RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF AB 35 (RUSKIN), ENVIRONMENT: STATE BUILDINGS: SUSTAINABLE BUILDING STANDARDS

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, buildings account for a significant percentage of total energy use in the United States including 65 percent of electricity, 30 percent of greenhouse gases and 12 percent of potable water consumption; and

WHEREAS, California does not have a statutory mandate to require that state buildings be built in a sustainable manner; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors adopted a Sustainable Building Policy in December 2001 that requires all new County-built buildings over 5000 square feet to be built to the highest practicable LEED rating and certified through the U. S. Green Building Council (USGBC); and

WHEREAS, recently built county buildings such as the Youth Services Center and the Forensic Laboratory have been constructed using green methods; and

WHEREAS, AB 35 would require, by July 1, 2009, the adoption of green building standards for the construction and renovation of state buildings and

WHEREAS, AB 35 would then require that state buildings for which capital plans or renovations begin after July 1, 1010 be designed, built and operated in accordance with the adopted green building regulations.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the Board of Supervisors by adoption of this resolution support AB 35 (Ruskin), Environment: state buildings: sustainable building standards.

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