2030 Challenge-Inspired Legislation
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State of California California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC): Long Term Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan September 2008 California's Long Term Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan includes two "Big Bold" strategies in line with the 2030 Challenge: to have all residential buildings achieve zero net energy use by 2020, and to have all commercial buildings achieve zero net energy use by 2030. Read more (Proposed Bills) |
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State of Illinois Senate Bill SJR0027 (pdf) June 2007 This bill resolves that all new state buildings and major renovations in Illinois shall meet The 2030 Challenge targets and specified limits on the emission of greenhouse gases by 2030. | 
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State of Minnesota The Minnesota Sustainable Building 2030 Bill (SF 2706 and HF 3401) May 2008 The bill requires that buildings receiving state funding meet energy efficiency targets of the 2030 Challenge with a 60% reduction in 2010, 70% in 2015, 80% in 2020 and 90% in 2025. | 
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State of New Mexico Executive Order 2006-001 Energy-Efficient Green Building Standards for State Buildings (pdf) January 2006 New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson issued an executive order requiring that all new state buildings and major renovations meet The 2030 Challenge's call for a 50 percent reduction in fossil-fuel energy consumption from what traditional buildings use. |  |
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State of Oregon Senate Bill 79 (pdf) July 2009 In reviewing the energy conservation standards, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall consider the target standards described in the Architecture 2030 organization's 2030 Challenge. Read more (Other Bills) | 
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State of Washington Senate Bill 5854 (pdf) May 2009 By 2031, all residential and commercial construction must achieve a net energy consumption reduction equivalent to 70% below the state's 2006 code. Washington will begin to incrementally move towards this target in 2013. | 
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