AUTHORITY - 1835.2

Executive Order B-18-12 mandates that DGS work with other state agencies to develop and implement policies and procedures for the operation and maintenance of state buildings to achieve operating efficiency improvements and water and resource conservation, and to continually update and incorporate these into the State Administrative Manual (SAM).

Executive Order B-18-12 also requires state agencies to reduce overall water use at the facilities they operate by 10 percent by 2015 and by 20 percent by 2020, as measured against a 2010 baseline.