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40 U.S.C. § 3313 — Procurement of life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting systems
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**(a) Definitions.—** In this section:
(1) **Administrator.—** — The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of General Services.
(2) **Lighting system.—** — The term “lighting system” means the elements required to maintain a desired light level, including lamps, light fixtures, fixture distribution, sensors and control technologies, interior design elements, and daylighting sources.
**(b) Procurement.—**
(1) **In general.—** — To the maximum extent practicable, the Administrator shall—
(A) procure the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting systems; and
(B) ensure that procurements after the date of enactment of the BRIGHT Act of lighting systems or the individual components of lighting systems maximize life-cycle cost effectiveness and energy efficiency.
(2) **Use.—** — Each public building constructed, altered, acquired, or leased by the Administrator shall be equipped, to the maximum extent practicable as determined by the Administrator, with the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting systems for each application.
**(c) Maintenance of Public Buildings.—** Each individual component of a lighting system, including a lamp or fixture, that is replaced by the Administrator in the normal course of maintenance of public buildings shall be replaced, to the maximum extent practicable, with the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting system possible for the application.
**(d) Considerations.—**
(1) **Contracting options.—** — In carrying out this section, the Administrator shall consider appropriate contracting options for the procurement of the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting systems.
(2) **Procurement and use.—** — In making a determination under this section co
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**(a) Definitions.—** In this section:
(1) **Administrator.—** — The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of General Services.
(2) **Lighting system.—** — The term “lighting system” means the elements required to maintain a desired light level, including lamps, light fixtures, fixture distribution, sensors and control technologies, interior design elements, and daylighting sources.
**(b) Procurement.—**
(1) **In general.—** — To the maximum extent practicable, the Administrator shall—
(A) procure the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting systems; and
(B) ensure that procurements after the date of enactment of the BRIGHT Act of lighting systems or the individual components of lighting systems maximize life-cycle cost effectiveness and energy efficiency.
(2) **Use.—** — Each public building constructed, altered, acquired, or leased by the Administrator shall be equipped, to the maximum extent practicable as determined by the Administrator, with the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting systems for each application.
**(c) Maintenance of Public Buildings.—** Each individual component of a lighting system, including a lamp or fixture, that is replaced by the Administrator in the normal course of maintenance of public buildings shall be replaced, to the maximum extent practicable, with the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting system possible for the application.
**(d) Considerations.—**
(1) **Contracting options.—** — In carrying out this section, the Administrator shall consider appropriate contracting options for the procurement of the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting systems.
(2) **Procurement and use.—** — In making a determination under this section concerning the practicability of procuring and installing the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting system, the Administrator shall consider—
(A) the compatibility of the lighting system with existing equipment, including consideration of a cost effective retrofit;
(B) whether procurement and use of the lighting system could result in interference with productivity;
(C) the aesthetics relating to the use of the lighting system; and
(D) such other factors as the Administrator determines to be appropriate.
**(e) Life-Cycle Cost Effective.—** The Administrator shall use the procedures and methods established under section 544(a) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act ([42 U.S.C. 8254(a)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section8254/a&num=0&edition=prelim)) in determining whether a lighting system is life-cycle cost effective.
**(f) Energy Star.—** A lighting system shall be treated as being energy efficient for purposes of this section if—
(1) the lighting system or the individual components of the lighting system are certified under the Energy Star program established by section 324A of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ([42 U.S.C. 6294a](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6294a&num=0&edition=prelim));
(2) in the case of all light-emitting diode (LED) luminaires, lamps, and systems whose efficacy (lumens per watt) and Color Rendering Index (CRI) meet the Department of Energy requirements for minimum luminaire efficacy and CRI for the Energy Star certification, as verified by an independent third-party testing laboratory that the Administrator and the Secretary of Energy determine conducts its tests according to the procedures and recommendations of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, even if the luminaires, lamps, and systems have not received such certification; or
(3) the Administrator and the Secretary of Energy have otherwise determined that the lighting system is energy efficient.
**(g) Additional Energy Efficient Lighting Designations.—** The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of Energy shall give priority to establishing Energy Star performance criteria or Federal Energy Management Program designations for additional lighting product categories that are appropriate for procurement and use in public buildings.
**(h) Guidelines.—** The Administrator shall develop guidelines for the procurement and use of energy efficient lighting technologies that contain mercury in child care centers in public buildings.
**(i) Applicability of Buy American Act.—** Acquisitions carried out pursuant to this section shall be subject to the requirements of the Buy American Act 11 See References in Text note below. ([41 U.S.C. 10c](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section10c&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
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**(a) When Allowed.—** The carrying out of the duties and powers of the Administrator of General Services under this chapter, in accordance with standards the Administrator prescribes—
(1) shall, except for the authority contained in [section 3305(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section3305/b&num=0&edition=prelim), be delegated on request to the appropriate executive agency when the estimated cost of the project does not exceed $100,000; and
(2) may be delegated to the appropriate executive agency when the Administrator determines that delegation will promote efficiency and economy.
