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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 52 

To improve the energy and water efficiency of Federal buildings. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 22 (legislative day, JANUARY 3), 2013 

Mrs. BOXER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

A BILL 

To improve the energy and water efficiency of Federal 

buildings. 

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 ‘‘Promoting Efficiency 

5 and Savings in Government Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 

7 The purposes of this Act are— 

8 (1) to require the General Services Administra9 tion to audit the energy performance of buildings 

10 owned by the General Services Administration and 

11 identify— 


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1 (A) steps that can be taken to improve en2 ergy efficiency and reduce costs; and 

3 (B) cost-savings that can be achieved by 

4 implementing energy efficiency measures; 

5 (2) to establish minimum efficiency standards 

6 for buildings leased by the Federal government; 

7 (3) to increase energy efficiency and reduce pol8 lution; and 

9 (4) to require regular reporting to Congress 

10 and the public on the energy use of Federal build11 ings and the cost-savings and pollution reduction as12 sociated with efficiency measures. 

13 SEC. 3. ENERGY AUDITS OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 

15 date of enactment of this Act, each energy manager (as 

16 defined in section 543(f)(1) of the National Energy Con17 servation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253(f)(1))) of a building 

18 owned by the General Services Administration shall carry 

19 out an audit of that building that— 

20 (1) identifies any modifications necessary to im21 prove energy efficiency that, within 10 years of im22 plementation, will result in energy cost savings equal 

23 to the total investment made; and 


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1 (2) quantifies the estimated cost-savings associ2 ated with any energy efficiency improvements identi3 fied by the energy manager. 

4 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

5 of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General 

6 Services shall report to the Committee on Environment 

7 and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 

8 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep9 resentatives on— 

10 (1) all efficiency improvements identified in the 

11 audits carried out under subsection (a); 

12 (2) the total estimated cost-savings associated 

13 with the efficiency improvements described in para14 graph (1); and 

15 (3) the status of implementation of the effi16 ciency improvements described in paragraph (1). 

17 SEC. 4. IMPROVING EFFICIENCY OF LEASED BUILDINGS. 

18 Section 435 of the Energy Independence and Security 

19 Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17091) is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘paragraph 

21 (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; 

22 (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub23 section (f); and 

24 (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol25 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘(c) OTHER EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS.—In ac2 cordance with subsection (d), beginning 1 year after the 

3 date of enactment of the Promoting Efficiency and Sav4 ings in Government Act, each lease of a building or space 

5 in a building entered into by a Federal department or 

6 agency shall include, except under the conditions described 

7 in subparagraphs (B) through (D) of subsection (b)(1)— 

8 ‘‘(1) a maximum energy intensity standard; 

9 ‘‘(2) a lighting efficiency requirement, account10 ing for appropriate task lighting; and 

11 ‘‘(3) to the extent feasible, an incentive struc12 ture that allows the Federal department or agency 

13 leasing the building or space and the building owner 

14 to share the financial savings of efficiency invest15 ments and efficient operating practices. 

16 ‘‘(d) STANDARDS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

18 after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 

19 Administrator of General Services, on the advice of 

20 the Secretary, shall issue minimum standards under 

21 paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c) that are de22 signed to improve efficiency in a cost-effective man23 ner. 

24 ‘‘(2) UPDATES.—The Secretary shall periodi25 cally review the standards under paragraph (1) and 


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1 make any recommendations to the Administrator of 

2 General Services for revisions that the Secretary de3 termines to be appropriate. 

4 ‘‘(e) REPORT.— 

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

6 the date of enactment of this subsection and every 

7 2 years thereafter, the Director of the Office of 

8 Management and Budget, in coordination with the 

9 Administrator of General Services, shall submit to 

10 Congress a report describing— 

11 ‘‘(A) the implementation by each Federal 

12 department or agency of this section; and 

13 ‘‘(B) the extent to which each Federal de14 partment or agency has achieved compliance 

15 with the applicable requirements and standards 

16 of this section. 

17 ‘‘(2) RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING REPORTS.—A 

18 report under paragraph (1) may be incorporated 

19 into a related or similar report of a Federal agency 

20 prepared by that Federal agency to meet other simi21 lar requirements.’’. 

22 SEC. 5. LEASED BUILDING EFFICIENCY REPORTING. 

23 Section 3307(b) of title 40, United States Code, is 

24 amended by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the fol25 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘(7) with respect to any prospectus for the con2 struction, alteration, or acquisition of any building 

3 or space to be leased, an assessment of the future 

4 energy performance and water efficiency of the 

5 building or space, including, to the maximum extent 

6 practicable— 

7 ‘‘(A) a description of the energy efficient 

8 and renewable energy systems, including photo9 voltaic systems, that are likely to be used in the 

10 construction, alteration, or acquisition of any 

11 building or space to be leased; 

12 ‘‘(B) a description of the water saving 

13 technologies and systems that are likely to be 

14 used in the construction, alteration, or acquisi15 tion of any building or space to be leased; 

16 ‘‘(C) the expected energy and water use in17 tensity for the building or space, as compared 

18 to buildings of similar type and use; 

19 ‘‘(D) a description of alternative workplace 

20 and other related strategies that are likely to be 

21 employed to minimize the space requirements 

22 and energy and water use of the building or 

23 space; 

24 ‘‘(E) a description of the use of lifecycle 

25 cost analysis; and 


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1 ‘‘(F) if applicable, a description of any fi2 nancing methods, such as energy service con3 tracts, that are likely to be used for improve4 ments described in subparagraphs (A) and 

5 (B).’’. 

6 SEC. 6. REPORTING ON BUILDING ENERGY AND WATER EF7 FICIENCY. 

8 Section 436(f) of the Energy Independence and Secu9 rity Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17092(f)) is amended— 

10 (1) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 

11 the semicolon; 

12 (2) by redesignating paragraph (8) as para13 graph (9); 

14 (3) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(8) summarizes the energy and water use of 

17 Federal buildings, including— 

18 ‘‘(A) energy and water use data by Depart19 ment climate zone, building type, primary build20 ing use, agency, and building vintage; 

21 ‘‘(B) data on— 

22 ‘‘(i) total energy usage and energy 

23 usage by heating, ventilation, and air-con24 ditioning, water heating, lighting, plug25 loads, and other subsystems; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) cost savings attributable to en2 ergy and water efficiency measures; and 

3 ‘‘(C) a description of the use of design or 

4 technological features that contribute to reduc5 tions in energy and water use, as determined to 

6 be appropriate for inclusion by the Federal Di7 rector; and’’; and 

8 (4) in paragraph (9) (as redesignated by para9 graph (2)), by striking ‘‘(7)’’ and inserting ‘‘(8)’’. 

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