advertisement, including, but not limited to, searchlights, spotlights, and floodlights, used for architectural lighting, parking lot lighting, landscape lighting, billboards, or street lighting.(c)(b) Shield means to cover in a manner that light rays emitted by the fixture, either directly from the lamp or indirectly from the fixture, are projected below a horizontal plane running through the lowest point on the fixture where the light is emitted.(d)(c) State agency means a state agency as defined in Section 11000. Article 2. Lighting Fixtures11902. Except as specified in Section 11903, a state agency shall ensure that between the hours of 11 p.m. and sunrise, an outdoor lighting fixture that is installed or replaced on a building or structure on or after January 1, 2023, that is owned, leased, or managed by the state agency is any of the following:(a) Shielded.(b) Extinguished by an automatic or manual shutoff device.(c) Motion activated with a duration of fewer than 15 minutes and equipped with an automatic shutoff device.11903. All of the following are exempt from this chapter:(a) Outdoor lighting fixtures on advertisement signs on interstate highways and federal primary highways.(b) Navigational lighting systems at airports and other lighting necessary for aircraft safety pursuant to the requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration, including, but not limited to, lighting placed on communication towers or wind turbines.(c) Outdoor lighting fixtures that are necessary for worker safety, including, but not limited to, lights at agricultural facilities, and industrial, manufacturing, or commercial sites.(d) Emergency lighting that is used by police, firefighters, correctional personnel, or medical personnel and that is in operation as long as the emergency exists.(e) Outdoor lighting regulated pursuant to federal law, rule, or regulation that preempts state law.(f) Lighting intended for tunnels and roadway underpasses.(g) Outdoor lighting used for programs, projects, or improvements of a state agency relating to construction, reconstruction, improvement, or maintenance of a street or highway.(h) Outdoor lighting used for construction or major renovation of state agency buildings, structures, and facilities.(i) Street light fixtures if the shielding is unavailable from the manufacturer.(j) Incandescent fixtures of 150 watts or fewer and other sources of fewer than 70 watts, including, but not limited to, seasonal and decorative lighting.3.Education11904.The department shall do all of the following:(a)Develop educational materials to encourage the reduction of light pollution.(b)Develop educational materials regarding compliance with the requirements of this chapter, including examples of conforming lighting fixtures that conform to the requirements specified in Section 11902 and the exemptions provided pursuant to Section 11903.(c)Make educational materials developed pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) available to the public.
SECTION 1. Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 11900) is added to Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
CHAPTER 12. Light Pollution Control Article 1. General Provisions and Definitions11900. The Legislature finds and declares that the purpose of this chapter is to regulate outdoor night lighting to preserve and enhance the states dark sky while promoting safety for people, birds, and other wildlife, conserving energy, reducing our carbon footprint, and preserving the aesthetic qualities of the night sky.11901. For purposes of this chapter, all of the following definitions apply:(a)Department means the Department of General Services.(b)(a) Outdoor lighting fixture means an outdoor artificial illuminating device, whether permanent or portable, including, but not limited to, artificial illuminating devices installed on a building or structure and used for illumination or advertisement, including, but not limited to, searchlights, spotlights, and floodlights, used for architectural lighting, parking lot lighting, landscape lighting, billboards, or street lighting.(c)(b) Shield means to cover in a manner that light rays emitted by the fixture, either directly from the lamp or indirectly from the fixture, are projected below a horizontal plane running through the lowest point on the fixture where the light is emitted.(d)(c) State agency means a state agency as defined in Section 11000. Article 2. Lighting Fixtures11902. Except as specified in Section 11903, a state agency shall ensure that between the hours of 11 p.m. and sunrise, an outdoor lighting fixture that is installed or replaced on a building or structure on or after January 1, 2023, that is owned, leased, or managed by the state agency is any of the following:(a) Shielded.(b) Extinguished by an automatic or manual shutoff device.(c) Motion activated with a duration of fewer than 15 minutes and equipped with an automatic shutoff device.11903. All of the following are exempt from this chapter:(a) Outdoor lighting fixtures on advertisement signs on interstate highways and federal primary highways.(b) Navigational lighting systems at airports and other lighting necessary for aircraft safety pursuant to the requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration, including, but not limited to, lighting placed on communication towers or wind turbines.(c) Outdoor lighting fixtures that are necessary for worker safety, including, but not limited to, lights at agricultural facilities, and industrial, manufacturing, or commercial sites.(d) Emergency lighting that is used by police, firefighters, correctional personnel, or medical personnel and that is in operation as long as the emergency exists.(e) Outdoor lighting regulated pursuant to federal law, rule, or regulation that preempts state law.(f) Lighting intended for tunnels and roadway underpasses.(g) Outdoor lighting used for programs, projects, or improvements of a state agency relating to construction, reconstruction, improvement, or maintenance of a street or highway.(h) Outdoor lighting used for construction or major renovation of state agency buildings, structures, and facilities.(i) Street light fixtures if the shielding is unavailable from the manufacturer.(j) Incandescent fixtures of 150 watts or fewer and other sources of fewer than 70 watts, including, but not limited to, seasonal and decorative lighting.3.Education11904.The department shall do all of the following:(a)Develop educational materials to encourage the reduction of light pollution.(b)Develop educational materials regarding compliance with the requirements of this chapter, including examples of conforming lighting fixtures that conform to the requirements specified in Section 11902 and the exemptions provided pursuant to Section 11903.(c)Make educational materials developed pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) available to the public.
