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Yes: 347 • No: 78
117-s-442117th Congress
BRIGHT Act
Sponsored By: Senator Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Became Law
Summary
This law makes the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting systems the standard for federal lighting procurement, building projects, and routine maintenance. GSA must issue guidance and apply a lifecycle-cost test when buying or replacing lighting so federal buildings favor longer‑lasting, more efficient systems.
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- Federal buildings and agencies: GSA must, to the maximum extent practicable, equip public buildings (new, altered, acquired, or leased) with the most life‑cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting systems and replace components during normal maintenance with the best available options.
- Procurement rules and flexibility: GSA must use the life‑cycle cost procedures under section 544(a) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to judge cost effectiveness and consider compatibility with existing equipment, impacts on productivity, aesthetics, and other factors when deciding practicability.
- State, local, and Tribal support: GSA must publish or otherwise provide information to states, local governments, and Tribal entities about ways to improve efficiency by procuring and using these lighting systems.
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Federal buildings must use efficient lighting
The law requires federal buildings to use the most life-cycle cost effective, energy-efficient lighting where practicable. GSA equips buildings it builds, alters, acquires, or leases with these systems, and replaces parts during maintenance with the best options. GSA uses life-cycle cost methods under the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to judge cost effectiveness. When deciding what is practicable, GSA considers compatibility and retrofits, effects on work, and aesthetics. Within 1 year of enactment, GSA issues guidance to federal agencies and shares information with State, local, and Tribal governments. A “lighting system” includes lamps, fixtures, distribution, sensors and controls, interior design, and daylight sources.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
MI • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]
WI • R
Sponsored 2/25/2021
Roll Call Votes
house vote • 9/14/2022
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Yes: 347 • No: 78