CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2019, VOLUME NO. 17-Z
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TITLE 20. CALIFORNIA ENERGY
COMMISSION
Title 20. Public Utilities and Energy
Division 2. State Energy Resources Conservation and
Development Commission
Chapter 4. Energy Conservation
Article 4. Appliance Efficiency Regulations
California Energy Commission
Spray Sprinkler Bodies
Docket No. 19−AAER−01
INTRODUCTION
The California Energy Commission proposes to
adopt regulations for spray sprinkler bodies after con-sidering all comments, objections, and recommenda-tions, regarding the proposed action.
PUBLIC HEARING
Energy Commission staff will hold a public hearing
for the proposed regulations on the following date and
time. Interested persons, or his or her authorized repre-
sentative, may present oral and written statements, ar-guments, or contentions relevant to the proposed regu-
lations at the hearing. The record for this hearing will be
kept open until 12:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) or until every
person present who indicates a desire to speak has hadan opportunity to do so.
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
10:00 a.m.−12:00 p.m. (Pacific T ime)
California Energy Commission
1516 9th Street Sacramento, CA 95814First Floor, Imbrecht Hearing Room
(Wheelchair accessible)
Audio for the hearing will be broadcast over the inter-
net. Details regarding the Energy Commission’s we-
bcast can be found at www .energy.ca.gov/webcast
.
If you have a disability and require assistance to par-
ticipate in the hearing, please contact Yolanda Rushin atYolanda.Rushin@energy.ca.gov , or (916) 654−4310, at
least five days in advance.
WRITTEN COMMENT PERIOD
You may submit written comments to the Commis-
sion for consideration on or prior to June 10, 2019. The
Energy Commission appreciates receiving writtencomments at the earliest possible date.
Please submit comments using the Energy Commis-
sion’s e−commenting feature by going to the Energy
Commission’s spray sprinkler bodies webpage athttps://www.energy .ca.gov/appliances/2019−AAER−0
1/, Docket Number 19−AAER−01 then select the “Sub-
mit e−comment” link. A full name, e−mail address,
comment title, and either a comment or an attached doc-
ument (.doc, .docx, or .pdf format) is mandatory. After a
challenge−response test used by the system to ensure
that responses are generated by a human user and not a
computer, click on the “Agree & Submit Your Com-ment” button to submit the comment to the California
Energy Commission’s Docket Unit.
Please note that written comments, attachments, and
associated contact information included within thewritten comments and attachments (e.g., your address,
phone, email, etc.) become part of the viewable public
record.
You are encouraged to use the electronic filing sys-
tem, described above, to submit comments. All written
comments submitted prior to the hearing must be sub-
mitted to the docket. If you are unable to submit elec-tronically, a paper copy of your comments may be sent
to:
Docket Unit
California Energy CommissionDocket No. 19−AAER−011516 9th Street, MS−4 
Sacramento, CA 95814 
Telephone: (916) 654−5076
Or by email to DOCKET@energy .ca.gov
.
Or fax them to Dockets at (916) 654−4354.
PUBLIC ADVISER
The Energy Commission’s Public Adviser, Alana
Mathews, is available to assist any person who wishes
to participate in this proceeding. For assistance from the
Public Adviser’s  Office, please call (916) 654−4489 or
toll−free in California at (800) 822−6228 or contact
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STATUTORY AUTHORITY AND REFERENCE
Public Resources Code Sections 25213, 25218(e),
25401.9(b) and 25402(c) authorize the Energy Com-
mission to adopt rules or regulations, as necessary, toimplement, interpret, and make specific Public Re-
sources Code Sections 25401.9(b), 25402(c) and
25216.5(d).
INFORMATIVE DIGEST/POLICY STATEMENT
OVERVIEW
The Warren−Alquist Act establishes the Energy
Commission as California’s primary energy policy and
planning agency. Sections 25213, 25218(e), 25401.9(b)
and 25402(c) of the Public Resources Code mandateand/or authorize that the Energy Commission adoptrules and regulations, as necessary, to reduce the ineffi-
cient consumption of energy and water by prescribing
efficiency standards and other cost−ef fective measures
for appliances whose use requires a significant amountof energy or water statewide.
