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Calendar No. 131 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 992 

[Report No. 110–60] 

To achieve emission reductions and cost savings through accelerated use 

of cost-effective lighting technologies in public buildings, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 27, 2007 

Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. ALEXANDER, 

Mr. CARDIN, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mrs. CLINTON, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. 

CRAIG, Mr. CARPER, Mr. DODD, and Mr. THOMAS) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

MAY 3, 2007 

Reported by Mrs. BOXER, with amendments 

[Insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To achieve emission reductions and cost savings through 

accelerated use of cost-effective lighting technologies in 

public buildings, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Public Buildings Cost 

3 Reduction Act of 2007’’. 

4 SEC. 2. COST-EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGY ACCELERATION 

5 PROGRAM. 

6 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of Gen8 eral Services (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Ad9 ministrator’’) shall establish a program to accelerate 

10 the use of more cost-effective technologies and prac11 tices at GSA facilities. 

12 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The program established 

13 under this subsection shall— 

14 (A) ensure centralized responsibility for the 

15 coordination of cost reduction recommendations, 

16 practices, and activities of all relevant Federal 

17 agencies; 

18 (B) provide technical assistance and oper19 ational guidance to applicable tenants in order 

20 to achieve the goals identified in subsection 

21 (c)(2)(A); and 

22 (C) establish methods to track the success of 

23 departments and agencies with respect to the 

24 goals identified in subsection (c)(2)(A). 

25 (b) ACCELERATED USE OF COST-EFFECTIVE LIGHT26 ING TECHNOLOGIES.— 


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1 (1) REVIEW.— 

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—As part of the program 

3 under this subsection, not later than 90 days 

4 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Ad5 ministrator shall conduct a review of— 

6 (i) current use of cost-effective light7 ing technologies in GSA facilities; and 

8 (ii) the availability to managers of 

9 GSA facilities of cost-effective lighting 

10 technologies. 

11 (B) REQUIREMENTS.—The review under 

12 subparagraph (A) shall— 

13 (i) examine the use of cost-effective 

14 lighting technologies and other cost-effec15 tive technologies and practices by Federal 

16 agencies in GSA facilities; and 

17 (ii) identify, in consultation with the 

18 Environmental Protection Agency, cost-ef19 fective lighting technology standards that 

20 could be used for all types of GSA facili21 ties. 

22 (2) REPLACEMENT.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—As part of the program 

24 under this subsection, not later than 180 days 

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1 ministrator shall establish a cost-effective light2 ing technology acceleration program to achieve 

3 maximum feasible replacement of existing light4 ing technologies with more cost-effective light5 ing technologies in each GSA facility using 

6 available appropriations. 

7 (B) ACCELERATION PLAN TIMETABLE.— 

8 (i) IN GENERAL.—To implement the 

9 program established under subparagraph 

10 (A), not later than 1 year after the date of 

11 enactment of this Act, the Administrator 

12 shall establish a timetable including mile13 stones for specific activities needed to re14 place existing lighting technologies with 

15 more cost-effective lighting technologies, to 

16 the maximum extent feasible (including at 

17 the maximum rate feasible), at each GSA 

18 facility. 

19 (ii) GOAL.—The goal of the timetable 

20 under clause (i) shall be to complete, using 

21 available appropriations, maximum feasible 

22 replacement of existing lighting tech23 nologies with more cost-effective lighting 

24 technologies by not later than the date that 


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1 is 5 years after the date of enactment of 

2 this Act. 

3 (c) GSA FACILITY COST-EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGIES

4 AND PRACTICES.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

5 of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Ad6 ministrator shall— 

7 (1) ensure that a manager responsible for accel8 erating the use of cost-effective technologies and 

9 practices is designated for each GSA facility; and 

10 (2) submit to Congress a plan, to be imple11 mented to the maximum extent feasible (including at 

12 the maximum rate feasible) using available appro13 priations, by not later than the date that is 5 years 

14 after the date of enactment of this Act, that— 

15 (A) identifies the specific activities needed 

16 to achieve a 20-percent reduction in operational 

17 costs through the application of cost-effective 

18 technologies and practices from 2003 levels at 

19 GSA facilities by not later than 5 years after 

20 the date of enactment of this Act; 

