(a) Any new public building for which construction begins after January 1, 1992, shall include meters or other technologies to measure the energy used at the building.

(b) The Department of General Services shall develop and submit to the Legislature on or before December 1, 1992, a plan under which energy use at existing individual public buildings can be identified accurately.

Terms Used In California Government Code 15814.32

  • Construction: includes the extension, enlargement, repair, renovation, restoration, improvement, furnishing, and equipping of any public building. See California Government Code 15802
  • Public building: includes any structure, building, facility, or work that a state agency has jurisdiction of, or is authorized to design or construct, including, but not limited to, infrastructure, parking lots, landscaping, and other ancillary facilities, including furnishings and equipment, incidental to the use of any building, and also includes the site thereof, and any easements or rights of way appurtenant thereto or necessary for its full use. See California Government Code 15802

(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 962, Sec. 2.)