One of the ways the Energy Commission satisfies this
requirement is through the Appliance Efficiency Regu-
lations (California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Sec-tions 1601−1609), which contain definitions, test pro-
cedures, efficiency standards, and marking and certifi-
cation requirements for state and federally regulated ap-
pliances. Further, the regulations require that appliance
manufacturers certify to the Energy Commission that
their products meet all applicable state and federal ap-pliance efficiency regulations before their products can
be included in the Energy Commission’s database of ap-
pliances approved to be sold or offered for sale within
California.
Specifically, Public Resources Code Section
25401.9(b) requires the Energy Commission to adopt
performance standards and labeling requirements for
landscape irrigation equipment. Landscape irrigation is
the single largest use of potable water in the urban sec-
tor and accounts for approximately half of total urban
water usage in California. The water is lost as it runs off
the landscape, evaporates into the air, or drains beneath
the reach of the plant roots. It is therefore necessary to
regulate the water efficiency of spray sprinkler bodies
to reduce water waste in California.
Therefore, in compliance with statute, the Energy
Commission has prepared the proposed regulations toprovide definitions, test procedures, reporting require-
ments, and ef ficiency standards for spray sprinkler bod-
ies manufactured on after October 1, 2020, and sold oroffered for sale in California.
Difference from existing comparable federal
regulation or statute
The Energy Commission has reviewed the applicable
federal statutes and regulations and confirmed that no
federal regulations or statutes currently exist for spraysprinkler bodies.
Broad objectives of the regulations and the specific
benefits anticipated by the pr oposed amendments
The broad objective of the regulations is to carry out
the Energy Commission’s statutory mandate to save
water by providing statewide performance standardsfor spray sprinkler bodies in the appliance efficiencyregulations. Improving the efficiency of landscape irri-
gation represents an opportunity to save water in Cali-
fornia. Landscape irrigation in urban areas in California
consumes more than 1.1 trillion gallons of water per
year. The Energy Commission identified over irriga-
tion, excessive water pressure, and leakage during non-
operation as contributing to the inefficient irrigation of
landscapes. The water is lost as it runs off the landscape,
evaporates into the air, or drains beneath the reach of the
plant roots. The proposed regulations establish defini-tions, test procedures, labeling and reporting require-ments, and ef
ficiency performance standards.
The Energy Commission is proposing to adopt the
test method for spray sprinkler bodies provided in Ap-pendix B of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) WaterSense(r) Specification for Spray Sprinkler
Bodies, version 1.0, dated September 21, 2017. Wa-
terSense is a voluntary partnership program that pro-motes water−efficient products and services and effi-
cient water use throughout the United States. The Wa-
terSense test method tests the spray sprinkler body’sability to provide pressure regulation and maintain con-
sistent flow over a range of inlet water pressures. This
pressure regulation controls the output pressure to the
spray nozzle to maintain the manufacturer−recommended operating pressure as the input pressurevaries. Pressure−regulated spray sprinkler bodies pre-
vent excessive water flow rates, misting, wind drift,
evaporation, and poor uniformity. Therefore, the Ener-
gy Commission is also proposing efficiency standards
for spray sprinkler bodies that requires pressure regula-
tion to achieve these benefits.
The specific benefits of the proposed regulations
would be utility bill cost savings to the consumer, and
lower statewide water and energy use. The proposed
regulations will save approximately 15 billion gallonsof water the first year the standard is in effect and morethan 152 billion gallons per year at full stock turnover inCALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2019, VOLUME NO. 17-Z
 66910 years. In addition, electricity is conserved indirectly
as less water is pumped to provide landscape irrigation.
