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SENATE BILL 205 (ZENOVICH – 1979)
CHAPTER 794, STATUTES OF 1979, SB 205
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Public Resources Code sections 25402 and 25402.1 were amended in 1979 following legislative approval of Senate Bill 205. (See Exhibit #1g) This bill was introduced on January 15, 1979 by Senator George N. Zenovich, as lead author, for the California Council of American Institute of Architects. (See Exhibits #1a and #12, document PE-2)
Senate Bill 205 was assigned to the Senate Committee on Energy and Public Utilities and the Assembly Committee on Resources, Land Use and Energy where policy issues raised by the bill were considered. (See Exhibits #3 and #8) The fiscal ramifications of the bill were considered by the Senate Committee on Finance and the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means. (See Exhibits #2 and #10) Five amendments were made to Senate Bill 205. (See Exhibits #1b through #1f and #2) Subsequent to legislative approval, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr., signed Senate Bill 205 on September 19, 1979, and it was recorded by the Secretary of State as Chapter 794 of the Statutes of 1979. (See Exhibits #1g and #2)
The Legislative Analyst’s analysis of Senate Bill 205 as last amended on July 20, 1979 described this bill as follows:
This bill establishes January 1, 1981, as the date by which the Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission must meet the following requirement s of existing law for regulations concerning energy conservation in residential and nonresidential buildings:
1. Promulgate performance standards based on energy consumption per foot of floor space.
2. Develop a computer program, and a manual containing instructions for its use, which will enable contractors, builders, architects, engineers and government officials to estimate the energy consumed in residential and nonresidential buildings.
(See Exhibit #5b, page 1)