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AZ SB1370

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/24/2018

Primary Sponsor

Juan Mendez

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-third Legislature - Second Regular Session (2018)

AI Summary

  • Requires each school district and charter school to adopt a green cleaning policy and purchase environmentally sensitive cleaning products by December 31, 2019, with an exception if implementation would increase cleaning costs.

  • Amends energy conservation standards for public buildings to require state agencies, universities, school districts, and community college districts to purchase at least 10% of energy from green sources by July 1, 2023, and establishes leadership in energy and environmental design standards for existing and new state buildings.

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

  • Creates a green public schools task force with legislative and executive members to identify procedures for retrofitting public schools to meet leadership in energy and environmental design standards, recommend a model green cleaning policy, and provide recommendations on financing sustainable school construction by November 1, 2019.

Legislative Description

Public facilities; environmental policies

Environmental Policies

Last Action

Senate read second time

1/25/2018

Full Bill Text

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