25402.21.
(a) (1) The commission shall, through its normal rulemaking process and subject to available funding, including funding from the federal government, and public comment, develop and implement an electronic statewide compliance documentation data repository for Part 6 (commencing with Section 100) of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations for the installation of heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) equipment and lighting controls.(2) The commission shall retain discretion to determine the availability of funding through its normal budget process, but shall make good faith efforts to secure necessary funding.
(3) The commission shall seek and apply for federal funding for development and implementation of the electronic statewide compliance documentation data repository if that funding opportunity is made available.
(b) The electronic statewide compliance documentation data repository shall have all the following capabilities:
(1) Collect and store compliance, installation, and acceptance test documentation data required under Part 6 (commencing with Section 100) of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations for the installation of HVAC equipment and lighting controls.
(2) Allow local building departments and other responsible enforcement agencies to review
compliance, installation, and acceptance test documentation data for individual projects in their jurisdiction to verify that all required documentation has been submitted.
(3) Be linked to or integrated with the HVAC equipment sales registry and compliance tracking system implemented pursuant to Section 25402.20.
(4) Allow the commission to aggregate data to evaluate compliance, inform the development of building, appliance, and demand flexibility standards, and inform program implementation and policy development.
(c) (1) The commission may share information contained in the electronic statewide compliance documentation data repository with local building officials and other agencies,
including the Contractors State License Board. In collecting or sharing information pursuant to this section, the commission shall comply with the Information Practices Act of 1977 (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1798) of Title 1.8 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code).
(2) Information contained in the electronic statewide compliance documentation data repository that is confidential pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) shall be kept confidential by a local building official or other enforcement agency that is shared the information pursuant to paragraph (1).
(d) (1) The electronic statewide compliance documentation data repository shall not be publicly available. The public may request access to information in the registry and compliance tracking
system that, except as provided in paragraph (2), is a public record pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 7922.570) of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of Division 10 of Title 1 of the Government Code.
(2) Information in the electronic statewide compliance documentation data repository that provides personal information, aggregate manufacturer-specific sales data, or trade secrets is confidential, not a public record, and shall not be disclosed to the public pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code).
(3) Notwithstanding Article 3 (commencing with Section 7922.570) of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of Division 10 of Title 1 of the Government Code, information or data in the electronic statewide compliance
documentation data repository is not required to be disclosed in its original electronic form under the California Public Records Act.
(e) As part of each integrated energy policy report adopted pursuant to Section 25302, the commission shall describe the implementation status of the electronic statewide compliance documentation data repository. The report shall identify any barriers to implementing the electronic statewide compliance documentation data repository that may need to be addressed by the Legislature, including funding requirements, conflicts in law, or barriers and solutions to HVAC permitting compliance.