**(b) No Exemption From Other Provisions of Chapter.—** Delegation under subsection (a) does not exempt the person to whom the delegation is made, or the carrying out of the delegated duty or power, from any other provision of this chapter.
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**(a) In general** To the maximum extent practicable, the Architect of the Capitol shall include energy efficiency and conservation measures, greenhouse gas emission reduction measures, and other appropriate environmental measures in the Capitol Complex Master Plan.
**(b) Report** Not later than 6 months after December 19, 2007, the Architect of the Capitol shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, a report on the energy efficiency and conservation measures, greenhouse gas emission reduction measures, and other appropriate environmental measures included in the Capitol Complex Master Plan pursuant to subsection (a).
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**(a) General rule** All test procedures and related determinations prescribed or made by the Secretary with respect to any covered product (or class thereof) which are in effect on March 17, 1987, shall remain in effect until the Secretary amends such test procedures and related determinations under subsection (b).
**(b) Amended and new procedures**
(1) **Test procedures.—**
(A) *Amendment.—* — At least once every 7 years, the Secretary shall review test procedures for all covered products and—
(i) amend test procedures with respect to any covered product, if the Secretary determines that amended test procedures would more accurately or fully comply with the requirements of paragraph (3); or
(ii) publish notice in the Federal Register of any determination not to amend a test procedure.
(B) The Secretary may, in accordance with the requirements of this subsection, prescribe test procedures for any consumer product classified as a covered product under [section 6292(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6292/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
(C) The Secretary shall direct the National Institute of Standards and Technology to assist in developing new or amended test procedures.
(2) If the Secretary determines, on his own behalf or in response to a petition by any interested person, that a test procedure should be prescribed or amended, the Secretary shall promptly publish in the Federal Register proposed test procedures and afford interested persons an opportunity to present oral and written data, views, and arguments with respect to such procedures. The comment period shall not be less than 60 days and may be extended for good cause shown to not more than 270 days. In prescribing or amending a test proc
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In this subtitle, the term “Administrator” means the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy appointed under [section 1102 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section1102&num=0&edition=prelim).
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The purpose of this subtitle is to provide the Federal Government with an economical and efficient system for the following activities:
(1) Procuring and supplying property and nonpersonal services, and performing related functions including contracting, inspection, storage, issue, setting specifications, identification and classification, transportation and traffic management, establishment of pools or systems for transportation of Government personnel and property by motor vehicle within specific areas, management of public utility services, repairing and converting, establishment of inventory levels, establishment of forms and procedures, and representation before federal and state regulatory bodies.
(2) Using available property.
(3) Disposing of surplus property.
(4) Records management.
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In this title: 11 See References in Text note below.
(1) **Administrator** — The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of General Services.
(2) **Advisory Committee** — The term “Advisory Committee” means the Green Building Advisory Committee established under section 484.1
(3) **Commercial Director** — The term “Commercial Director” means the individual appointed to the position established under [section 17081 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section17081&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) **Consortium** — The term “Consortium” means the High-Performance Green Building Partnership Consortium created in response to [section 17092(c)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section17092/c/1&num=0&edition=prelim) to represent the private sector in a public-private partnership to promote high-performance green buildings and zero-net-energy commercial buildings.
(5) **Cost-effective lighting technology**
(A) *In general* — The term “cost-effective lighting technology” means a lighting technology that—
(i) will result in substantial operational cost savings by ensuring an installed consumption of not more than 1 watt per square foot; or
(ii) is contained in a list under—
(I) [section 8259b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section8259b&num=0&edition=prelim);
(II) Federal acquisition regulation 23–203; and
(III) is at least as energy-conserving as required by other provisions of this Act, including the requirements of this title 1 and title III 1 which shall be applicable to the extent that they would achieve greater energy savings than provided under clause (i) or this clause.22 So in origina
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**(a) Definition of Administrator** In this section, the term “Administrator” means the Administrator of General Services.
**(b) Establishment**
(1) **In general** — The Administrator shall establish a program to accelerate the use of more cost-effective technologies and practices at GSA facilities.
(2) **Requirements** — The program established under this subsection shall—
(A) ensure centralized responsibility for the coordination of cost reduction-related recommendations, practices, and activities of all relevant Federal agencies;
(B) provide technical assistance and operational guidance to applicable tenants to achieve the goal identified in subsection (c)(2)(B)(ii);
(C) establish methods to track the success of Federal departments and agencies with respect to that goal; and
(D) be fully coordinated with and no less stringent nor less energy-conserving or water-conserving than required by other provisions of this Act and other applicable law, including sections 321 through 324, 431 through 438, 461, 511 through 518, and 523 through 525 and amendments made by those sections.
