Sec. 3116. Energy performance requirement for Federal buildings
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Section 543 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act ( 42 U.S.C. 8253 ) is amended— by striking subsection
(a)and inserting the following: Subject to paragraph (2), each agency shall apply energy conservation measures to, and shall improve the design for the construction of, the Federal buildings of the agency (including each industrial or laboratory facility) so that the energy consumption per gross square foot of the Federal buildings of the agency in fiscal years 2006 through 2017 is reduced, as compared with the energy consumption per gross square foot of the Federal buildings of the agency in fiscal year 2003, by the percentage specified in the following table: Percentage Fiscal Year Reduction 2006 2 2007 4 2008 9 2009 12 2010 15 2011 18 2012 21 2013 24 2014 27 2015 30 2016 33 2017 36. An agency may exclude from the requirements of paragraph
(1)any building (including the associated energy consumption and gross square footage) in which energy intensive activities are carried out. Each agency shall identify and list in each report made under section 548(a) the buildings designated by the agency for exclusion under subparagraph (A). Not later than December 31, 2017, the Secretary shall— review the results of the implementation of the energy performance requirements established under paragraph (1); and based on the review conducted under subparagraph (A), submit to Congress a report that addresses the feasibility of requiring each agency to apply energy conservation measures to, and improve the design for the construction of, the Federal buildings of the agency (including each industrial or laboratory facility) so that the energy consumption per gross square foot of the Federal buildings of the agency in each of fiscal years 2018 through 2030 is reduced, as compared with the energy consumption per gross square foot of the Federal buildings of the agency in the prior fiscal year, by 3 percent. ; and in subsection (f)— in paragraph (1)— by redesignating subparagraphs (E), (F), and
(G)as subparagraphs (F), (G), and (H), respectively; and by inserting after subparagraph
(D)the following: The term ongoing commissioning means an ongoing process of commissioning using monitored data, the primary goal of which is to ensure continuous optimum performance of a facility, in accordance with design or operating needs, over the useful life of the facility, while meeting facility occupancy requirements. ; in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following: An energy manager designated under subparagraph
(A)shall consider use of a system to manage energy use at the facility and certification of the facility in accordance with the International Organization for Standardization standard numbered 50001 and entitled Energy Management Systems . ; by striking paragraphs
(3)and
(4)and inserting the following: Except as provided in subparagraph (B), effective beginning on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016 , and annually thereafter, each energy manager shall complete, for each calendar year, a comprehensive energy and water evaluation and recommissioning or retrocommissioning for approximately 25 percent of the facilities of that energy manager’s agency that meet the criteria under paragraph (2)(B) in a manner that ensures that an evaluation of each facility is completed at least once every 4 years. An evaluation and recommissioning or recommissioning shall not be required under subparagraph
(A)with respect to a facility that— has had a comprehensive energy and water evaluation during the 8-year period preceding the date of the evaluation; has been commissioned, recommissioned, or retrocommissioned during the 10-year period preceding the date of the evaluation; or is under ongoing commissioning, recommissioning, or retrocommissioning; has not had a major change in function or use since the previous evaluation and commissioning, recommissioning, or retrocommissioning; has been benchmarked with public disclosure under paragraph
(8)within the year preceding the evaluation; and based on the benchmarking, has achieved at a facility level the most recent cumulative energy savings target under subsection
(a)compared to the earlier of— the date of the most recent evaluation; or the date— of the most recent commissioning, recommissioning, or retrocommissioning; or on which ongoing commissioning, recommissioning, or retrocommissioning began; or has a long-term contract in place guaranteeing energy savings at least as great as the energy savings target under subclause (I). Not later than 2 years after the date of completion of each evaluation under paragraph (3), each energy manager may— implement any energy- or water-saving measure that the Federal agency identified in the evaluation conducted under paragraph
(3)that is life-cycle cost effective; and bundle individual measures of varying paybacks together into combined projects. Each energy manager, as part of the certification system under paragraph
(7)and using guidelines developed by the Secretary, shall provide an explanation regarding any life-cycle cost-effective measures described in subparagraph (A)(i) that have not been implemented. ; and in paragraph (7)(C), by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall make publicly available a report that summarizes the information tracked under subparagraph (B)(i) by each agency and, as applicable, by each type of measure. .
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Energy performance requirement for Federal buildings
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