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AZ HB2603

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/5/2016

Primary Sponsor

Juan Mendez

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-second Legislature - Second Regular Session (2016)

AI Summary

  • Requires all school districts and charter schools to adopt a green cleaning policy and purchase environmentally sensitive cleaning products by December 31, 2017, with exceptions if economically infeasible.

  • Amends energy conservation standards for public buildings to require state agencies to reduce energy use by 20 percent per square foot by July 1, 2024, and mandates state agencies, universities, school districts, and community colleges purchase at least 10 percent of energy from green sources by July 1, 2021.

  • Establishes energy and water efficiency fund for public facilities administered by the Arizona Commerce Authority with $10 million available to provide loans to state agencies, cities, towns, counties, and political subdivisions for energy and water efficiency measures.

  • Creates green public schools task force to identify retrofit procedures for public schools to meet leadership in energy and environmental design standards, recommend a model green cleaning policy, and report findings by November 1, 2017.

Legislative Description

Public buildings; energy conservation.

Last Action

Introduced in House and read first time

5/5/2016

Full Bill Text

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