Sec. 12. Definitions
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For purposes of this Act: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The term anonymized data means data that does not reveal names, addresses, or any other information that would identify an individual or business. The term condominium means a property that combines separate ownership of individual units with common ownership of other elements, such as common areas. The term covered property means any of the following properties: A single building.
One or more buildings held in the condominium form of ownership. A campus of two or more buildings which are owned and operated by the same party and are— behind a common utility meter, or served by a common mechanical or electrical system (such as a chilled water loop), which would prevent the owner from being able to easily determine the energy use attributable to each of the individual buildings; or used primarily as— an elementary or secondary school; a hospital; a hotel; multifamily housing; or a senior care community.
The term covered property does not include any of the following: Single family, duplex, triplex, and fourplex residential homes and related accessory structures, or any other residential building with less than 5 units. Properties classified as manufacturing per designated Standard Industrial Classification
(SIC)codes 20 through 39. Other building types not meeting the purpose of the initiative, as determined by the Administrator. The term electric utility has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2602 ). The term Energy Star Portfolio Manager means the tool developed and maintained by the Administrator to track and assess the relative energy performance of buildings. The term Energy Star score means the 1–100 numeric rating generated by the Energy Star Portfolio Manager as a measurement of a building’s energy efficiency. The term gas utility has the meaning given such term in section 302 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 15 U.S.C. 3202 ). The term greenhouse gas means the air pollutants carbon dioxide, hydrofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride. The term gross floor area has the meaning given such term in the glossary for the Energy Star Portfolio Manager. The term initiative means the benchmarking and transparency initiative for commercial and multifamily properties developed and carried out pursuant to section 3. The term owner means any of the following: An individual or entity possessing title to a property. In the case of a condominium, the board of the owners’ association or the master association, as applicable. The board of directors, in the case of a cooperative apartment corporation. An agent authorized to act on behalf of any individual or entity described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C). The term public water system has the meaning given such term in section 1401(4) of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300f(4) ). The term State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, each territory or possession of the United States, and the governing body of each federally recognized Indian Tribe, band, nation, pueblo, or other organized group or community which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. The term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy.
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