21 (B) describes activities required and car22 ried out to estimate the funds necessary to 

23 achieve the reduction described in subparagraph 

24 (A); 


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1 (C) describes the status of the implementa2 tion of cost-effective technologies and practices 

3 at GSA facilities, including— 

4 (i) the extent to which programs, in5 cluding the program established under sub6 section (b), are being carried out in ac7 cordance with this Act; and 

8 (ii) the status of funding requests and 

9 appropriations for those programs; 

10 (D) identifies within the planning, budg11 eting, and construction process all types of GSA 

12 facility-related procedures that inhibit new and 

13 existing GSA facilities from implementing cost14 effective technologies and practices; 

15 (E) recommends language for uniform 

16 standards for use by Federal agencies in imple17 menting cost-effective technologies and prac18 tices; 

19 (F) in coordination with the Office of Man20 agement and Budget, reviews the budget proc21 ess for capital programs with respect to alter22 natives for— 

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1 sult of the use of cost-effective technologies 

2 and practices; and 

3 (ii) identifying short- and long-term 

4 cost savings that accrue from cost-effective 

5 technologies and practices; 

6 (G) achieves cost savings through the ap7 plication of cost-effective technologies and prac8 tices sufficient to pay the incremental addi9 tional costs of installing the cost-effective tech10 nologies and practices by not later than the 

11 date that is 5 years after the date of installa12 tion; and 

13 (H) includes recommendations to address 

14 each of the matters, and a plan for implementa15 tion of each recommendation, described in sub16 paragraphs (A) through (G). 

17 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

18 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec19 essary to carry out this section, to remain available until 

20 expended. 

21 SEC. 3. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY DEM22 ONSTRATION GRANT PROGRAM FOR LOCAL 

23 GOVERNMENTS. 

24 (a) GRANT PROGRAM.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the 

2 Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in 

3 this section as the ‘‘Administrator’’) shall establish 

4 a demonstration program under which the Adminis5 trator shall provide competitive grants to assist local 

6 governments (such as municipalities and counties), 

7 with respect to local government buildings— 

8 (A) to deploy cost-effective technologies 

9 and practices; and 

10 (B) to achieve operational cost savings, 

11 through the application of cost-effective tech12 nologies and practices, as verified by the Ad13 ministrator. 

14 (2) COST SHARING.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of 

16 the cost of an activity carried out using a grant 

17 provided under this section shall be 40 percent. 

18 (B) WAIVER OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The 

19 Administrator may waive up to 100 percent of 

20 the local share of the cost of any grant under this 

21 section should the Administrator determine that 

22 the community is economically distressed, pursu23 ant to objective economic criteria established by 

24 the Administrator in published guidelines. 


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1 (3) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The amount of a 

2 grant provided under this subsection shall not exceed 

3 $1,000,000. 

4 (b) GUIDELINES.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

6 the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 

7 shall issue guidelines to implement the grant pro8 gram established under subsection (a). 

9 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The guidelines under 

10 paragraph (1) shall establish— 

11 (A) standards for monitoring and 

12 verification of operational cost savings through 

13 the application of cost-effective technologies and 

14 practices reported by grantees under this sec15 tion; 

16 (B) standards for grantees to implement 

17 training programs, and to provide technical as18 sistance and education, relating to the retrofit 

19 of buildings using cost-effective technologies 

20 and practices; and 

21 (C) a requirement that each local govern22 ment that receives a grant under this section 

23 shall achieve facility-wide cost savings, through 

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1 tices, of at least 40 percent as compared to the 

2 baseline operational costs of the buildings be3 fore the renovation (as calculated assuming a 3- 

4 year, weather-normalized average). 

5 (c) COMPLIANCE WITH STATE AND LOCAL LAW.— 

6 Nothing in this section or any program carried out using 

7 a grant provided under this section supersedes or other8 wise affects any State or local law, to the extent that the 

9 State or local law contains a requirement that is more 

10 stringent than the relevant requirement of this section. 

11 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

12 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

13 $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2012. 

14 (e) REPORTS.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall pro16 vide annual reports to Congress on cost savings 

17 achieved and actions taken and recommendations 

18 made under this section, and any recommendations 

19 for further action. 

