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ASSEMBLY BILL 1561 (KELLEY – 2002)

CHAPTER 421, STATUTES OF 2002

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Public Resources Code section 25402, relating to efficiency standards for clothes washers, was amended in 2002 following legislative approval of Assembly Bill 1561, which affected this section only. (See Exhibit #1g)  Assembly member David Kelley introduced this measure on February 23, 2001.  (See Exhibit #1a)  At that time, Assembly Bill 1561 addressed water supply planning and the Colorado River and was sponsored by several entities.  (See Exhibits #1a and #3, page 3)  Later analyses identified the San Diego County Water Authority as the sponsor of the measure.  (See Exhibits #13, page 1; and #17, document PE-2)

Assembly Bill 1561 was assigned to the Assembly Committee’s on Water, Parks and Wildlife and Natural Resources the Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications where policy issues raised by the bill were considered.  (See Exhibits #3, #5 and #11)  The fiscal ramifications of the bill were considered by the Assembly Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Appropriations.  (See Exhibits #2 and #7)  Seven amendments were made to Assembly Bill 1561.  (See Exhibits #1b through #1h and #2)  Subsequent to legislative approval, Governor Gray Davis signed the bill on September 9, 2002, and it was recorded by the Secretary of State on September 9, 2002 as Chapter 421 of the Statutes of 2002.  (See Exhibits #1i and #2)
The Concurrence in Senate Amendments analysis summarized Assembly Bill 1561 as last amended on August 5, 2002 as follows:

Requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (CEC), not later than January 1, 2004, to amend existing regulations pertaining to energy efficiency standard for residential clothes washers to require these clothes washers manufactured on or after January 1, 2007, to be at least as efficient as commercial washers.
(See Exhibit #15)