42 U.S.C. § 17093

Current through P.L. 118-107 (published on www.congress.gov on 11/21/2024)

Section 17093 - Federal green building performance

(a) In general

Not later than October 31 of each of the 2 fiscal years following the fiscal year in which this Act is enacted, and at such times thereafter as the Comptroller General of the United States determines to be appropriate, the Comptroller General of the United States shall, with respect to the fiscal years that have passed since the preceding report-

(1) conduct an audit of the implementation of this part, section 6834(a)(3)(D) of this title, and section 17091 of this title; and

(2) submit to the Federal Director, the Advisory Committee, the Administrator, and Congress a report describing the results of the audit.

(b) Contents

An audit under subsection (a) shall include a review, with respect to the period covered by the report under subsection (a)(2), of-

(1) budget, life-cycle costing, and contracting issues, using best practices identified by the Comptroller General of the United States and heads of other agencies in accordance with section 17092(d) of this title;

(2) the level of coordination among the Federal Director, the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Energy, and relevant agencies;

(3) the performance of the Federal Director and other agencies in carrying out the implementation plan;

(4) the design stage of high-performance green building measures;

(5) high-performance building data that were collected and reported to the Office; and

(6) such other matters as the Comptroller General of the United States determines to be appropriate.

(c) Environmental Stewardship Scorecard

The Federal Director shall consult with the Advisory Committee to enhance, and assist in the implementation of, the Office of Management and Budget government efficiency reports and scorecards under section 17144 of this title and the Environmental Stewardship Scorecard announced at the White House summit on Federal sustainable buildings in January 2006, to measure the implementation by each Federal agency of sustainable design and green building initiatives.

42 U.S.C. § 17093

Pub. L. 110-140, title IV, §437, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1619.

EDITORIAL NOTES

REFERENCES IN TEXTThis Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 110-140 which was approved Dec. 19, 2007.This part, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), was in the original "this subtitle", meaning subtitle C (§§431-441) of title IV of Pub. L. 110-140, 121 Stat. 1607, which enacted this part, amended sections 6832, 6834, 8253, and 8254 of this title, and enacted provisions set out as a note under section 6834 of this title. For complete classification of subtitle C to the Code, see Tables.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110-140 set out as a note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress.

Administrator: The term "Administrator" means the Administrator of General Services.
Advisory Committee: The term "Advisory Committee" means the Green Building Advisory Committee established under section 484.1
Federal Director: The term "Federal Director" means the individual appointed to the position established under section 17092(a) of this title.
high-performance building: The term "high-performance building" means a building that integrates and optimizes on a life cycle basis all major high performance attributes, including energy conservation, environment, safety, security, durability, accessibility, cost-benefit, productivity, sustainability, functionality, and operational considerations.
high-performance green building: The term "high-performance green building" means a high-performance building that, during its life-cycle, as compared with similar buildings (as measured by Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey or Residential Energy Consumption Survey data from the Energy Information Agency)-(A) reduces energy, water, and material resource use;(B) improves indoor environmental quality, including reducing indoor pollution, improving thermal comfort, and improving lighting and acoustic environments that affect occupant health and productivity;(C) reduces negative impacts on the environment throughout the life-cycle of the building, including air and water pollution and waste generation;(D) increases the use of environmentally preferable products, including biobased, recycled content, and nontoxic products with lower life-cycle impacts;(E) increases reuse and recycling opportunities;(F) integrates systems in the building;(G) reduces the environmental and energy impacts of transportation through building location and site design that support a full range of transportation choices for users of the building; and(H) considers indoor and outdoor effects of the building on human health and the environment, including-(i) improvements in worker productivity;(ii) the life-cycle impacts of building materials and operations; and(iii) other factors that the Federal Director or the Commercial Director consider to be appropriate.
practices: The term "practices" means design, financing, permitting, construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance, and other practices that contribute to achieving zero-net-energy buildings or facilities.