20 (2) FINAL REPORT.—The Administrator shall 

21 issue a final report at the conclusion of the program, 

22 including findings, a summary of total cost savings 

23 achieved, and recommendations for further action. 

24 (f) TERMINATION.—The program under this section 

25 shall terminate on September 30, 2012. 


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1 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) COST-EFFECTIVE LIGHTING TECH4 NOLOGY.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘cost-effec6 tive lighting technology’’ means a lighting tech7 nology that— 

8 (i) will result in substantial oper9 ational cost savings by ensuring an in10 stalled consumption of not more than 1 

11 watt per square foot; or 

12 (ii) is contained in a list under— 

13 (I) section 553 of Public Law 

14 95–619 (42 U.S.C. 8259b); and 

15 (II) Federal acquisition regula16 tion 23–203. 

17 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘cost-effec18 tive lighting technology’’ includes— 

19 (i) lamps; 

20 (ii) ballasts; 

21 (iii) luminaires; 

22 (iv) lighting controls; 

23 (v) daylighting; and 

24 (vi) early use of other highly cost-ef25 fective lighting technologies. 


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1 (2) COST-EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND

2 PRACTICES.—The term ‘‘cost-effective technologies 

3 and practices’’ means a technology or practice 

4 that— 

5 (A) will result in substantial operational 

6 cost savings by reducing utility costs; and 

7 (B) complies with the provisions of section 

8 553 of Public Law 95–619 (42 U.S.C. 8259b) 

9 and Federal acquisition regulation 23–203. 

10 (3) OPERATIONAL COST SAVINGS.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘operational 

12 cost savings’’ means a reduction in end-use 

13 operational costs through the application of 

14 cost-effective technologies and practices, includ15 ing a reduction in electricity consumption rel16 ative to consumption by the same customer or 

17 at the same facility in a given year, as defined 

18 in guidelines promulgated by the Administrator 

19 pursuant to section 3(b), that achieves cost sav20 ings sufficient to pay the incremental additional 

21 costs of using cost-effective technologies and 

22 practices by not later than the date that is 5 

23 years after the date of installation. 


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1 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘operational 

2 cost savings’’ includes savings achieved at a fa3 cility as a result of— 

4 (i) the installation or use of cost-effec5 tive technologies and practices; or 

6 (ii) the planting of vegetation that 

7 shades the facility and reduces the heating, 

8 cooling, or lighting needs of the facility. 

9 (C) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘operational 

10 cost savings’’ does not include savings from 

11 measures that would likely be adopted in the 

12 absence of cost-effective technology and prac13 tices programs, as determined by the Adminis14 trator. 

15 (4) GSA FACILITY.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘GSA facil17 ity’’ means any building, structure, or facility, 

18 in whole or in part (including the associated 

19 support systems of the building, structure, or 

20 facility) that— 

21 (i) is constructed (including facilities 

22 constructed for lease), renovated, or pur23 chased, in whole or in part, by the Admin24 istrator for use by the Federal Govern25 ment; or 


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1 (ii) is leased, in whole or in part, by 

2 the Administrator for use by the Federal 

3 Government— 

4 (I) except as provided in sub5 clause (II), for a term of not less than 

6 5 years; or 

7 (II) for a term of less than 5 

8 years, if the Administrator determines 

9 that use of cost-effective technologies 

10 and practices would result in the pay11 back of expenses. 

12 (B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘GSA facility’’ 

13 includes any group of buildings, structures, or 

14 facilities described in subparagraph (A) (includ15 ing the associated energy-consuming support 

16 systems of the buildings, structures, and facili17 ties). 

18 (C) EXEMPTION.—The Administrator may 

19 exempt from the definition of ‘‘GSA facility’’ 

20 under this paragraph a building, structure, or 

21 facility that meets the requirements of section 

22 543(c) of Public Law 95–619 (42 U.S.C. 

23 8253(c)). 


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Calendar No. 131 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 992 

[Report No. 110

–60] 

A BILL 

To achieve emission reductions and cost savings 

purposes. technologies in public buildings, and for other through accelerated use of cost-effective lighting 

MAY 3, 2007 

Reported with amendments 


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