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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1055 

To require the Administrator of General Services and the Secretary of Energy 

to set goals for deep energy retrofits in Federal buildings. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 22, 2015 

Mr. FRANKEN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

A BILL 

To require the Administrator of General Services and the 

Secretary of Energy to set goals for deep energy retrofits 

in 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. DEFINITIONS. 

4 In this Act: 

5 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis6 trator’’ means the Administrator of General Serv7 ices. 

8 (2) BASELINE.—The term ‘‘baseline’’ means 

9 the highest annual rate of energy use for a building 

10 during the period beginning on January 1, 2012, 


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1 and ending on December 31 of the calendar year 

2 preceding the calendar year during which the deep 

3 energy retrofit of the building commenced. 

4 (3) DEEP ENERGY RETROFIT.—The term ‘‘deep 

5 energy retrofit’’ means a project carried out in a 

6 Federal building that results in energy savings in 

7 that building of at least 35 percent, and preferably 

8 at least 50 percent, relative to the baseline. 

9 (4) ENERGY SAVINGS.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘energy sav11 ings’’ means the quantity of energy calculated 

12 on an annual basis and equal to the difference 

13 between— 

14 (i) the quantity of energy used in a 

15 Federal building after a deep energy ret16 rofit; and 

17 (ii) the baseline for the building. 

18 (B) CALCULATION.—For purposes of cal19 culating energy savings under subparagraph 

20 (A)— 

21 (i) calculations shall be made for elec22 tricity separately than other fuels; 

23 (ii) conversions from electricity to 

24 British thermal units may be permitted; 

25 and 


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1 (iii) the baseline and deep retrofit 

2 building consumption data shall be ad3 justed for any differences in weather, occu4 pancy, and other important usage indica5 tors. 

6 (5) FEDERAL BUILDING.—The term ‘‘Federal 

7 building’’ means a building owned by a Federal 

8 agency. 

9 (6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

10 the Secretary of Energy. 

11 SEC. 2. DEEP ENERGY RETROFIT PROGRAM. 

12 (a) PLANNING.— 

13 (1) DEVELOPMENT.—Not later than 1 year 

14 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis15 trator and the Secretary shall develop a plan for 

16 meeting the 2020 goals described in subsection (b). 

17 (2) AGENCY PLANS.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than July 1, 

19 2018, the head of each Federal agency that 

20 owns a Federal building shall submit to the 

21 Secretary and the Administrator a plan for 

22 deep energy retrofits of at least 50 percent of 

23 the Federal buildings of the agency. 

24 (B) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Sec25 retary, acting through the Federal Energy 


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1 Management Program and in cooperation with 

2 the Administrator, shall provide technical as3 sistance to each Federal agency to carry out 

4 subparagraph (A). 

5 (b) 2020 GOAL.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) 

7 and (3), not later than January 1, 2020, and after 

8 consideration of the plans submitted under sub9 section (a)(1)— 

10 (A) the Administrator shall carry out not 

11 fewer than 100 deep energy retrofits; and 

12 (B) the Secretary, acting through the Fed13 eral Energy Management Program, shall work 

14 with Federal agencies (other than the General 

15 Services Administration) to carry out not fewer 

16 than 50 deep energy retrofits. 

17 (2) MINIMUM ENERGY SAVINGS.—In carrying 

18 out paragraph (1), the Administrator and the Secretary shall ensure that at least 1 19 ⁄3 of the total num20 ber of energy retrofits achieve energy savings of at 

21 least 50 percent. 

22 (3) COST CONTROL.—The Secretary and the 

23 Administrator may select for deep energy retrofit 

24 Federal buildings that— 

25 (A) are scheduled for renovation; or 


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1 (B) require replacement of major systems. 

2 (c) 2030 GOAL.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) 

4 and (3), during the 10-year period beginning on 

5 January 1, 2020, the Administrator and the Sec6 retary shall carry out deep energy retrofits in not 

7 less than 50 percent of the total square footage of 

8 Federal buildings remaining for deep energy retro9 fits after the retrofits carried out under subsection 

10 (b) are completed. 

11 (2) MINIMUM ENERGY SAVINGS.—In carrying 

12 out paragraph (1), the Administrator and the Secretary shall ensure that at least 1 13 ⁄3 of the total num14 ber of energy retrofits achieve energy savings of at 

15 least 50 percent. 

16 (3) TIMING.—Of the 50 percent of the total 

17 square footage required for deep energy retrofits 

18 under paragraph (1), approximately 5 percent shall 

19 be completed during each year of the 10-year period 

20 described in that paragraph. 

21 (d) 2040 GOAL.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall set goals 

23 for deep energy retrofits during the 10-year period 

24 beginning on January 1, 2030, after considering the 


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1 results of the deep energy retrofits carried out under 

2 subsections (b) and (c). 

3 (2) WAIVERS AND EXCEPTIONS.—In setting 

4 goals under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall allow 

5 waivers and exceptions for— 

6 (A) historic structures; 

7 (B) buildings with high energy use for se8 curity purposes; and 

9 (C) such other special circumstances as the 

10 Secretary may determine. 

11 (e) ADJUSTMENT.—The Secretary may adjust the 

12 number of deep energy retrofits required under this sec13 tion based on the most recent data relating to technical 

14 feasibility and economic justification, as determined by the 

15 Secretary taking into account the need to achieve positive 

16 cashflow over the full life of measures using discount rates 

17 designated by the Office of Management and Budget. 

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