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15 U.S.C. § 2695c — Environmental health program
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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) 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 of occupants of the school facilities or environment;
(B) natural day lighting;
(C) ventilation choices and technologies;
(D) heating and cooling choices and technologies;
(E) moisture control and mold;
(F) maintenance, cleaning, and pest control activities;
(G) acoustics; and
(H) other issues relating to the health, comfort, productivity, and performance of occupants of the school facilities;
(4) provides technical assistance on siting, design, management, and operation of school facilities, including facilities used by students with disabilities or special needs;
(5) collaborates with federally funded pediatric environmental health centers to assist in on-site school environmental investigations;
(6) assists States and the public in better understanding and improving the environmental health of children; and
(7) takes into account the special vulnerability of children in low-income and minority communities to exposures from contaminants, hazardous substances, and pollutant emissions.
**(b) Public outreach** The Federal Director and Commercial Director shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the public clearinghouse established under section 423 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 [[42 U.S.C. 17083](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section17083&num=0&edition=prelim)] receives and makes available—
(1) information from the Administrator that is contained in the report described in [section 2695b(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section2695b/a&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) information on the exposure of children to environmental hazards in school facilities, as provided by the Administrator.
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**(a) In general** On the request of a State, regional organization, or electric utility, the Secretary of Energy shall provide assistance to States, regional organizations, and electric utilities to facilitate the development of State, regional, and local electricity distribution plans by—
(1) conducting a resource assessment and analysis of future demand and distribution requirements; and
(2) developing open source tools for State, regional, and local planning and operations.
**(b) Risk and security analysis** The assessment under subsection (a)(1) shall include—
(1) the evaluation of the physical security, cybersecurity, and associated communications needs of an advanced distribution management system and the integration of distributed energy resources; and
(2) advanced use of grid architecture to analyze risks in an all-hazards approach that includes communications infrastructure, control systems architecture, and power systems architecture.
**(c) Designation** The information collected for the assessment and analysis under subsection (a)(1)—
(1) shall be considered to be critical electric infrastructure information under section 824o–1 of title 16; and
(2) shall only be released in compliance with regulations implementing that section.
**(d) Technical assistance** For the purpose of assisting in the development of State and regional electricity distribution plans, the Secretary shall provide technical assistance to—
(1) States;
(2) regional reliability entities; and
(3) other distribution asset owners and operators.
**(e) Withdrawal** A State or any entity that has requested technical assistance under this section may withdraw the request for technical assistance at any time, and on such withdrawal, the Secretary shall terminate all assistance efforts.
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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) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations** In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary, acting through the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations, for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $5,812,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2026, to carry out this section.
**(b) Financial assistance** The Secretary shall use funds appropriated by subsection (a) to provide financial assistance, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to carry out projects for—
(1) the purchase and installation, or implementation, of advanced industrial technology at an eligible facility;
(2) retrofits, upgrades to, or operational improvements at an eligible facility to install or implement advanced industrial technology; or
(3) engineering studies and other work needed to prepare an eligible facility for activities described in paragraph (1) or (2).
**(c) Application** To be eligible to receive financial assistance under subsection (b), an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including the expected greenhouse gas emissions reductions to be achieved by carrying out the project.
**(d) Priority** In providing financial assistance under subsection (b), the Secretary shall give priority consideration to projects on the basis of, as determined by the Secretary—
(1) the expected greenhouse gas emissions reductions to be achieved by carrying out the project;
(2) the extent to which the project would provide the greatest benefit for the greatest number of people within the area in which the eligible facility is located; and
(3) whether the eligible entity participates or would parti
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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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**(a) In general**
(1) Not later than 2 years after October 24, 1992, the Secretary, after consulting with appropriate Federal agencies, CABO, ASHRAE, the National Association of Home Builders, the Illuminating Engineering Society, the American Institute of Architects, the National Conference of the States on Building Codes and Standards, and other appropriate persons, shall establish, by rule, Federal building energy standards that require in new Federal buildings those energy efficiency measures that are technologically feasible and economically justified. Such standards shall become effective no later than 1 year after such rule is issued.