The proposed efficiency standards yield total annual
electricity savings estimated at 54 gigawatt−hours
(GWh) in 2020 and 543 GWh electricity savings by2029. The proposed standards will protect public health
and the environment by avoiding greenhouse gas emis-
sions and criteria air pollutants associated with electric-
ity generation.
Determination of inconsistency or incompatibility
with existing state r egulations
The Energy Commission has conducted an evalua-
tion for any other regulations in this topic area andfound that the Department of Water Resources (DWR)
and the California State Water Resources Control
Board (SWRCB) have regu lations related to landscape
irrigation and water conservation.
Title 24, part 11 requires compliance with the DWR
State Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance
(MWELO) or local landscape ordinance and applies to
certain new construction projects, rehabilitated land-scape projects, cemeteries and certain existing land-
scapes. In Title 23, Section 492.7(a)(1)(C), MWELO
requires the use of pressure regulating devices to be apart of the design plan if the water pressure exceeds the
recommended pressure of the specified irrigation de-
vices. The MWELO requirements are consistent withthe proposed regulations.
The California SWRCB issued regulations to perma-
nently prohibit certain wasteful water uses includingprohibiting runoff from landscaped areas. The prohibi-
tions apply to a variety of water users including home-
owners, homeowners’ associations, cities, and coun-ties. The California SWRCB requirements are consis-
tent with the proposed regulations.
The proposed regulations would not prevent compli-
ance with existing state regulations. Therefore, the En-
ergy Commission has determined that the proposed reg-
ulations are neither inconsistent nor incompatible with
either of these regulations.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED
BY REFERENCE
The Energy Commission proposes to incorporate by
reference the following document:
Appendix B of the EPA WaterSense(r) Specification
for Spray Sprinkler Bodies, Version 1.0, dated Septem-
ber 21, 2017.
This document is available for review on our website
at https://www .energy.ca.gov/appliances/2019−AAER−01/  and at the Energy Commission located at
1516 Ninth Street, Sacramento, California 95814.
MANDATED BY FEDERAL
LAW OR REGULATIONS
None.
OTHER STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS
None.
FISCAL IMPACTS
The Energy Commission has made the following ini-
tial determinations:
/C0068 The mandate on local agencies and school
districts: None.
/C0068 The cost to any local agency or school district
requiring reimbursement pursuant to 17500 et seq.
None.
/C0068 Cost or savings to any state agency: Stategovernments are projected to purchase 190,000spray sprinkler bodies each fiscal year. Theestimated increased cost to state agencies in fiscal
year (FY) 2020−21 is $889,000. State agencies
will begin saving money on these sprinklers when
they are installed. The estimated savings in FY
2020−21 is $606,000. While the costs are limited
to FY 2020−21, the savings will accrue over thelifetime of the sprinkler, exceeding the initial cost
of the sprinkler in the second year after
installation.
/C0068 Non−discretionary cost or savings imposed upon
local agencies: Local governments are projectedto purchase 665,000 spray sprinkler bodies each
fiscal year. The estimated increased cost to local
governments in FY 2020−21 is $3.1 million. Local
governments will begin saving money on these
sprinklers when they are installed. The estimated
savings in FY 2020−21 is $2.1 million. While the
costs are limited to FY 2020−21, the savings willaccrue over the lifetime of the sprinkler, exceeding
the initial cost of the sprinkler in the second year
after installation.
/C0068 Cost or savings in federal funding to the state:
None.
SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON HOUSING COSTS
None.CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2019, VOLUME NO. 17-Z
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ECONOMIC IMPACT DIRECTLY AFFECTING
BUSINESS, INCLUDING ABILITY OF
CALIFORNIA BUSINESSES TO COMPETE WITH
BUSINESSES IN OTHER STATES
The Energy Commission estimates that approximate-
ly 1000 businesses may be impacted by the regulations.
However, these regulations are not likely to result in asignificant adverse economic impact on any business.
