I-Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) yazisa i-HR 2095, i-Energy Conservation Through Trees Act, umthetho oza kuxhasa iinkqubo eziqhutywa zizixhobo zombane ezisebenzisa ukutyalwa okujoliswe kuyo kwemithi yomthunzi ukwenzela ukunciphisa imfuno yamandla yokuhlala. Lo mthetho uya kunceda abanini bezindlu ukuba banciphise amatyala abo ombane - kwaye bancede izibonelelo zinciphise imfuno yazo ephezulu - ngokunciphisa imfuno yamandla yokuhlala ebangelwa yimfuno yokuqhuba i-air conditioners kwizinga eliphezulu.
"UMthetho woLondolozo lwaMandla ngeMithi uza kunceda ukunciphisa iindleko zamandla kubathengi kunye nokuphucula umgangatho womoya kubo bonke," kusho iCongresswoman Matsui. “Kwidolophu yam yaseSacramento, ndizibonele ngokwam ukuba iinkqubo zemithi yomthunzi zinokuphumelela kangakanani. Njengoko siqhubeka nokubonisa imingeni ephindwe kabini yeendleko eziphezulu zamandla kunye nefuthe lokutshintsha kwemozulu, kubalulekile ukuba sibeke imigaqo-nkqubo entsha kunye neenkqubo zokucinga kwangaphambili namhlanje ezilungiselela ingomso. Ukwandisa eli nyathelo lasekhaya ukuya kwinqanaba lesizwe kunganceda ekuqinisekiseni ukuba sisebenzela ikamva elicocekileyo nelisempilweni, kwaye iya kuba yinxalenye yepuzzle kumlo wethu wokunciphisa ukusetyenziswa kwamandla kunye nokukhusela iplanethi yethu. "
Ipateni emva komzekelo ophumeleleyo osungulwe yiSithili se-Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), uMthetho woLondolozo lwaMandla ngokusebenzisa iMithi ufuna ukugcina abantu baseMelika imali ebalulekileyo kwiindleko zabo zokusebenza kunye nokunciphisa amaqondo okushisa angaphandle kwimimandla yasezidolophini kuba imithi yomthunzi inceda ukukhusela amakhaya elangeni ehlotyeni. Inkqubo eqhutywe yi-SMUD ibonakaliswe ukunciphisa amatyala ombane, ukwenza izixhobo zamandla zasekhaya zibe neendleko eziphezulu, kunye nokunciphisa ukungcoliseka komoya. Umthetho oyilwayo uqulathe imfuno yokuba zonke iimali zomdibaniso ezibonelelweyo njengenxalenye yenkqubo yesibonelelo zihambelane ubuncinane nenye kunye needola ezingezizo eze-federal.
Ukutyala imithi yomthunzi ejikeleze amakhaya ngendlela ecwangcisiweyo yindlela eqinisekisiweyo yokunciphisa imfuno yamandla kwiindawo zokuhlala. Ngokutsho kophando olwenziwa liSebe lezaMandla, imithi emithathu yomthunzi etyalwe ngokucwangcisekileyo ecaleni kwendlu inokunciphisa iindleko zokupholisa umoya ekhaya malunga nama-30 ekhulwini kwezinye izixeko, yaye inkqubo yomthunzi welizwe lonke inokunciphisa ukusetyenziswa kwe-air-conditioning ubuncinane nge-10 ekhulwini. Imithi yomthunzi ikwanceda:
- Ukuphucula impilo yoluntu kunye nomgangatho womoya ngokufunxa i-particle;
- Gcina ikharbon diokside ukunceda ukucotha ubushushu behlabathi;
- Ukunciphisa umngcipheko wezikhukhula kwimimandla yasezidolophini ngokufunxa amanzi eziphango;
- Ukuphucula amaxabiso eepropati zabucala kunye nokwandisa ubuhle bendawo yokuhlala; kwaye
- Ukugcina iziseko ezingundoqo zoluntu, ezifana nezitrato kunye neendlela zokuhamba.
"Sisicwangciso esilula ngokwenene - ukutyala imithi kunye nokudala umthunzi ngakumbi kwikhaya lakho - kwaye ukwehlisa ukusetyenziswa kwamandla kufuneka kuphole ikhaya labo," uCongresswoman Matsui wongezelela. "Kodwa notshintsho oluncinci lunokuvelisa iziphumo ezinkulu xa kufikwa ekusebenzeni kakuhle kwamandla kunye nokuthoba amatyala ombane wabathengi."
