Sec. 9. Benchmarking
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For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: The term Secretary means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. The term HUD-assisted property means a property assisted by any of the following programs: The program under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 ( 12 U.S.C. 1701q ) for supportive housing for the elderly. The program under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 8013 ) for supportive housing for persons with disabilities.
Any program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f ) for rental assistance for low-income families. Any program for mortgage insurance for single-family housing under title II of the National Housing Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1707 et seq.). The programs under section 223(a)(7), 223(f), or 241(a) of the National Housing Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1715n(a) , 1715n(f), 1715z–6(a)). The term benchmarked HUD-assisted property means a HUD-assisted property with respect to which energy and water benchmarking data is required by a State or local authority to be reported through the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager.
The term Climate Zone means a region of the United States as defined by the Environmental Protection Agency under the ENERGY STAR program or the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy of the Department of Energy. Not later than the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, a report that includes— an assessment of the current state of energy and water use benchmarking in the multifamily property sector; data identifying the number and square footage of multifamily properties that are required by State or local authorities to report benchmarking data, the proportion that are HUD-assisted properties, and the proportion of all HUD-assisted properties that are subject to such requirements; data identifying multifamily properties that participate in each pathway in the HUD Green Mortgage Insurance Premium program, including the number and square footage of participating properties and the proportion of eligible properties participating; data identifying multifamily properties that participate in the HUD Better Buildings Challenge, including the number and square footage of participating properties; estimates of the extent of HUD-assisted properties that are not conducting energy and water benchmarking; estimates of potential energy and Federal cost savings if various levels of efficiency were implemented in HUD-assisted properties; information identifying the typical costs of multifamily benchmarking and resources available to support multifamily owners and operators in benchmarking; and information relevant to the impact of multifamily benchmarking, including published research studies.
The Secretary shall make the report publicly available on the website of HUD. Not later than the expiration of the 6-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue such regulations as may be necessary to ensure that owners of benchmarked HUD-assisted properties provide to the Secretary-selected ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager data for the property. In developing such regulations, the Secretary shall— provide for data to be released in a manner that protects information that identifies particular properties, but retains essential geographical and building characteristics to enable aggregate analysis; require data sharing not less often than every three years; identifies the minimum data to be shared; and develop mechanisms to streamline data requests and sharing in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency ENERGY STAR program.
Not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall conduct an analysis of the data received under this subsection and shall make the findings publicly available on the website of HUD. Not later than the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— compile energy consumption and bill data from multifamily properties that is provided to HUD in connection with utility allowance determination and capital needs assessment activities; analyze the data in order to better understand energy consumption patterns and trends throughout the portfolio of properties represented, including relevant subcategory types of multifamily properties; using the data from subparagraphs
(A)and (B), develop energy intensity statistics for each climate zone and multifamily subcategory; and using the data from subparagraphs
(A)and (B), develop energy intensity targets for each climate zone and multifamily subcategory reflecting energy efficiency performance of at least 25 percent below the baseline and related to ENERGY STAR performance scores for each respective climate zone and multifamily subcategory. The Secretary shall make the analysis and energy intensity targets publicly available on the website of HUD. The Secretary shall maintain and update, from time to time, the Multifamily Utility Benchmarking Toolkit. In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall— engage with stakeholders regarding multifamily sustainability, including providing education and opportunities for robust stakeholder input; and conduct targeted outreach to representatives of public housing agencies, housing and tenant advocates, multifamily property owners and managers, energy efficiency organizations, State and local governments, multifamily finance entities, and other interested groups.
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