The Energy Commission is proposing to adopt the
test method for spray sprinkler bodies provided in Ap-pendix B of the EPA WaterSense(r) Specification forSpray Sprinkler Bodies, Version 1.0, dated September
21, 2017. WaterSense is a voluntary partnership pro-
gram that promotes water−efficient products and ser-vices and efficient water use throughout the UnitedStates. The WaterSense test method tests the spray
sprinkler body’s ability to provide pressure regulation
and maintain consistent flow over a range of inlet waterpressures. This pressure regulation controls the output
pressure to the spray nozzle to maintain the
manufacturer−recommended operating pressure as the
input pressure varies. Pressure−regulated spray sprin-kler bodies prevent excessive water flow rates, misting,
wind drift, evaporation, and poor uniformity.
The proposed regulations do not create the need for a
new, non−existent good or service. Instead, it requiresthe improvement of existing goods in the market. The
economic impact on any retailers, distributors, or utili-
ties is expected to be small compared to the total sales of
these entities, and insufficient to have an adverse eco-nomic impact affecting business. Sales of spray sprin-
kler bodies are not expected to change significantly as a
result of the proposed regulations.
While the efficiency standards for spray sprinkler
bodies have an initial increased incremental cost for the
improved efficiency the Energy Commission assumesthat spray sprinkler body manufacturers will pass theincremental cost to improve the efficiency of the spray
sprinkler body onto the distributors and retailers, which
will then pass on the cost to consumers. However, theincreased efficiency will result in lower water billsthrough reduced water consumption. The savings from
the lower water bills over the lifetime of the more effi-
cient spray sprinkler body will exceed the incrementalcosts of improvement, resulting in overall economic
savings
Under the appliance efficiency regulations, retailers
are responsible for ensuring that the regulated productsthey sell are certified to the Energy Commission and ap-
pear in the Commission’s Modernized Appliance Effi-
ciency Database System (MAEDbS) before they aresold or offered for sale in California. Because spraysprinkler bodies are newly covered products, the Ener-gy Commission assumes that retailers will experience
some additional costs associated with checking
MAEDbS to ensure that the spray sprinkler bodies they
sell appear in the MAEDbS and are therefore compliant
and lawful to sell in the state.
Some retailers may choose to incur additional costs if
they rebrand an appliance that is not certified toMAEDbS and wish to sell it in California. These retail-
ers are required to certify the appliances to California,
and therefore will incur costs associated with reportingto the MAEDbS.
By the end of the analysis period in 2029, the Energy
Commission estimates the creation of 5,041 jobs and
the elimination of no jobs. This is based on the Stan-dardized Regulatory Impact Assessment (SRIA) com-
pleted by the Energy Commission with analysis per-
formed by Evergreen Econom ics. The economic analy-
sis assumes one−third of the spray sprinkler bodies willbe manufactured by California manufacturers and the
increased incremental cost of spray sprinkler bodies
will lead to additional revenue for these companies. An
increased investment in labor by manufacturers andsuppliers is expected in order to meet the demand for
compliant products. Additional jobs may be created as
monetary savings due to lower water utility bills accrue,
increasing the discretionary income of California con-sumers. This discretionary income is used in ways that
increase the gross state product or economic activity in
the state.
RESULTS OF THE STANDARDIZED
REGULATORY IMPACT ASSESSMENT
Based on the nature of the proposed regulatory
changes and a review of the criteria set forth by the Cali-
fornia Department of Finance (DOF), the Energy Com-
mission has determined that the proposed rulemaking is
a major regulation requiring a SRIA. The Energy Com-mission collaborated with Evergreen Economics toconduct an analysis of the proposed new performance
standards for spray sprinkler bodies to evaluate the eco-
nomic impact. Evergreen Economics used the Impact
Analysis for Pl anning (IMPLAN) modeling software to
estimate how the proposed standards will affect Cali-
fornia’s single−family residences, businesses, multi−
family residences, and government facilities. Ever-green Economics also estimated the effects on spray
sprinkler manufacturers based in Califor nia.
