velop and submit to the Director a plan addressing
indoor air contamination in Federal buildings under
the jurisdiction of such agency.
(c) SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of each agency re-
sponsible for the operation of 1 or more Federal
buildings shall, within 3 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, establish and implement a
systematic program for the assessment of indoor air
quality and the correction of conditions resulting in
less than adequate indoor air quality.
(2) CONFIDENTIAL FILING OF COMMENTS AND
COMPLAINTS.—Each such program shall include the
method and format for confidential filing of com-
ments and complaints concerning indoor air quality
by workers and the public, developed as part of the
model remediation program pursuant to subsection
(b)(1)(D).
(3) SUBMISSION
TO
THE
DIRECTOR.—Each
agency described in paragraph (1) shall submit a
copy of the program established under paragraph
(1) to the Director, and shall annually affirm to the
Director that each of its buildings continues to be
covered by that program.
(d) NEW FEDERAL BUILDINGS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of each Federal
agency responsible for the design and construction of
a building for Federal occupancy shall employ up to
date design, commissioning, and operating practices
for optimal indoor air quality and energy efficiency,
and an adequate portion of total building costs shall
be used when necessary for the—
(A) development and implementation of
general design principles intended to prevent
contamination of indoor air;
(B) development of building management
guidelines and practices; and
(C) training in building and systems oper-
ations for building management and mainte-
nance personnel.
(2) REPORT.—Upon completion of construction
of each Federal building covered by this section, the
head of the Federal agency responsible shall file with
the Administrator and with the clearinghouse estab-
lished under section 6(d), a report outlining the ac-
tivities undertaken, including related funding levels,
in carrying out paragraph (1). Such report shall be
routinely amended to provide updated information
on the short-term and long-term effectiveness of ac-
tivities undertaken under this subsection, and any
changes in practices or renovations that were nec-
essary to improve on the results of activities under-
taken under this subsection.
(e) NEW
AND RENEWED LEASES
FOR FEDERAL
BUILDINGS.—Within 2 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator of the General Serv-
ices Administration, the heads of Federal agencies, or any
person entering into a new lease or a lease renewal con-
tract for a Federal building, shall require the building
owner to demonstrate and guarantee that the building is
routinely operating at design specifications for the existing
ventilation system, and guarantee that all portions of the
building are accessible for indoor air quality monitoring
and evaluation. The leasing of buildings that operate at
current ventilation standards shall be given priority.
(f) BUILDING
VENTILATION
AND
MANAGEMENT
TRAINING.—
(1) DESIGNATION OF INDOOR AIR QUALITY CO-
ORDINATOR.—Within 12 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the head of each Federal
agency shall designate, or require that a lessee des-
ignate, an Indoor Air Quality Coordinator for each
Federal building, with a minimum of one assistant
to the Coordinator for each 1,000 employees.
(2) COMPLETION
OF
TRAINING.—Within 4
years after the date of the enactment of this Act,
each Indoor Air Quality Coordinator and assistant
to a Coordinator shall complete the indoor air train-
ing course operated pursuant to Federal funds.
SEC. 9. STATE AND LOCAL INDOOR AIR QUALITY GRANT
PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may provide
grants to States to devise management strategies and re-
sponse programs to reduce indoor air pollution and for in-
door air pollution prevention. The strategies and programs
shall comply with Federal mandates and shall enhance the
national indoor air quality response strategy referred to
in section 7.
(b) MANAGEMENT STRATEGY DEMONSTRATION.—
(1) GRANT ASSISTANCE.—The Governor of a
State may apply to the Administrator for a grant
under subsection (a) to support the development and
implementation of a management strategy with re-
spect to indoor air quality within such State.
(2) CONTENT
OF
STRATEGIES.—State indoor
air quality management strategies shall—
(A) designate a lead agency and provide an
institutional framework for protection of indoor
air quality;
(B) describe existing programs, controls,
or related activities concerning indoor air qual-
ity within State agencies including regulations,
educational programs, assessment programs, or
other activities; and
(C) describe existing programs, controls, or
related activities concerning indoor air quality
of local and other sub-State agencies and en-
sure coordination among local, State, and Fed-
eral agencies involved in indoor air quality ac-
tivities in the State.
(3) STRATEGY EVALUATION.—An evaluation of
the strategies funded through a grant made under
this subsection shall be provided to the Adminis-
trator within 3 years after receipt of the grant and
shall include a certification that the strategy meets
the requirements of this Act.
(4) PUBLIC
REVIEW
AND
COMMENT.—States
shall provide for public review and comment on the
management strategy before submission of such
strategy to the Administrator.
(c) RESPONSE PROGRAMS.—
(1) GRANT
ASSISTANCE.—A Governor of a
State or the executive officer of a local air pollution
control agency may apply to the Administrator for
a grant under subsection (a) to develop a response
program designed to reduce human exposure to an
indoor air contaminant or contaminants in the
State, or in a specific class or type of building in
that State, or in a specific geographic area of that
State.
