Section 63930. (A) A governing body may establish a district by ordinance for the purpose of promoting, encouraging, and facilitating clean energy improvements within its geographic boundaries. (B) A combination of governing bodies may establish a district by each governing body: (1) adopting an ordinance that provides for the governing participation in the district; and body’s (2) entering into a joint agreement with one or more other participating governing bodies. (C) A governing body shall define the scope or limitations of projects to be considered in an ordinance. If a governing body, other than a county council, proposes to create a district that will be administered or collected by county officials, the county council must also approve the creation of the district by ordinance. Section 63940. (A) An ordinance authorizing the creation of a district pursuant to Section 63930 must: (1) require a description of the scope or limitations of qualifying clean energy improvements to be considered under the ordinance; (2)(a) require that, as part of the agreement subject to Sections 63950 and 63960, the owner of qualifying real property shall have an energy audit performed by a thirdparty on the qualifying real property considered for clean energy improvements. The energy audit must: (i) be commensurate to the investment of the clean energy improvements; (ii) be conducted by an energy auditor certified by the Building Performance Institute or similar organization; and (iii) provide an estimate of the costs of the proposed energy efficiency and conservation measures and the expected savings associated with the measures, and it must recommend measures appropriately sized for the specific use contemplated. (b) An agreement entered following completion of an energy audit shall specify the measures to be completed and the contractor responsible for completion of the measures. The choice of a contractor to perform the work must be made by the property owner. Upon completion of the work, it must be inspected by an energy auditor certified by the Building Performance Institute or similar organization. Any work that is determined to have been done
Section 63930. (A) A governing body may establish a district by ordinance for the purpose of promoting, encouraging, and facilitating clean energy improvements within its geographic boundaries. (B) A combination of governing bodies may establish a district by each governing body: (1) adopting an ordinance that provides for the governing body’s participation in the district; and (2) entering into a joint agreement with one or more other participating governing bodies. (C) A governing body shall define the scope or limitations of projects to be considered in an ordinance. If a governing body, other than a county council, proposes to create a district that will be administered or collected by county officials, the county council must also approve the creation of the district by ordinance. Section 63940. (A) An ordinance authorizing the creation of a district pursuant to Section 63930 must: (1) require a description of the scope or limitations of qualifying clean energy improvements to be considered under the ordinance; (2)(a) require that, as part of the agreement subject to Sections 63950 and 63960, the owner of qualifying real property shall have an energy audit performed by a thirdparty on the qualifying real property considered for clean energy improvements. The energy audit must: (i) be commensurate to the investment of the clean energy improvements; (ii) be conducted by an energy auditor certified by the Building Performance Institute or similar organization; and (iii) provide an estimate of the costs of the proposed energy efficiency and conservation measures and the expected savings associated with the measures, and it must recommend measures appropriately sized for the specific use contemplated. (b) An agreement entered following completion of an energy audit shall specify the measures to be completed and the contractor responsible for completion of the measures. The choice of a contractor to perform the work must be made by the property owner. Upon completion of the work, it must be inspected by an energy auditor certified by the Building Performance Institute or similar organization. Any work that is determined to have been done
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