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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 992 

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, and Mr. 

CRAIG) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 Reduction Act of 2007’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. COST-EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGY ACCELERATION 

2 PROGRAM. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of General 

4 Services (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Adminis5 trator’’) shall establish a program to accelerate the use 

6 of more cost-effective technologies and practices at GSA 

7 facilities. 

8 (b) ACCELERATED USE OF COST-EFFECTIVE LIGHT9 ING TECHNOLOGIES.— 

10 (1) REVIEW.— 

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

12 under this subsection, not later than 90 days 

13 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Ad14 ministrator shall conduct a review of— 

15 (i) current use of cost-effective light16 ing technologies in GSA facilities; and 

17 (ii) the availability to managers of 

18 GSA facilities of cost-effective lighting 

19 technologies. 

20 (B) REQUIREMENTS.—The review under 

21 subparagraph (A) shall— 

22 (i) examine the use of cost-effective 

23 lighting technologies and other cost-effec24 tive technologies and practices by Federal 

25 agencies in GSA facilities; and 


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1 (ii) identify, in consultation with the 

2 Environmental Protection Agency, cost-ef3 fective lighting technology standards that 

4 could be used for all types of GSA facili5 ties. 

6 (2) REPLACEMENT.— 

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

8 under this subsection, not later than 180 days 

9 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Ad10 ministrator shall establish a cost-effective light11 ing technology acceleration program to achieve 

12 maximum feasible replacement of existing light13 ing technologies with more cost-effective light14 ing technologies in each GSA facility using 

15 available appropriations. 

16 (B) ACCELERATION PLAN TIMETABLE.— 

17 (i) IN GENERAL.—To implement the 

18 program established under subparagraph 

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

20 enactment of this Act, the Administrator 

21 shall establish a timetable including mile22 stones for specific activities needed to re23 place existing lighting technologies with 

24 more cost-effective lighting technologies, to 

25 the maximum extent feasible (including at 


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1 the maximum rate feasible), at each GSA 

2 facility. 

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

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

5 available appropriations, maximum feasible 

6 replacement of existing lighting tech7 nologies with more cost-effective lighting 

8 technologies by not later than the date that 

9 is 5 years after the date of enactment of 

10 this Act. 

11 (c) GSA FACILITY COST-EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGIES

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

13 of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Ad14 ministrator shall— 

15 (1) ensure that a manager responsible for accel16 erating the use of cost-effective technologies and 

17 practices is designated for each GSA facility; and 

18 (2) submit to Congress a plan, to be imple19 mented to the maximum extent feasible (including at 

20 the maximum rate feasible) using available appro21 priations, by not later than the date that is 5 years 

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

23 (A) identifies the specific activities needed 

24 to achieve a 20-percent reduction in operational 

25 costs through the application of cost-effective 


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1 technologies and practices from 2003 levels at 

2 GSA facilities by not later than 5 years after 

3 the date of enactment of this Act; 

4 (B) describes activities required and car5 ried out to estimate the funds necessary to 

6 achieve the reduction described in subparagraph 

7 (A); 

8 (C) describes the status of the implementa9 tion of cost-effective technologies and practices 

10 at GSA facilities, including— 

11 (i) the extent to which programs, in12 cluding the program established under sub13 section (b), are being carried out in ac14 cordance with this Act; and 

15 (ii) the status of funding requests and 

16 appropriations for those programs; 

17 (D) identifies within the planning, budg18 eting, and construction process all types of GSA 

19 facility-related procedures that inhibit new and 

20 existing GSA facilities from implementing cost21 effective technologies and practices; 

22 (E) recommends language for uniform 

23 standards for use by Federal agencies in imple24 menting cost-effective technologies and prac25 tices; 


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1 (F) in coordination with the Office of Man2 agement and Budget, reviews the budget proc3 ess for capital programs with respect to alter4 natives for— 

5 (i) permitting Federal agencies to re6 tain all identified savings accrued as a re7 sult of the use of cost-effective technologies 

8 and practices; and 

9 (ii) identifying short- and long-term 

10 cost savings that accrue from cost-effective 

11 technologies and practices; 

12 (G) achieves cost savings through the ap13 plication of cost-effective technologies and prac14 tices sufficient to pay the incremental addi15 tional costs of installing the cost-effective tech16 nologies and practices by not later than the 

17 date that is 5 years after the date of installa18 tion; and 

19 (H) includes recommendations to address 

20 each of the matters, and a plan for implementa21 tion of each recommendation, described in sub22 paragraphs (A) through (G). 

23 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

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1 essary to carry out this section, to remain available until 

2 expended. 

3 SEC. 3. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY DEM4 ONSTRATION GRANT PROGRAM FOR LOCAL 

5 GOVERNMENTS. 

6 (a) GRANT PROGRAM.— 

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

8 Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in 

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

10 a demonstration program under which the Adminis11 trator shall provide competitive grants to assist local 

12 governments (such as municipalities and counties), 

13 with respect to local government buildings— 

14 (A) to deploy cost-effective technologies 

15 and practices; and 

16 (B) to achieve operational cost savings, 

17 through the application of cost-effective tech18 nologies and practices, as verified by the Ad19 ministrator. 

