Green building standards.

(1) The California Building Standards Law provides for the adoption of building standards by state agencies by requiring all state agencies that adopt or propose adoption of any building standard to submit the building standard to the California Building Standards Commission for approval and adoption. Existing law authorizes a city or county to make changes or modifications in the requirements contained in the provisions published in the California Building Standards Code and other specified regulations. This bill would specify that the requirements and regulations that a city or county is authorized to change or modify include, but are not limited to, green building standards. (2) Existing law requires that amendments, additions, and deletions to the California Building Standards Code adopted by a city, county, or city and county pursuant to existing law, become effective 180 days after publication, or at a later date, as specified. Existing law provides that specified building standards do not limit the authority of a city, county, or city and county to establish more restrictive building standards. This bill would provide that the adopted and established standards include, but are not limited to, green building standards.