High-Performance Green Buildings Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-121
Sponsor: Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14]
Introduced: 2007-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Air conditioning
Auditing
Awards, medals, prizes
Building construction
Commemorations
Commuting
Congress
Congressional investigations
Congressional reporting requirements
Cost accounting
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency Management
Energy
Energy conservation
Energy efficiency
Executive reorganization
Federal advisory bodies
Federal budgets
Federal employees
Federal installations
Federal office buildings
Finance and Financial Sector
General Services Administration
Government Operations and Politics
Government procurement
Government publicity
Green products
Health
Heating
Indoor air pollution
Internet
Labor productivity
Landscape architecture
Law
Mass rapid transit
Occupational health and safety
Office of Management and Budget
Planning-programming-budgeting
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Recycling of waste products
Research and development
Science, Technology, Communications
Standards
Transportation and Public Works
Walking
Waste reduction
Water Resources Development
Water conservation
Water pollution control
Web sites

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: 
High-Performance Green Buildings Act of 2007 - Directs the Administrator of General Services to establish an Office of High-Performance Green Buildings. Requires the Office Director to: (1) establish a Green Building Advisory Committee; (2) carry out public outreach; (3) develop and recommend a high-performance green building research plan; (4) analyze current budget and contracting practices that affect achievement of high-performance green buildings; and (5) develop and implement a comprehensive indoor air quality program for federal facilities. 
 
Requires the Director to identify incentives to encourage the use of green buildings and related technology in federal government operations.
 
Requires the Director of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy to: (1) revise applicable acquisition regulations; and (2) issue guidance to federal procurement executives on renegotiating proposed facilities design, existing facilities renovations, and leased facilities improvements. 
 
Requires the Director to consult with the Committee to assist in the implementation of the Environmental Stewardship Scorecard announced at the White House Summit on federal sustainable buildings in 2006. 
 
Requires the Office to carry out specified demonstration projects at federal buildings and universities to contribute to its research goals. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-03-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
action_date: 2007-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
action_date: 2007-01-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Science and Technology, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Science and Technology, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Science and Technology, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Science and Technology, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Science and Technology, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House