CHAPTER 12. Light Pollution Control Article 1. General Provisions and Definitions11900. The Legislature finds and declares that the purpose of this chapter is to regulate outdoor night lighting to preserve and enhance the states dark sky while promoting safety for people, birds, and other wildlife, conserving energy, reducing our carbon footprint, and preserving the aesthetic qualities of the night sky.11901. For purposes of this chapter, all of the following definitions apply:(a)Department means the Department of General Services.(b)(a) Outdoor lighting fixture means an outdoor artificial illuminating device, whether permanent or portable, including, but not limited to, artificial illuminating devices installed on a building or structure and used for illumination or advertisement, including, but not limited to, searchlights, spotlights, and floodlights, used for architectural lighting, parking lot lighting, landscape lighting, billboards, or street lighting.(c)(b) Shield means to cover in a manner that light rays emitted by the fixture, either directly from the lamp or indirectly from the fixture, are projected below a horizontal plane running through the lowest point on the fixture where the light is emitted.(d)(c) State agency means a state agency as defined in Section 11000. Article 2. Lighting Fixtures11902. Except as specified in Section 11903, a state agency shall ensure that between the hours of 11 p.m. and sunrise, an outdoor lighting fixture that is installed or replaced on a building or structure on or after January 1, 2023, that is owned, leased, or managed by the state agency is any of the following:(a) Shielded.(b) Extinguished by an automatic or manual shutoff device.(c) Motion activated with a duration of fewer than 15 minutes and equipped with an automatic shutoff device.11903. All of the following are exempt from this chapter:(a) Outdoor lighting fixtures on advertisement signs on interstate highways and federal primary highways.(b) Navigational lighting systems at airports and other lighting necessary for aircraft safety pursuant to the requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration, including, but not limited to, lighting placed on communication towers or wind turbines.(c) Outdoor lighting fixtures that are necessary for worker safety, including, but not limited to, lights at agricultural facilities, and industrial, manufacturing, or commercial sites.(d) Emergency lighting that is used by police, firefighters, correctional personnel, or medical personnel and that is in operation as long as the emergency exists.(e) Outdoor lighting regulated pursuant to federal law, rule, or regulation that preempts state law.(f) Lighting intended for tunnels and roadway underpasses.(g) Outdoor lighting used for programs, projects, or improvements of a state agency relating to construction, reconstruction, improvement, or maintenance of a street or highway.(h) Outdoor lighting used for construction or major renovation of state agency buildings, structures, and facilities.(i) Street light fixtures if the shielding is unavailable from the manufacturer.(j) Incandescent fixtures of 150 watts or fewer and other sources of fewer than 70 watts, including, but not limited to, seasonal and decorative lighting.3.Education11904.The department shall do all of the following:(a)Develop educational materials to encourage the reduction of light pollution.(b)Develop educational materials regarding compliance with the requirements of this chapter, including examples of conforming lighting fixtures that conform to the requirements specified in Section 11902 and the exemptions provided pursuant to Section 11903.(c)Make educational materials developed pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) available to the public.