20 (2) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the 

21 cost of an activity carried out using a grant provided 

22 under this section shall be 40 percent. 

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

24 grant provided under this subsection shall not exceed 

25 $1,000,000. 


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1 (b) GUIDELINES.— 

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

3 the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 

4 shall issue guidelines to implement the grant pro5 gram established under subsection (a). 

6 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The guidelines under 

7 paragraph (1) shall establish— 

8 (A) standards for monitoring and 

9 verification of operational cost savings through 

10 the application of cost-effective technologies and 

11 practices reported by grantees under this sec12 tion; 

13 (B) standards for grantees to implement 

14 training programs, and to provide technical as15 sistance and education, relating to the retrofit 

16 of buildings using cost-effective technologies 

17 and practices; and 

18 (C) a requirement that each local govern19 ment that receives a grant under this section 

20 shall achieve facility-wide cost savings, through 

21 renovation of existing local government build22 ings using cost-effective technologies and prac23 tices, of at least 40 percent as compared to the 

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1 fore the renovation (as calculated assuming a 3- 

2 year, weather-normalized average). 

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

4 Nothing in this section or any program carried out using 

5 a grant provided under this section supersedes or other6 wise affects any State or local law, to the extent that the 

7 State or local law contains a requirement that is more 

8 stringent than the relevant requirement of this section. 

9 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

10 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

11 $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2012. 

12 (e) REPORTS.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall pro14 vide annual reports to Congress on cost savings 

15 achieved and actions taken and recommendations 

16 made under this section, and any recommendations 

17 for further action. 

18 (2) FINAL REPORT.—The Administrator shall 

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

20 including findings, a summary of total cost savings 

21 achieved, and recommendations for further action. 

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

23 shall terminate on September 30, 2012. 

24 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

25 In this Act: 


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1 (1) COST-EFFECTIVE LIGHTING TECH2 NOLOGY.— 

3 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘cost-effec4 tive lighting technology’’ means a lighting tech5 nology that— 

6 (i) will result in substantial oper7 ational cost savings by ensuring an in8 stalled consumption of not more than 1 

9 watt per square foot; or 

10 (ii) is contained in a list under— 

11 (I) section 553 of Public Law 

12 95–619 (42 U.S.C. 8259b); and 

13 (II) Federal acquisition regula14 tion 23–203. 

15 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘cost-effec16 tive lighting technology’’ includes— 

17 (i) lamps; 

18 (ii) ballasts; 

19 (iii) luminaires; 

20 (iv) lighting controls; 

21 (v) daylighting; and 

22 (vi) early use of other highly cost-ef23 fective lighting technologies. 

24 (2) COST-EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND

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


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1 and practices’’ means a technology or practice 

2 that— 

3 (A) will result in substantial operational 

4 cost savings by reducing utility costs; and 

5 (B) complies with the provisions of section 

6 553 of Public Law 95–619 (42 U.S.C. 8259b) 

7 and Federal acquisition regulation 23–203. 

8 (3) OPERATIONAL COST SAVINGS.— 

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

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

11 operational costs through the application of 

12 cost-effective technologies and practices, includ13 ing a reduction in electricity consumption rel14 ative to consumption by the same customer or 

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

16 in guidelines promulgated by the Administrator 

17 pursuant to section 3(b), that achieves cost sav18 ings sufficient to pay the incremental additional 

19 costs of using cost-effective technologies and 

20 practices by not later than the date that is 5 

21 years after the date of installation. 

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

23 cost savings’’ includes savings achieved at a fa24 cility as a result of— 


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1 (i) the installation or use of cost-effec2 tive technologies and practices; or 

3 (ii) the planting of vegetation that 

4 shades the facility and reduces the heating, 

5 cooling, or lighting needs of the facility. 

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

7 cost savings’’ does not include savings from 

8 measures that would likely be adopted in the 

9 absence of cost-effective technology and prac10 tices programs, as determined by the Adminis11 trator. 

12 (4) GSA FACILITY.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘GSA facil14 ity’’ means any building, structure, or facility, 

15 in whole or in part (including the associated 

16 support systems of the building, structure, or 

17 facility) that— 

18 (i) is constructed (including facilities 

19 constructed for lease), renovated, or pur20 chased, in whole or in part, by the Admin21 istrator for use by the Federal Govern22 ment; or 

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

24 the Administrator for use by the Federal 

25 Government— 


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1 (I) except as provided in sub2 clause (II), for a term of not less than 

3 5 years; or 

4 (II) for a term of less than 5 

5 years, if the Administrator determines 

6 that use of cost-effective technologies 

7 and practices would result in the pay8 back of expenses. 

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

10 includes any group of buildings, structures, or 

11 facilities described in subparagraph (A) (includ12 ing the associated energy-consuming support 

13 systems of the buildings, structures, and facili14 ties). 

15 (C) EXEMPTION.—The Administrator may 

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

17 under this paragraph a building, structure, or 

18 facility that meets the requirements of section 

19 543(c) of Public Law 95–619 (42 U.S.C. 

20 8253(c)). 

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