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42 U.S.C. § 17083 — Energy efficiency in Federal and other buildings
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Administrator** — The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of General Services.
(2) **Cost-effective energy efficiency measure** — The term “cost-effective energy efficiency measure” means any building product, material, equipment, or service, and the installing, implementing, or operating thereof, that provides energy savings in an amount that is not less than the cost of such installing, implementing, or operating.
(3) **Cost-effective water efficiency measure** — The term “cost-effective water efficiency measure” means any building product, material, equipment, or service, and the installing, implementing, or operating thereof, that provides water savings in an amount that is not less than the cost of such installing, implementing, or operating.
**(b) Model provisions, policies, and best practices**
(1) **In general** — Not later than 180 days after April 30, 2015, the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and after providing the public with an opportunity for notice and comment, shall develop model commercial leasing provisions and best practices in accordance with this subsection.
(2) **Commercial leasing**
(A) *In general* — The model commercial leasing provisions developed under this subsection shall, at a minimum, align the interests of building owners and tenants with regard to investments in cost-effective energy efficiency measures and cost-effective water efficiency measures to encourage building owners and tenants to collaborate to invest in such measures.
(B) *Use of model provisions* — The Administrator may use the model commercial leasing provisions developed under this subsection in any standard leasing document that designates a Federal agency (or other client of the A
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Administrator** — The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of General Services.
(2) **Cost-effective energy efficiency measure** — The term “cost-effective energy efficiency measure” means any building product, material, equipment, or service, and the installing, implementing, or operating thereof, that provides energy savings in an amount that is not less than the cost of such installing, implementing, or operating.
(3) **Cost-effective water efficiency measure** — The term “cost-effective water efficiency measure” means any building product, material, equipment, or service, and the installing, implementing, or operating thereof, that provides water savings in an amount that is not less than the cost of such installing, implementing, or operating.
**(b) Model provisions, policies, and best practices**
(1) **In general** — Not later than 180 days after April 30, 2015, the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and after providing the public with an opportunity for notice and comment, shall develop model commercial leasing provisions and best practices in accordance with this subsection.
(2) **Commercial leasing**
(A) *In general* — The model commercial leasing provisions developed under this subsection shall, at a minimum, align the interests of building owners and tenants with regard to investments in cost-effective energy efficiency measures and cost-effective water efficiency measures to encourage building owners and tenants to collaborate to invest in such measures.
(B) *Use of model provisions* — The Administrator may use the model commercial leasing provisions developed under this subsection in any standard leasing document that designates a Federal agency (or other client of the Administrator) as a landlord or tenant.
(C) *Publication* — The Administrator shall periodically publish the model commercial leasing provisions developed under this subsection, along with explanatory materials, to encourage building owners and tenants in the private sector to use such provisions and materials.
(3) **Realty services** — The Administrator shall develop policies and practices to implement cost-effective energy efficiency measures and cost-effective water efficiency measures for the realty services provided by the Administrator to Federal agencies (or other clients of the Administrator), including periodic training of appropriate Federal employees and contractors on how to identify and evaluate those measures.
(4) **State and local assistance** — The Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall make available model commercial leasing provisions and best practices developed under this subsection to State, county, and municipal governments for use in managing owned and leased building space in accordance with the goal of encouraging investment in all cost-effective energy efficiency measures and cost-effective water efficiency measures.
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**(a) In general** Not later than 2 years after December 19, 2007, the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and other relevant agencies, shall issue voluntary guidelines for use by the State in developing and implementing an environmental health program for schools that—
(1) takes into account the status and findings of Federal initiatives established under this subchapter or subtitle C of title IV of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 [[42 U.S.C. 17091](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section17091&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] and other relevant Federal law with respect to school facilities, including relevant updates on trends in the field, such as the impact of school facility environments on student and staff—
(A) health, safety, and productivity; and
(B) disabilities or special needs;
(2) takes into account studies using relevant tools identified or developed in accordance with section 492 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 [[42 U.S.C. 17122](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section17122&num=0&edition=prelim)];
(3) takes into account, with respect to school facilities, each of—
(A) environmental problems, contaminants, hazardous substances, and pollutant emissions, including—
(i) lead from drinking water;
(ii) lead from materials and products;
(iii) asbestos;
(iv) radon;
(v) the presence of elemental mercury releases from products and containers;
(vi) pollutant emissions from materials and products; and
(vii) any other environmental problem, contaminant, hazardous substance, or pollutant emission that present or may present a risk to the health o
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**(a) Director of Commercial High-Performance Green Buildings** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, shall appoint a Director of Commercial High-Performance Green Buildings to a position in the career-reserved Senior Executive service, with the principal responsibility to—
(1) establish and manage the Office of Commercial High-Performance Green Buildings; and
(2) carry out other duties as required under this part.
**(b) Qualifications** The Commercial Director shall be an individual, who by reason of professional background and experience, is specifically qualified to carry out the duties required under this part.
**(c) Duties** The Commercial Director shall, with respect to development of high-performance green buildings and zero-energy commercial buildings nationwide—
(1) coordinate the activities of the Office of Commercial High-Performance Green Buildings with the activities of the Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings;
(2) develop the legal predicates and agreements for, negotiate, and establish one or more public-private partnerships with the Consortium, members of the Consortium, and other capable parties meeting the qualifications of the Consortium, to further such development;
(3) represent the public and the Department in negotiating and performing in accord with such public-private partnerships;
(4) use appropriated funds in an effective manner to encourage the maximum investment of private funds to achieve such development;
(5) promote research and development of high-performance green buildings, consistent with [section 17083 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section17083&num=0&editio
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
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(D) to be economically viable.
(b) Establishment
(1) In general
The Commercial Director shall establish an
initiative, to be known as the ‘‘Zero-Net-En-
ergy Commercial Buildings Initiative’’—
(A) to reduce the quantity of energy con-
sumed by commercial buildings located in
the United States; and
(B) to achieve the development of zero net
energy commercial buildings in the United
States.
(2) Consortium
(A) In general
Not later than 180 days after December 19,
2007, the Commercial Director shall competi-
tively select, and enter into an agreement
with, a consortium to develop and carry out
the initiative.
(B) Agreements
In entering into an agreement with a con-
sortium under subparagraph (A), the Com-
mercial Director shall use the authority de-
scribed in section 7256(g) of this title, to the
maximum extent practicable.
(c) Goal of initiative
The goal of the initiative shall be to develop
and disseminate technologies, practices, and
policies for the development and establishment
of zero net energy commercial buildings for—
(1) any commercial building newly con-
structed in the United States by 2030;
(2) 50 percent of the commercial building
stock of the United States by 2040; and
(3) all commercial buildings in the United
States by 2050.
(d) Components
In carrying out the initiative, the Commercial
Director, in consultation with the consortium,
may—
(1) conduct research and development on
building science, design, materials, compo-
nents, equipment and controls, operation and
other practices, integration, energy use meas-
urement, and benchmarking;
(2) conduct pilot programs and demonstra-
tion projects to evaluate replicable approaches
to achieving energy efficient commercial
b
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