(2) CONTENT OF RESPONSE PROGRAMS.—A re-
sponse program shall—
(A) establish methods to provide informa-
tion concerning indoor air contamination to the
public and to educate the public and interested
groups, including building owners and design
and engineering professionals, about indoor air
contamination, mitigation, and prevention;
(B) identify any data and information that
is applicable to the indoor air contaminant, the
ventilation system problem, the class or type of
building, or the specific geographic area to be
addressed;
(C) describe and schedule specific actions
to be taken to reduce human exposure to indoor
air contamination, including changes in building
maintenance practices or technologies, contami-
nant source reductions or removals, and the
adoption and enforcement of any ventilation
standards;
(D) identify the State or local agency or
public organization which will implement the re-
sponse actions; and
(E) provide for the assessment of the effec-
tiveness of the response program.
(3) RESPONSE PLAN.—As part of the response
program pursuant to this subsection, an applicant
may develop a response plan addressing indoor air
quality in State and local government buildings.
Such plans shall, to the fullest extent practicable, be
consistent with remediation program developed pur-
suant to section 8.
(d) GRANT MANAGEMENT.—
(1) AMOUNT OF FUNDING.—Grants under sub-
section (b)(1) shall not be less than $75,000 for
each fiscal year.
(2) CRITERIA
FOR
SELECTION.—In selecting
States for grants under this section, the Adminis-
trator shall consider—
(A) the seriousness of the indoor air qual-
ity issues identified by the State; and
(B) with respect to grants for response
strategies, the State indoor air quality manage-
ment strategy, giving priority to States with
complete indoor air management strategies that
have the greatest potential for reducing human
exposure to indoor air contamination.
(3) AVAILABILITY OF SUFFICIENT FUNDING.—
In selecting States for demonstration of manage-
ment strategies and assessments under subsection
(b)(1), the Administrator shall focus resources to en-
sure that sufficient funds are available to selected
States to provide for the development of comprehen-
sive and thorough management strategies and as-
sessments in each selected State and to adequately
demonstrate implementation of such strategies and
assessments.
(4) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF FUNDING.—
Grants under subsection (c)(1) of this section shall
be available to the grantee for a period not to exceed
three years and shall not exceed—
(A) for fiscal year 1994, the amount of
$250,000; and
(B) for each fiscal year after fiscal year
1994, the amount referred to in subparagraph
(A) adjusted by the Administrator to reflect the
estimated percentage increase for such fiscal
year in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
(5) FEDERAL SHARE OF FUNDING.—The Fed-
eral share of grants under this section shall not ex-
ceed 75 percent of the costs incurred in demonstra-
tion and implementation of such activities and shall
be made on the condition that the non-Federal share
is provided from non-Federal funds.
(6) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds granted
pursuant to this section in a fiscal year shall remain
available for obligation for that fiscal year and for
the next following fiscal year.
(7) LIMITATION ON RECEIPT OF GRANT IN FOL-
LOWING YEAR.—No grant shall be made under this
section in any fiscal year to a State or local air pol-
lution control agency which in the preceding year re-
ceived a grant under this section unless the Adminis-
trator determines that such agency satisfactorily im-
plemented such grant activities in such preceding
fiscal year.
(8) INFORMATION REQUIRED IN GRANT APPLI-
CATION.—States and local air pollution control agen-
cies shall provide such information in applications
for grant assistance and pertaining to grant funded
activities as the Administrator requires.
(d) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this section, the
Administrator shall coordinate with the Director of the
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,
and the Director of the National Institute of Standards
and Technology.
SEC. 10. RELATION TO OTHER LAW.
(a) FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITY.—Nothing in
this Act shall be construed, interpreted, or applied to pre-
empt, displace, or supplant any Federal or State law,
whether statutory or common, or any local ordinance,
which establishes a more restrictive compliance standard.
(b) EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY.—In exercising any
authority under this Act, the Administrator shall not, for
purposes of section 4(b)(1) of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of 1970, be considered to be exercising statu-
tory authority to prescribe or enforce standards or regula-
tions affecting occupational safety and health.
SEC. 11. REPORTS.
(a) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator
shall submit to the Congress a report on the activities car-
ried out by the Administrator pursuant to this Act. The
report shall include—
(1) the results of the national assessment con-
ducted under section 5(e)(1);
(2) the results of the healthy building study
conducted under section 5(h);
(3) an assessment of the training program con-
ducted pursuant to subsection (b) of section 6, in-
cluding recommendations concerning the application
of training requirements to classes and types of
buildings not covered by such subsection;
(4) a description of the ventilation program car-
ried out under section 6(e);
(5) the response strategy provided for in section
7(a); and
(6) an assessment of the Federal building eval-
uation and remediation program developed under
section 8;
SEC. 12. AUTHORIZATIONS FOR RESEARCH AND RELATED
ACTIVITIES.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this Act the following amounts:
(1) For the purpose of carrying out section 5
and subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 6, there
are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for
each of the fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and
1998. Of such sums appropriated, at least 25 per-
cent shall be for carrying out section 6(c), and at
least 25 percent shall be for carrying out section
5(c).
(2) For the purpose of carrying out sections
6(d), 7, and 8, there are authorized to be appro-
priated $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998. Of such sums
appropriated, at least 20 percent shall be for carry-
ing out section 8, and at least 20 percent shall be
for carrying out section 6(d).
(3) For the purpose of carrying out section 9,
there are authorized to be appropriated $12,000,000
for each of the fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997,
and 1998. Of such sums appropriated, at least 33
percent shall be for carrying out section 9(c).
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