The SRIA concluded that: (1) the proposal is estimat-
ed to create jobs within California, (2) the proposal isnot expected to eliminate jobs within California, (3) the
proposal will not create new businesses in California,
(4) the proposal will not eliminate existing businesseswithin California, (5) the proposal will not result in acompetitive advantage for businesses currently doingCALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2019, VOLUME NO. 17-Z
 671business within the state, (6) the proposal will not result
in a competitive disadvantage for businesses currentlydoing business within the state, (7) it is likely the pro-posal will increase investment in the state, (8) it is un-likely the proposal will decrease investment in the state
and, (9) it is likely the regulations may provide incen-tive for innovation in products, materials, or processes.
Benefit of the Proposed Action: The proposed regula-
tions would provide cost savings to the consumer, andlower statewide water and energy use. The proposedregulations will save approximately 15 billion gallonsof water the first year the standard is in effect and morethan 152 billion gallons per year at full stock turnover in
10 years. In addition, the proposed regulations will saveapproximately 54 GWh of electricity in the first yearand 543 GWh of electricity at full stock turnover in 10years.
The proposed regulations will have a significant posi-
tive impact on the environment through water and ener-
gy efficiency gains and avoiding GHG emissions andcriteria pollutant emissions associated with the genera-
tion of electricity.
Summary of comments submitted by the (DOF)
and the Energy Commission’s responses to thosecomments.
DOF Comment #1:
The SRIA must include the impact of sprinklers used
in multi−family r esidential properties, as sprinklers in
those structures would also be required. Sources citedin the SRIA note that the stock of sprinklers on multi−
family properties is roughly comparable to the stockused on commercial properties, or 20 percent of the to-
tal. Including these sprinklers would raise the costs toaround $140 million a year, and increase savings onwater and energy to around 16 billion gallons and 60GWh, respectively.
Energy Commission’ s Response:
Commission staff has added an estimate of the impact
from sprinklers in multi−family properties. The numberof sprinklers is based on estimates of the number ofsingle−family attached and multi−family units in Cali-fornia. Staff assumed 429 square feet of irrigatedground per housing unit and that each sprinkler irrigates
100 square feet. With these assumptions staff deter-mined there are approximately 23 million spray sprin-kler bodies installed in California.
Staff calculated the water, energy, and utility bill sav-
ings due to the proposed regulation for sprinklers in-
stalled around multi−family residences and updated the
analysis to reflect these additional savings. The addi-tional savings totaled approximately 11 billion gallonsof water and $72 million per year after all non−compliant stock is replaced. Staff also evaluated thesavings due to these sprinklers for the other alternatives
considered in this analysis.
DOF Comment #2:
The analysis should account for an increasing base-
line of sprinkler usage over time, given that the state isexpected to add around 2 million more housing units
from 2020 to 2029. While water consumption has been
relatively flat since the drought r estrictions in 2016, and
anecdotally mor e landscaping is switching to dr ought−
tolerant designs, the sheer scale of additions is likely to
overwhelm these factors. Against an increasing base-
line, the proposed regulations would be even more im-portant to increasing California water and energy effi-
ciency. Given lower water and energy demands, utilities
face less need for additional investments in costly infra-
structure.
Energy Commission’s Response:
Commission staff agrees that the analysis does not
provide an es timate of savings for sprinklers that will be
placed around newly constructed housing units.
Population growth and the housing shortage in Cali-
fornia will require approximately two million addition-
al housing units to be built during the period of analysis,
years 2020 through 2029. The new housing units willhave irrigated landscapes that contain sprinklers within
the scope of the regulations. The sprinklers would also
be within the scope of the MWELO. The ordinance con-
tains similar requirements for pressure regulation as the
Commission’s proposed regulation. Commission staffchose not to estimate savings from sprinklers around
new construction to avoid double counting of water and
utility bill savings occurring due to MWELO.