**(c) Accelerated use of technologies**
(1) **Review**
(A) *In general* — As part of the program under this section, not later than 90 days after December 19, 2007, the Administrator shall conduct a review of—
(i) current use of cost-effective lighting technologies and geothermal heat pumps in GSA facilities; and
(ii) the availability to managers of GSA facilities of cost-effective lighting technologies and geothermal heat pumps.
(B) *Requirements* — The review under subparagraph (A) shall—
(i) examine the use of cost-effective lighting technologies, geothermal heat pumps, and other cost-effective technologies and practices by Federal agencies in GSA facilitie
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TITLE 40—PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
§ 3313
through loan or mortgage insurance premiums, of a
newly constructed building or of an alteration of an ex-
isting building above 5,000 gross square feet within the
wildland-urban interface at moderate or greater wild-
fire risk shall consider updating its procedures for pro-
viding the assistance to be consistent with sections 2(a)
and 2(b) of this order, to ensure appropriate consider-
ation of wildfire-resistant design and construction.
(g) To the extent permitted by law, the heads of all
agencies may:
(i) require higher performance levels than exist in the
codes described in section 2(a) of this order;
(ii) apply the requirements within section 2(a) of this
order to new buildings less than 5,000 gross square feet
on Federal land within the wildland-urban interface at
moderate or greater wildfire risk; and
(iii) apply the requirements within section 2(b) of this
order to existing buildings less than 5,000 gross square
feet on Federal land within the wildland-urban inter-
face at moderate or greater wildfire risk.
(h) When calculating whether a building is at mod-
erate or greater wildfire risk, agencies should act in ac-
cordance with the methods described in the 2015 edition
of the IWUIC, or any subsequent version that is deter-
mined to be a nationally recognized code for the pur-
poses of 40 U.S.C. 3312(b), or an equivalent code, or in
accordance with an equivalent method.
(i) Each building constructed or altered in accordance
with section 2(a) or (b) of this order shall comply with
the IWUIC, or an equivalent code, only to the max-
imum extent feasible as determined by the head of an
agency.
SEC. 3. Agency Responsibilities. (a) The heads of all
agencies that own Federal buildings
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 6294b
time, and other factors, including information re-
quired on labels mandated by the Federal Trade
Commission;
‘‘(B) provide the results of the market assessment
to the Federal Trade Commission for consideration in
the rulemaking described in section 324(a)(2)(C)(iii) of
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C.
6294(a)(2)(C)(iii)); and
‘‘(C) in cooperation with industry trade associa-
tions, lighting industry members, utilities, and other
interested parties, carry out a proactive national pro-
gram of consumer awareness, information, and edu-
cation that broadly uses the media and other effec-
tive communication techniques over an extended pe-
riod of time to help consumers understand the lamp
labels and make energy-efficient lighting choices
that meet the needs of consumers.
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012.’’
§ 6294a. Energy Star program
(a) In general
There is established within the Department of
Energy and the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy a voluntary program to identify and promote
energy-efficient products and buildings in order
to reduce energy consumption, improve energy
security, and reduce pollution through vol-
untary labeling of, or other forms of commu-
nication about, products and buildings that
meet the highest energy conservation standards.
(b) Division of responsibilities
Responsibilities under the program shall be di-
vided between the Department of Energy and
the Environmental Protection Agency in ac-
cordance with the terms of applicable agree-
ments between those agencies.
(c) Duties
The Administrator and the Secretary shall—
(1
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**(a) Establishment of life cycle cost methods and procedures** The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Secretary of Defense, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Administrator of the General Services Administration, shall—
(1) establish practical and effective present value methods for estimating and comparing life cycle costs for Federal buildings, using the sum of all capital and operating expenses associated with the energy system of the building involved over the expected life of such system or during a period of 40 years, whichever is shorter, and using average fuel costs and a discount rate determined by the Secretary; and
(2) develop and prescribe the procedures to be followed in applying and implementing the methods so established.
**(b) Use of life cycle cost methods and procedures**
(1) The design of new Federal buildings, and the application of energy conservation measures to existing Federal buildings, shall be made using life cycle cost methods and procedures established under subsection (a).
(2) In leasing buildings for its own use or that of another agency, each agency shall, after January 1, 1994, fully consider the efficiency of all potential building space at the time of renewing or entering into a new lease.
**(c) Use in non-Federal structures** The Secretary shall make available information to the public on the use of life cycle cost methods in the construction of buildings, structures, and facilities in all segments of the economy.
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