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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Bulb Replacement Improving Government with High-efficiency Technology Act · Sec. 3

Sec. 3. PROCUREMENT OF LIFE-CYCLE COST EFFECTIVE AND ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING SYSTEMS

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## SEC. 3 PROCUREMENT OF LIFE-CYCLE COST EFFECTIVE AND ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING SYSTEMS ###
(a)In General Section 3313 of title 40, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)by striking subsection (h); ####
(2)by redesignating subsections
(d)through
(g)as subsections
(f)through (i), respectively; ####
(3)by striking the section designation and heading and all that follows through the end of subsection
(c)and inserting the following: > > ## “SEC. 3313 Procurement of life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting systems > > > ### “(a) Definitions > > In this section: > > > #### “(1) Administrator > > The term ‘Administrator’ means the Administrator of General Services. > > > #### “(2) Lighting system > > The term ‘lighting system’ means the elements required to maintain a desired light level, including lamps, light fixtures, fixture distribution, sensors and control technologies, interior design elements, and daylighting sources. > > > ### “(b) Procurement > > > #### “(1) In general > > To the maximum extent practicable, the Administrator shall— > > > ##### “(A) > > procure the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting systems; and > > > ##### “(B) > > ensure that procurements after the date of enactment of the BRIGHT Act of lighting systems or the individual components of lighting systems maximize life-cycle cost effectiveness and energy efficiency. > > > #### “(2) Use > > Each public building constructed, altered, acquired, or leased by the Administrator shall be equipped, to the maximum extent practicable as determined by the Administrator, with the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting systems for each application. > > > ### “(c) Maintenance of Public Buildings > > Each individual component of a lighting system, including a lamp or fixture, that is replaced by the Administrator in the normal course of maintenance of public buildings shall be replaced, to the maximum extent practicable, with the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting system possible for the application. > > > ### “(d) Considerations > > > #### “(1) Contracting options > > In carrying out this section, the Administrator shall consider appropriate contracting options for the procurement of the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting systems. > > > #### “(2) Procurement and use > > In making a determination under this section concerning the practicability of procuring and installing the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting system, the Administrator shall consider— > > > ##### “(A) > > the compatibility of the lighting system with existing equipment, including consideration of a cost effective retrofit; > > > ##### “(B) > > whether procurement and use of the lighting system could result in interference with productivity; > > > ##### “(C) > > the aesthetics relating to the use of the lighting system; and > > > ##### “(D) > > such other factors as the Administrator determines to be appropriate. > > > ### “(e) Life-Cycle Cost Effective > > The Administrator shall use the procedures and methods established under section 544(a) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8254(a)) in determining whether a lighting system is life-cycle cost effective.” > ; ####
(4)in subsection
(f)(as so redesignated)— #####
(A)in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “lighting fixture or bulb” and inserting “lighting system”; #####
(B)in paragraph (1), by striking “the fixture or bulb is” and inserting “the lighting system or the individual components of the lighting system are”; and #####
(C)in paragraph (3), by striking “fixture or bulb” and inserting “lighting system”; ####
(5)in subsection
(g)(as so redesignated), by inserting “procurement and” before “use in public buildings”; and ####
(6)in subsection
(h)(as so redesignated), by inserting “procurement and” before “use of energy efficient”. ###
(b)Clerical Amendment **[**[40 U.S.C. 3301](/us/usc/t40/s3301)**]** The analysis for chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 3313 and inserting the following:" “3313. Procurement of life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting systems.” ".
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