To provide that no Federal or State requirement to increase energy efficient lighting in public buildings shall require a hospital, school, day care center, mental health facility, or nursing home to install or utilize such energy efficient lighting if the lighting contains mercury.

Bill: 113-hr-643
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2013-02-13
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Educational facilities and institutions

Energy efficiency and conservation

Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Health facilities and institutions

Lighting, heating, cooling

Metals
Latest action: action_date: 2013-02-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-02-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to prohibit any federal or state requirement to increase energy efficient lighting in public buildings from requiring a hospital, school, day care center, mental health facility, or nursing home to install or utilize energy efficient lighting that contains mercury.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 643 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Mr. Burgess introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on 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 A BILL To provide that no Federal or State requirement to increase energy efficient lighting in public buildings shall require a hospital, school, day care center, mental health facility, or nursing home to install or utilize such energy efficient lighting if the lighting contains mercury.

1. Mercury-containing lighting (a) Amendment Title III of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 326. Mercury-containing lighting Notwithstanding sections 321 through 325, and the amendments made by those sections, no Federal or State requirement to increase energy efficient lighting in public buildings shall require a hospital, school, day care center, mental health facility, or nursing home to install or utilize such energy efficient lighting if the lighting contains mercury. . (b) Table of contents amendment The table of contents for the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to title III the following new item: Sec. 326. Mercury-containing lighting. .