COST IMPACTS ON REPRESENTATIVE
PERSON OR BUSINESS
The Energy Commission is not aware of any signifi-
cant cost impacts that a representative private person or
business would necessarily incu r in reasonable compli-
ance with the proposed action.
The water efficiency standard for spray sprinkler
bodies have an initial increased incremental cost to in-dividuals and businesses for the improved water effi-
ciency, but the increased water efficiency will result in
lower utility bills to those individuals and businessesthrough redu ced water consumption. The savings from
the lower utility bills over the lifetime of the more effi-
cient spray sprinkler bodies exceed the incrementalcosts of improvement, resulting in overall economicsavings.
The businesses involved in the distribution and sales
of spray sprinkler bodies may experience increasedwholesale purchase prices of spray sprinkler bodies due
to the proposed standard; however, the Energy Com-CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2019, VOLUME NO. 17-Z
 672mission assumes these costs are entirely passed along to
the end consumer, so that there are no direct economic
impacts of the proposed standards to these businesses.Spray sprinkler body shipments and sales are not ex-
pected to change significantly as a result of the pro-
posed regulations. Some retailers may choose to incuradditional costs if they rebrand a spray sprinkler bodythat is not certified to MAEDbS and wish to sell it in
California. These retailers are required to certify the ap-
pliances to California, and therefore will incur costs as-
sociated with reporting to the MAEDbS.
Sellers of water, both retail and wholesale, may expe-
rience slightly reduced sales of water due to the pro-
posed standard. However, any reduction in sales issmall compared to the total water sales of these entities
and therefore negligible.
BUSINESS REPORT
The regulations impose a new reporting requirement
for manufacturers of spray sprinkler bodies.
State law (Public Resources Code Section
25402(c)(1)) requires manufacturers to certify to the
Energy Commission that their appliances comply withthe applicable energy efficiency standards before they
are sold or offered for sale in the state. The Appliance
Efficiency Regulations require manufacturers to pro-vide specified information for this purpose to theMAEDbS. MAEDbS is used by manufacturers and
maintained by the Energy Commission to list the appli-
ances authorized to be sold or of fered for sale in Califor-
nia. This is necessary to help the Energy Commissionand consumers verify compliance with applicable fed-
eral and state efficiency standards. Some retailers may
choose to act as a manufacturer when they rebrand aproduct and assume the certification burden for thatspray sprinkler or spray sprinkler body model.
It is necessary for the health, safety, or welfare of the
people of the state, that these regulations, which require
a report, apply to businesses.
SMALL BUSINESS
The Energy Commission is not aware of any signifi-
cant cost impacts that a small business, as defined inGovernment Code Section 1 1346.3(b)(4)(B), would in-
cur in reasonable compliance with the proposed action.
There are small business manufacturers that manufac-ture spray sprinkler bodies outside of California. How-
ever, there are no small businesses engaged in the man-
ufacturing of spray sprinkler bodies within the state.
The small businesses involved in the distribution and
sales of spray sprinkler bodies may experience in-creased wholesale purchase prices due to the proposedstandard. However, the Energy Commission assumes
these costs are entirely passed along to the end con-
sumer so that there are no direct economic impacts ofthe proposed standard to these businesses.
CONSIDERATION OF ALTERNATIVES
In accordance with Government Code Section
11346.5, subdivision (a)(13), the Commission must de-
termine that no reasonable alternative considered by the
agency, or that has otherwise been identified andbrought to the attention of the agency, would be moreeffective in carrying out the purpose for which the ac-
tion is proposed, would be as ef fective and less burden-
some to affected private persons than the proposed ac-tion, or would be more cost−ef fective to af fected private
persons and equally effective in implementing the
statutory policy or other provision of law.
The Ener gy Commission invites interested persons to
present statements or arguments concerning alterna-tives to the proposed regulations at the scheduled hear-
ing or during the written comment period.