(2) The standards established under paragraph (1) shall—
(A) contain energy saving and renewable energy specifications that meet or exceed the energy saving and renewable energy specifications of the 2004 International Energy Conservation Code (in the case of residential buildings) or ASHRAE Standard 90.1–2004 (in the case of commercial buildings);
(B) to the extent practicable, use the same format as the appropriate voluntary building energy code; and
(C) consider, in consultation with the Environmental Protection Agency and other Federal agencies, and where appropriate contain, measures with regard to radon and other indoor air pollutants.
(3)
(A) Not later than 1 year after August 8, 2005, the Secretary shall establish, by rule, revised Federal building energy efficiency performance standards that require that—
(i) if life-cycle cost-effective for new Federal buildings—
(I) the buildings be designed to achieve energy consumption levels that are at least 30 percent below the levels established in the version of the ASHRAE Standard or the International Energy Conservation Code, as appropriate, that is in
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Page 1937
TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 2697
of title 42 receives and makes available informa-
tion on the exposure of children to environ-
mental hazards in school facilities, as provided
by the Administrator.
(Pub. L. 94–469, title V, § 503, as added Pub. L.
110–140, title IV, § 461(a), Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat.
1640.)
§ 2695c. Environmental health program
(a) In general
Not later than 2 years after December 19, 2007,
the Administrator, in consultation with the Sec-
retary 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 envi-
ronmental health program for schools that—
(1) takes into account the status and find-
ings 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 et seq.] and other relevant Fed-
eral law with respect to school facilities, in-
cluding relevant updates on trends in the field,
such as the impact of school facility environ-
ments 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];
(3) takes into account, with respect to school
facilities, each of—
(A)
environmental
problems,
contami-
nants, 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 re-
leases from products and containers;
(vi) pollutant emissions from materials
and products; and
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 17083
(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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§ 17091
(b) Considerations
In carrying out the program under subsection
(a), the Secretary shall—
(1) work with utility partners, building own-
ers, technology vendors, and building devel-
opers to test and validate technologies and en-
courage the commercial application of these
technologies by building owners; and
(2) consider the specific challenges of ena-
bling greater interaction between components
of—
(A) small- and medium-sized buildings and
the electric grid; and
(B) residential and commercial buildings
and the electric grid.
(c) Buildings-to-grid integration report
Not later than 1 year after December 27, 2020,
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
Science, Space, and Technology and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on
the results of a study that examines the re-
search, development, and demonstration oppor-
tunities, challenges, and standards needed to en-
able components of commercial and residential
buildings to serve as dynamic energy loads on
and resources for the electric grid.
(1) Report requirements
The report shall include—
(A) an assessment of the technologies
needed to enable building components as dy-
namic loads on and resources for the electric
grid, including how such technologies can
be—
(i) incorporated into new commercial
and residential buildings; and
(ii) retrofitted in older buildings;
(B) guidelines for the design of new build-
ings and building components to enable
modern grid interactivity and improve en-
ergy efficiency;
(C) an assessment of barriers to the adop-
tion by building owners of advanced tech-
nologies enabling greater integration of
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§ 17122
3 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘subsection’’.
(A) the universities should be selected,
after careful review of all applications re-
ceived containing the required information,
as determined by the Commercial Director,
based on—
(i) successful and established public-pri-
vate research and development partner-
ships;
(ii) demonstrated capabilities to con-
struct or renovate buildings that meet
high indoor environmental quality stand-
ards;
(iii) organizational flexibility;
(iv) technological adaptability;
(v) the demonstrated capacity of at least
1 university to replicate lessons learned
among nearby or sister universities, pref-
erably by participation in groups or con-
sortia that promote sustainability;
(vi) the demonstrated capacity of at
least 1 university to have officially-adopt-
ed,
institution-wide
‘‘high-performance
green building’’ guidelines for all campus
building projects; and
(vii) the demonstrated capacity of at
least 1 university to have been recognized
by similar institutions as a national leader
in sustainability education and curriculum
for students of the university; and
(B) each university shall be located in a
different climatic region of the United
States, each of which regions shall have, as
determined by the Office of Commercial
High-Performance Green Buildings—
(i) a hot, dry climate;
(ii) a hot, humid climate;
(iii) a cold climate; or
(iv) a temperate climate (including a cli-
mate with cold winters and humid sum-
mers).
(d) Applications
To receive a grant under subsection (b), an eli-
gible applicant shall submit to the Federal Di-
rector or the Commercial Director an applica-
tion at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as th
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