113 HR 5027 IH: Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2014
U.S. House of Representatives
2014-07-08
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1.Short title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2014
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary.
Title I—Buildings
Subtitle A—Building energy codes
Sec. 101. Greater energy efficiency in building codes.
Subtitle B—Worker training and capacity building
Sec. 111. Building training and assessment centers.
Title II—Miscellaneous
Sec. 201. Voluntary nature of building asset rating program.
2.In this Act, the term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy.
<enum>I</enum><header>Buildings</header>
<subtitle id="HE758D21E296041EEADFF080BC646718B"><enum>A</enum><header>Building energy codes</header>
<section id="HAEF5A8B17972490EA49897F6EC33D942"><enum>101.</enum><header>Greater energy efficiency in building codes</header>
<subsection id="H7B47BE0F083C4B4D9E942E37E2178304"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section 303 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6832">42 U.S.C. 6832</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H6FA50B835ADA45A8A7B9AC62FB361136"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (14) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H04B97F2F082549A6A57CB18A35307CB3"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Model building energy code</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>model building energy code</term> means a voluntary building energy code or standard developed and updated through a consensus
process among interested persons, such as the IECC or ASHRAE Standard 90.1
or the code used by other appropriate organizations.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF7FABCF4E62A4AF09DCB246BB41DA5EC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H7B6E70CAD9A841508AA8C301C4FC3AA1"><enum>(17)</enum><header>IECC</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>IECC</term> means the International Energy Conservation Code as published by the International Code Council.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H38330945F1D441148DA3BE3F1D57BD0C"><enum>(18)</enum><header>ASHRAE standard 90.1</header><text>The term <term>ASHRAE Standard 90.1</term> means the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers
ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90/1 Energy Standard for Buildings Except
Low-Rise Residential Buildings.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC5CF0848D2F64A1E98311758D8AE050D"><enum>(19)</enum><header>Indian tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian tribe</term> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Native American Housing Assistance and
Self-Determination Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/4103">25 U.S.C. 4103</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD7750FD9AC8C4921A2468745B7F45461"><enum>(20)</enum><header>Simple payback</header><text>The term <term>simple payback</term> means the time in years that is required for energy savings to exceed the incremental first cost
of a new requirement or code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9807EFC4E05848048E311CB7F6B26417"><enum>(21)</enum><header>Technically feasible</header><text>The term <term>technically feasible</term> means capable of being achieved, based on widely available appliances/equipment, technologies,
materials, and construction practices.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H76D60D8B37FF479CA03CE2B9389F7DE0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State building energy efficiency codes</header><text>Section 304 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6833">42 U.S.C. 6833</external-xref>) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
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<section id="H758B4197CB36497B8F1940774BF16CCE"><enum>304.</enum><header>Updating State building energy efficiency codes</header>
<subsection id="H9FABCDFF091349E992824F64C3EACCD5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide technical assistance, as described in subsection (f), for the purposes
of—</text>
<paragraph id="H318F03F715DF4886B65CA0C9F3B8CC37"><enum>(1)</enum><text>implementation of building energy codes by States, Indian tribes, and, as appropriate, by local
governments that are technically feasible and cost-effective; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFABE8659316E4480B92A12BD1AFCD27D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>supporting full compliance with the State and local codes.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H36587FDD43AC490089C2C2867858119F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State and Indian tribe certification of building energy code updates</header>
<paragraph id="H4DF6D55253F742FBA2649A8E94AEAB04"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Review and updating of codes by each State and Indian tribe</header>
<subparagraph id="H576ED973C5274092A1E96F61D8E3DA23"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 years after the date on which a model building energy code is published, each
State or Indian tribe shall certify whether or not the State or Indian
tribe, respectively, has reviewed and updated the energy provisions of the
building code of the State or Indian tribe, respectively.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4CED9DF5CCB64809929C577634C57E71"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Demonstration</header><text>The certification shall include a statement of whether or not the energy savings for the code
provisions that are in effect throughout the State or Indian tribal
territory meet or exceed—</text>
<clause id="HCE74DF9B13D64691B0B53F2CCF74C4FB"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the energy savings of the most recently published model building energy code; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H4D021D4AF27C454AAE57507FDCB75FF9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the targets established under section 307(b)(2).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H560B2417FC2A48A69DAF666648D69A97"><enum>(C)</enum><header>No model building energy code update</header><text>If a model building energy code is not updated by a target date established under section
307(b)(2)(D), each State or Indian tribe shall, not later than 3 years
after the specified date, certify whether or not the State or Indian
tribe, respectively, has reviewed and updated the energy provisions of the
building code of the State or Indian tribe, respectively, to meet or
exceed the target in section 307(b)(2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H51C5048E5D694D74AD1FD68BA083139D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Validation by Secretary</header><text>Not later than 90 days after a State or Indian tribe certification under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4274AEB461C24FC390D614AB2F754F77"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determine whether the code provisions of the State or Indian tribe, respectively, meet the criteria
specified in paragraph (1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1587A7F43A2C44C1AB53E6FD55B64869"><enum>(B)</enum><text>determine whether the certification submitted by the State or Indian tribe, respectively is
complete; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H59F08C4AE2914DEAAFC1F623604F8ED2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>if the requirements of subparagraph (B) are satisfied, validate the certification.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H6EBFC20860BC4E679802A3D4A91C75B0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to require a State or Indian tribe to adopt any
