Green Energy for Federal Buildings Act

Bill: 116-hr-5142
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2019-11-18
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources

Energy efficiency and conservation

Environmental technology

Federal-Indian relations

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Public contracts and procurement
Latest action: action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9126)

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-11-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Green Energy for Federal Buildings Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the federal government to increase the amount of renewable energy it consumes to 35% of its total electricity share by 2030, 75% by 2040, and 100% by 2050. In carrying out the requirement, the Department of Energy must seek to ensure that the federal government consumes renewable energy produced on-site at federal facilities, on federal lands, or on Native American lands.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5142 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 18, 2019 Ms. Brownley of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to update the Federal purchase requirement to ensure the use of 100 percent renewable energy by 2050, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Green Energy for Federal Buildings Act . 2. Federal purchase requirement Section 203 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 15852 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: (3) Not less than 7.5 percent in fiscal years 2013 through 2019. ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (4) Not less than 35 percent in fiscal years 2030 through 2039. (5) Not less than 75 percent in fiscal years 2040 through 2049. (6) Not less than 100 percent in fiscal year 2050 and each fiscal year thereafter. ; and (2) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: (c) Feasibility In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall seek to ensure that, to the maximum extent economically feasible and technically practicable, the Federal Government consumes renewable energy produced— (1) on-site at a Federal facility; (2) on Federal lands; or (3) on Indian land as defined in section 2601 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 ( 25 U.S.C. 3501 ). .