"I-SMUD ixhase ukuphuhliswa kwehlathi elizinzileyo leedolophu ngenkqubo yethu eneziphumo ezilungileyo," watsho uMongameli weBhodi ye-SMUD uRenee Taylor. “Siwonga ngokuba inkqubo yethu ye-Shade Tree yasetyenziswa njengethempleyithi yokuphucula amahlathi asezidolophini kwilizwe liphela.”
ULarry Greene, uMlawuli oyiNtloko weSithili soLawulo loMgangatho woMoya we-Sacramento Metropolitan (AQMD) uthe, “I-Sacramento AQMD iyalixhasa eli tyala kuba imithi ineenzuzo ezaziwayo zokusingqongileyo jikelele kunye nomgangatho womoya ngokukodwa. Kudala sisebenza ngokusondeleleneyo nee-arhente zethu zenkxaso ukongeza imithi kwingingqi yethu.”
"Ukutyala imithi yomthunzi isebenza njengendlela esebenzayo yokunciphisa ukusetyenziswa kwamandla ekhaya, kwaye sikhuthaza amalungu eCongress ukuba alandele ubunkokeli boMmeli uMatsui," kusho uNancy Somerville, uSekela Mongameli oLawulayo kunye ne-CEO ye-American Society of Landscape Architects.. "Ngaphezu kokunciphisa amatyala asetyenziswayo, imithi inokunceda ukunyusa amaxabiso epropathi, incede ukuthintela izikhukhula ngokufunxa amanzi esiphango, kunye nokunciphisa isiphumo sesiqithi sobushushu sasedolophini."
UPeter King, uMlawuli oyiNtloko we-American Public Works Association, unike inkxaso yoMbutho kulo mthetho, esithi, "I-APWA iqhwabela izandla iCongresswoman Matsui ngokuzisa lo mthetho omtsha oza kubonelela ngeenzuzo ezininzi zomgangatho womoya kunye nomgangatho wamanzi onikela umgangatho obalulekileyo wobomi kuwo onke amalungu oluntu kunye nokuncedisa amasebe omsebenzi woluntu ekuphuculeni umgangatho womoya, ukunciphisa ukushisa kwisiqithi esichaphazela kunye nokuthintela amanzi emvula."
"Umanyano lweMithi yoLuntu luxhasa ngokuvakalayo lo mthetho kunye nombono weCongresswoman Matsui kunye nobunkokeli," wongezelela uCarrie Gallagher, uMlawuli oyiNtloko we-Alliance for Community Trees. “Siyazi ukuba abantu bayikhathalele imithi kunye neepokotho zabo. Lo mthetho uqaphela ukuba imithi ayihombisi kuphela amakhaya kunye neendawo ezihlala kuzo kwaye iphucule ixabiso lepropati yomntu ngamnye, kodwa iphinda igcine iidola zangempela, zemihla ngemihla kubanini bezindlu kunye namashishini ngokubonelela ngokufudumala, umthunzi wokulondoloza amandla. Imithi yinxalenye ebalulekileyo yezisombululo eziluhlaza kwiimfuno zamandla zelizwe lethu.”
Ukugcina amandla ngokusetyenziswa kwemithi etyalwe ngobuchule kuxhaswa yile mibutho ilandelayo: iAlliance for Community Trees; Umbutho waMandla oLuntu waseMelika; Umbutho weMisebenzi yoLuntu waseMelika; Umbutho waseMelika waBayili beMihlaba; Iqabunga laseCalifornia; IBhunga lamaHlathi asezidolophini zaseCalifornia; Umbutho waMazwe ngaMazwe woLimo lweMithi; ISithili soMsebenzi sikaMasipala waseSacramento; ISithili soLawulo loMgangatho woMoya weSixeko saseSacramento; I-Sacramento Tree Foundation, kunye ne-Utility Arborist Association.
Ikopi ye-Energy Conservation Through Trees Act ka-2011 iyafumaneka APHA. Kuqhotyoshelwe apha isishwankathelo esinephepha elinye lomthetho oyilwayo APHA.