§17062 — Title 42 The Public Health and Welfare | U.S. Code

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Requires the Administrator of General Services to create model commercial lease rules and best practices by not later than 180 days after April 30, 2015, working with the Secretary of Energy and after giving the public a chance to comment. Definitions: "Administrator" means the Administrator of General Services; "cost-effective energy efficiency measure" means a building product, equipment, material, or service (and its installation or operation) that saves at least as much energy as it costs to put in or run; "cost-effective water efficiency measure" means the same idea for water savings. The model lease rules must help building owners and tenants share incentives so they will work together to invest in those cost-effective energy and water measures. The Administrator may use the model rules in federal lease forms, must publish the models and explanatory materials from time to time to encourage private use, must set policies and train staff and contractors on finding and evaluating such measures for federal realty services, and must make the models and best practices available to State, county, and city governments.

Title 42, §17062

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(a)In this section:

(1)The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of General Services.

(2)The term “cost-effective energy efficiency measure” means any building product, material, equipment, or service, and the installing, implementing, or operating thereof, that provides energy savings in an amount that is not less than the cost of such installing, implementing, or operating.

(3)The term “cost-effective water efficiency measure” means any building product, material, equipment, or service, and the installing, implementing, or operating thereof, that provides water savings in an amount that is not less than the cost of such installing, implementing, or operating.

(b)(1)Not later than 180 days after April 30, 2015, the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and after providing the public with an opportunity for notice and comment, shall develop model commercial leasing provisions and best practices in accordance with this subsection.

(2)(A)The model commercial leasing provisions developed under this subsection shall, at a minimum, align the interests of building owners and tenants with regard to investments in cost-effective energy efficiency measures and cost-effective water efficiency measures to encourage building owners and tenants to collaborate to invest in such measures.

(B)The Administrator may use the model commercial leasing provisions developed under this subsection in any standard leasing document that designates a Federal agency (or other client of the Administrator) as a landlord or tenant.

(C)The Administrator shall periodically publish the model commercial leasing provisions developed under this subsection, along with explanatory materials, to encourage building owners and tenants in the private sector to use such provisions and materials.

(3)The Administrator shall develop policies and practices to implement cost-effective energy efficiency measures and cost-effective water efficiency measures for the realty services provided by the Administrator to Federal agencies (or other clients of the Administrator), including periodic training of appropriate Federal employees and contractors on how to identify and evaluate those measures.

(4)The Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall make available model commercial leasing provisions and best practices developed under this subsection to State, county, and municipal governments for use in managing owned and leased building space in accordance with the goal of encouraging investment in all cost-effective energy efficiency measures and cost-effective water efficiency measures.

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Better Buildings Act of 2015, and also as part of the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015, and not as part of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 which comprises this chapter.

§17062 Energy Efficiency in Federal and Other Buildings

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