CHAPTER 12. Light Pollution Control
CHAPTER 12. Light Pollution Control
Article 1. General Provisions and Definitions11900. The Legislature finds and declares that the purpose of this chapter is to regulate outdoor night lighting to preserve and enhance the states dark sky while promoting safety for people, birds, and other wildlife, conserving energy, reducing our carbon footprint, and preserving the aesthetic qualities of the night sky.11901. For purposes of this chapter, all of the following definitions apply:(a)Department means the Department of General Services.(b)(a) Outdoor lighting fixture means an outdoor artificial illuminating device, whether permanent or portable, including, but not limited to, artificial illuminating devices installed on a building or structure and used for illumination or advertisement, including, but not limited to, searchlights, spotlights, and floodlights, used for architectural lighting, parking lot lighting, landscape lighting, billboards, or street lighting.(c)(b) Shield means to cover in a manner that light rays emitted by the fixture, either directly from the lamp or indirectly from the fixture, are projected below a horizontal plane running through the lowest point on the fixture where the light is emitted.(d)(c) State agency means a state agency as defined in Section 11000.
Article 1. General Provisions and Definitions
Article 1. General Provisions and Definitions
11900. The Legislature finds and declares that the purpose of this chapter is to regulate outdoor night lighting to preserve and enhance the states dark sky while promoting safety for people, birds, and other wildlife, conserving energy, reducing our carbon footprint, and preserving the aesthetic qualities of the night sky.
11900. The Legislature finds and declares that the purpose of this chapter is to regulate outdoor night lighting to preserve and enhance the states dark sky while promoting safety for people, birds, and other wildlife, conserving energy, reducing our carbon footprint, and preserving the aesthetic qualities of the night sky.
11901. For purposes of this chapter, all of the following definitions apply:(a)Department means the Department of General Services.(b)(a) Outdoor lighting fixture means an outdoor artificial illuminating device, whether permanent or portable, including, but not limited to, artificial illuminating devices installed on a building or structure and used for illumination or advertisement, including, but not limited to, searchlights, spotlights, and floodlights, used for architectural lighting, parking lot lighting, landscape lighting, billboards, or street lighting.(c)(b) Shield means to cover in a manner that light rays emitted by the fixture, either directly from the lamp or indirectly from the fixture, are projected below a horizontal plane running through the lowest point on the fixture where the light is emitted.(d)(c) State agency means a state agency as defined in Section 11000.
11901. For purposes of this chapter, all of the following definitions apply:
(a)Department means the Department of General Services.
(b)
(a) Outdoor lighting fixture means an outdoor artificial illuminating device, whether permanent or portable, including, but not limited to, artificial illuminating devices installed on a building or structure and used for illumination or advertisement, including, but not limited to, searchlights, spotlights, and floodlights, used for architectural lighting, parking lot lighting, landscape lighting, billboards, or street lighting.
(c)
(b) Shield means to cover in a manner that light rays emitted by the fixture, either directly from the lamp or indirectly from the fixture, are projected below a horizontal plane running through the lowest point on the fixture where the light is emitted.
(d)
(c) State agency means a state agency as defined in Section 11000.
Article 2. Lighting Fixtures11902. Except as specified in Section 11903, a state agency shall ensure that between the hours of 11 p.m. and sunrise, an outdoor lighting fixture that is installed or replaced on a building or structure on or after January 1, 2023, that is owned, leased, or managed by the state agency is any of the following:(a) Shielded.(b) Extinguished by an automatic or manual shutoff device.(c) Motion activated with a duration of fewer than 15 minutes and equipped with an automatic shutoff device.11903. All of the following are exempt from this chapter:(a) Outdoor lighting fixtures on advertisement signs on interstate highways and federal primary highways.(b) Navigational lighting systems at airports and other lighting necessary for aircraft safety pursuant to the requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration, including, but not limited to, lighting placed on communication towers or wind turbines.(c) Outdoor lighting fixtures that are necessary for worker safety, including, but not limited to, lights at agricultural facilities, and industrial, manufacturing, or commercial sites.(d) Emergency lighting that is used by police, firefighters, correctional personnel, or medical personnel and that is in operation as long as the emergency exists.(e) Outdoor lighting regulated pursuant to federal law, rule, or regulation that preempts state law.(f) Lighting intended for tunnels and roadway underpasses.(g) Outdoor lighting used for programs, projects, or improvements of a state agency relating to construction, reconstruction, improvement, or maintenance of a street or highway.(h) Outdoor lighting used for construction or major renovation of state agency buildings, structures, and facilities.(i) Street light fixtures if the shielding is unavailable from the manufacturer.(j) Incandescent fixtures of 150 watts or fewer and other sources of fewer than 70 watts, including, but not limited to, seasonal and decorative lighting.