CONTACT PERSON
Please direct inquiries concerning all aspects of the
rulemaking process including requests for copies of the
proposed text (the “express terms”), the initial state-ment of reasons (ISOR), any modified version of the
regulations, the substance of the proposed regulations,
or any other information upon which the rulemaking isbased to:
Corrine Fishman
Regulations Manager, Efficiency Division
1516 Ninth Street Sacramento, CA 95814−5512(916) 654−4976
Corrine.Fishman@energy.ca.gov
If Corrine Fishman is unavailable, you may contact
Sean Steffensen at Sean.Steffensen@energy.ca.gov  or
(916) 651−2908.
COPIES OF THE INITIAL
STATEMENT OF REASONS,
THE EXPRESS TERMS, AND
RULEMAKING FILE
The Energy Commission will have the entire rule-
making file available for inspection and copyingthroughout the rulemaking process at its office at the
above address. As of the date this notice is published in
the Notice Register, the rulemaking file consists of thisnotice, the express terms, the Initial Statement of Rea-sons (ISOR), documents incorporated by reference, andCALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2019, VOLUME NO. 17-Z
 673documents relied upon. Copies may be obtained by con-
tacting Corrine Fishman at the address or phone number
listed above or accessed through the Energy Commis-sion’s website at https://www.energy.ca.gov/
appliances/2019−AAER−01/ .
A V AILABILITY OF SUBSTANTIAL
CHANGES TO ORIGINAL
PROPOSAL FOR AT LEAST 15
DAYS PRIOR TO AGENCY
ADOPTION/REPEAL/AMENDMENT
OF RESULTING REGULATIONS
Participants should be aware that any of the proposed
regulations could be substantively changed as a result
of public comment, staff recommendation, or recom-mendations from Commissioners. Moreover, changesto the proposed regulations not indicated in the express
terms could be considered if they improve the clarity or
effectiveness of the regulations. If the Energy Commis-
sion considers changes to the proposed regulations pur-
suant to Government Code Section 11346.8, a full copy
of the text will be available for review at least 15 days
prior to the date on which the Energy Commissionadopts or amends the resulting regulations.
COPY OF THE FINAL
STATEMENT OF REASONS
At the conclusion of the rulemaking, persons may ob-
tain a copy of the Final Statement of Reasons (FSOR),once it has been prepared, by visiting the Commission’s
website at https://www.energy.ca.gov/appliances/
2019−AAER−01/  or contacting the contact person list-
ed above.
A V AILABILITY OF
DOCUMENTS ON THE INTERNET
The Energy Commission maintains a website in order
to facilitate public access to documents prepared andconsidered as part of this rulemaking proceeding. Doc-
uments prepared by the Energy Commission for this
rulemaking, including this Notice of Proposed Action,the express terms, and the Initial Statement of Reasonshave been posted on our website at https://www .energy.
ca.gov/appliances/2019−AAER−01/ .SUMMARY OF REGULATORY
ACTIONS
REGULATIONS FILED WITH
SECRETARY OF STATE
This Summary of Regulatory Actions lists regula-
tions filed with the Secretary of State on the dates indi-
cated. Copies of the regulations may be obtained bycontacting the agency or from the Secretary of State,
Archives, 1020 O Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, (916)
653−7715. Please have the agency name and the date
filed (see below) when making a request.
File# 2019−0313−01
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Sales and Use Tax Exclusion Program
This action relating to the existing sales and use tax
exclusion program for Alternative Source, Advanced
Transportation, and Advanced Manufacturing projects
incorporates measures to assist companies relocating or
rebuilding after critical damage caused by natural disas-
ters to promote the goals of retaining manufacturing fa-
cilities and jobs in California.
Title 4
AMEND: 10032, 10036
Filed 04/1 1/2019
Effective 07/01/2019Agency Contact: Jennifer Gill (916) 653−3033
File# 2019−0402−01
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On November 6, 2018, California voters passed
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