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House Bill No.

Introduced by Representative GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING AN  INTER-AGENCY ENERGY CONSERVATION
COMMITTEE TO DEPLOY COST EFFECTIVE ENERGY CONSERVATION
MEASURES AND TECHNOLOGIES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Costs for utility services and energy represent a substantial portion in the
operating costs of government buildings and other facilities in the country. It is in
the public interest therefore to provide for the planning and technical analyses
necessary for cost-effective energy conservation measures and for alternative
methods of financing energy-related improvements in such buildings and
facilities

Considering that there are only finite non-renewable energy sources available,
cost-effective energy conservation measures aiming to minimize energy
consumption and costs must be put in place especially in government and
publicly-owned assets.

Recognizing the need for us to our part in saving as much energy as we can, this
bill seeks to establish an inter-agency mechanism that will allow the government
to make use of energy more efficiently.

In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is earnestly requested.

GLORIA-MACAPAGAL ARROYO,
"S District, Pampanga


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

1527

House Bill No. ~~

Introduced by Representative GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING AN INTER-AGENCY ENERGY CONSERVATION
COMMITTEE TO DEPLOY COST EFFECTIVE ENERGY CONSERVATION
MEASURES AND TECHNOLOGIES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be itenacted bythe Senate and the House of Representatives of the
Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1.Title. -This Act shall be known as the “Government Buildings
Energy Cost Reduction Act of 2016.”

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy.—It is hereby declared the policy of the
State to establish inter-agency programs for the purpose of deploying cost-
effective energy conservation measures and technologies to minimize energy
consumption and costs.

SECTION 3. Definition.-For purposes of this Act, “energy conservation
project’ and “project designed to reduce energy consumption and costs” shall
mean and be understood as any improvement, repair, alteration or betterment of
any building or facility or any equipment, fixture or furnishing to be added to or
used in any building or facility that the Department of Energy has determined will
be a cost effective energy-related project that will lower energy or utility costs in
connection with the operation or maintenance of such building or facility, and will
achieve energy cost savings sufficient to cover bond debt service and other
project cost savings sufficient to cover bond debt service and other project costs
within seven (7) years from the date of project installation.

SECTION 4. Creation—The Inter-Agency Energy Conservation
Committee, hereinafter referred to as the Committee, is hereby established to be
composed of the Secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE), Secretary of
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Secretary of the Department of Public
Works and Highways (DPWH), and the Chairman of the Energy Regulatory
Board (ERC). The DOE Secretary shall serve as Committee Chairman. The
Committee’s necessary staff and resources shall also be drawn from the DOE.

SECTION 5. Powers and Duties.-The Committee shall have the authority:


a) To prepare an annual assessment of opportunities for energy cost
reduction in the state-owned and leased buildings and facilities designated by the
committee. Each assessment shall be completed each year, commencing from
the passage of this Act, and shall be available to the public. The assessment
shall include:

1) data on energy consumption and costs for each building
and facility designated by the Committee for the
preceding 5 years and anticipated energy consumption
and cost data projected for the next 3 years;

2) energy conservation measuresdeployed in buildings and
facilities designated by the Committee during the
preceding year;

3) evaluation studies of the cost reductions and other
benefits realized through the deployment of such
measures; and

4) energy conservation opportunities based on audits,
technical analyses or other methods of determining such
opportunities and associated energy

b) To conduct such surveys, audits, technical analyses and other research
or investigations as may be necessary to support the preparation of the annual
plan and the objectives of this Act;

c) To review all proposed capital projects and energy cost operating
budgets of agencies designated by the Committee and recommend energy
conservation measures which would reduce operating costs in buildings or
facilities affected by such capital projects;

d) To develop, after study of existing or emerging energy conservation
technologies, guidelines as may be necessary or desirable to further the
objectives of this Act or to aid the work of the Committee;

e) To provide any officer or entity of government, technical and
consultative assistance concerning energy cost management or conservation;

f) To annually recommend specific operations and maintenance procedure
modifications and capital projects for state-owned and leased buildings and
facilities designed to reduce energy consumption and costs;

g) To issue a report describing the status of government building energy
cost reduction and management efforts in the country. Listing obstacles to
building energy efficiency improvement together with related recommendations
for statutory change, and identifying opportunities for public sector energy cost
reductions not addressed by this Act or the programs developed pursuant thereto

SECTION 6.Funding Provision. -The Chairperson of the Committee shall
immediately hereinafter include in the Committee's programs the prompt
implementation of this Act, funding of which shall be provided for in the Annual
General Appropriations Act.


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SECTION 7. SeparabilityClause.—If any provision of this Act shall be
declared unconstitutional, any other Provision not affected thereby shall remain in
full force and effect.

SECTION 8. Repealing Clause.-All laws, decrees, orders, rules
andregulations, or parts thereof inconsistent with this Act are herebyrepealed or
amended accordingly

SECTION 9. Effectivity—This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) daysafter its
Publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,