Article 2. Lighting Fixtures
Article 2. Lighting Fixtures
11902. Except as specified in Section 11903, a state agency shall ensure that between the hours of 11 p.m. and sunrise, an outdoor lighting fixture that is installed or replaced on a building or structure on or after January 1, 2023, that is owned, leased, or managed by the state agency is any of the following:(a) Shielded.(b) Extinguished by an automatic or manual shutoff device.(c) Motion activated with a duration of fewer than 15 minutes and equipped with an automatic shutoff device.
11902. Except as specified in Section 11903, a state agency shall ensure that between the hours of 11 p.m. and sunrise, an outdoor lighting fixture that is installed or replaced on a building or structure on or after January 1, 2023, that is owned, leased, or managed by the state agency is any of the following:
(a) Shielded.
(b) Extinguished by an automatic or manual shutoff device.
(c) Motion activated with a duration of fewer than 15 minutes and equipped with an automatic shutoff device.
11903. All of the following are exempt from this chapter:(a) Outdoor lighting fixtures on advertisement signs on interstate highways and federal primary highways.(b) Navigational lighting systems at airports and other lighting necessary for aircraft safety pursuant to the requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration, including, but not limited to, lighting placed on communication towers or wind turbines.(c) Outdoor lighting fixtures that are necessary for worker safety, including, but not limited to, lights at agricultural facilities, and industrial, manufacturing, or commercial sites.(d) Emergency lighting that is used by police, firefighters, correctional personnel, or medical personnel and that is in operation as long as the emergency exists.(e) Outdoor lighting regulated pursuant to federal law, rule, or regulation that preempts state law.(f) Lighting intended for tunnels and roadway underpasses.(g) Outdoor lighting used for programs, projects, or improvements of a state agency relating to construction, reconstruction, improvement, or maintenance of a street or highway.(h) Outdoor lighting used for construction or major renovation of state agency buildings, structures, and facilities.(i) Street light fixtures if the shielding is unavailable from the manufacturer.(j) Incandescent fixtures of 150 watts or fewer and other sources of fewer than 70 watts, including, but not limited to, seasonal and decorative lighting.
11903. All of the following are exempt from this chapter:
(a) Outdoor lighting fixtures on advertisement signs on interstate highways and federal primary highways.
(b) Navigational lighting systems at airports and other lighting necessary for aircraft safety pursuant to the requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration, including, but not limited to, lighting placed on communication towers or wind turbines.
(c) Outdoor lighting fixtures that are necessary for worker safety, including, but not limited to, lights at agricultural facilities, and industrial, manufacturing, or commercial sites.
(d) Emergency lighting that is used by police, firefighters, correctional personnel, or medical personnel and that is in operation as long as the emergency exists.
(e) Outdoor lighting regulated pursuant to federal law, rule, or regulation that preempts state law.
(f) Lighting intended for tunnels and roadway underpasses.
(g) Outdoor lighting used for programs, projects, or improvements of a state agency relating to construction, reconstruction, improvement, or maintenance of a street or highway.
(h) Outdoor lighting used for construction or major renovation of state agency buildings, structures, and facilities.
(i) Street light fixtures if the shielding is unavailable from the manufacturer.
(j) Incandescent fixtures of 150 watts or fewer and other sources of fewer than 70 watts, including, but not limited to, seasonal and decorative lighting.
The department shall do all of the following:
(a)Develop educational materials to encourage the reduction of light pollution.
(b)Develop educational materials regarding compliance with the requirements of this chapter, including examples of conforming lighting fixtures that conform to the requirements specified in Section 11902 and the exemptions provided pursuant to Section 11903.
(c)Make educational materials developed pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) available to the public.