building code or provision within a code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB7056940B40B4DF49744181CC6BDABD3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Improvements in compliance with building energy codes</header>
<paragraph id="H510C2C7329164F9D8EBBAE3B5E4505E6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement</header>
<subparagraph id="HCB622C986C8F443E94D6086B244418D9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of a certification under subsection (b), each State and
Indian tribe shall certify whether or not the State and Indian tribe,
respectively, has—</text>
<clause id="H7A9F606A25514BFCBCD7E9420D74CCA5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>achieved full compliance under paragraph (3) with the applicable certified State and Indian tribe
building energy code or with the associated model building energy code; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H84DCB7909E44452F97ED9E2A02F580B8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>made significant progress under paragraph (4) toward achieving compliance with the applicable
certified State and Indian tribe building energy code or with the
associated model building energy code.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0AA9B95A45A6477E85B4E31E7A8ED15A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Repeat certifications</header><text>If the State or Indian tribe certifies progress toward achieving compliance, the State or Indian
tribe shall repeat the certification until the State or Indian tribe
certifies that the State or Indian tribe has achieved full compliance,
respectively.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H94E8DFC9F16B4352B71998E4BC2ED897"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Measurement of compliance</header><text>A certification under paragraph (1) shall include documentation of the rate of compliance based on—</text>
<subparagraph id="H54F53DCF9E80470F94BBA93F2E5874FD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>inspections of a random sample of the buildings covered by the code in the preceding year; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC9E438640F9642D38380D73901C70DCE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an alternative method that yields an accurate measure of compliance.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD87734C224E9491FB0246410697725CC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Achievement of compliance</header><text>A State or Indian tribe shall be considered to achieve full compliance under paragraph (1) if—</text>
<subparagraph id="HED7B00FA8CC04161BD9DF645B137AF3A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>at least 90 percent of building space covered by the code in the preceding year substantially meets
all the requirements of the applicable code specified in paragraph (1), or
achieves equivalent or greater energy savings level; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H85B0082679A541478FF648828D9594BD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the estimated excess energy use of buildings that did not meet the applicable code specified in
paragraph (1) in the preceding year, compared to a baseline of comparable
buildings that meet this code, is not more than 5 percent of the estimated
energy use of all buildings covered by this code during the preceding
year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1B4249A2A271438F8E226F8D10019B46"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Significant progress toward achievement of compliance</header><text>A State or Indian tribe shall be considered to have made significant progress toward achieving
compliance for purposes of paragraph (1) if the State or Indian tribe—</text>
<subparagraph id="H786E366DCEE64C96A65EFE927B8DC726"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has developed and is implementing a plan for achieving compliance during the 8-year period
beginning on the date of enactment of this paragraph, including annual
targets for compliance and active training and enforcement programs; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H298913DE773747B1BA8A7390E45DC68A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has met the most recent target under subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4F9E4BE2E2974212AC54AF6454B63172"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Validation by Secretary</header><text>Not later than 90 days after a State or Indian tribe certification under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFD569DDC1F7040748D9563C96F86F2A2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determine whether the State or Indian tribe has demonstrated meeting the criteria of this
subsection, including accurate measurement of compliance;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H33B646E9507C47E9B02A6A0EF147A10C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>determine whether the certification submitted by the State or Indian tribe is complete; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4A61506A92CB4A96832B801B0DAA06D7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>if the requirements of subparagraph (B) are satisfied, validate the certification.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB94553EF3CB84F009A23463B42149B62"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to require a State or Indian tribe to adopt any
building code or provision within a code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4300040408D44C079426A9FA4CEED735"><enum>(d)</enum><header>States or Indian tribes that do not achieve compliance</header>
<paragraph id="H1BBAA890C1234DD8B84B803FDEFFB8DF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>A State or Indian tribe that has not made a certification required under subsection (b) or (c) by
the applicable deadline shall submit to the Secretary a report on the
status of the State or Indian tribe with respect to meeting the
requirements and submitting the certification.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9B8AA9F56AFE4C04A70A98901553F4FA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State sovereignty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to require a State or Indian tribe to adopt any
building code or provision within a code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB1244F1A522D448CAC2958CD5A94B24C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Local government</header><text>In any State or Indian tribe for which the Secretary has not validated a certification under
subsection (b) or (c), a local government may be eligible for Federal
support by meeting the certification requirements of subsections (b) and
(c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA0C93B96C9894C74B23B0F69865B4326"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Annual reports by Secretary</header>
<subparagraph id="H816D317BB13D41AB84A115513262C5F3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall annually submit to Congress, and publish in the Federal Register, a report on—</text>
<clause id="H6E8D9AE1F2B9473586617C166B70D80F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the status of model building energy codes;</text>
</clause><clause id="HDC4C8B6563A945FA9F555916E52B9410"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the status of code adoption and compliance in the States and Indian tribes;</text>
</clause><clause id="HA75995B35EEE4BA3921923BBA6590702"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>implementation of this section; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC1CB0C8FB6C140A98DD2DFFDBD81E299"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>improvements in energy savings over time as a result of the targets established under section
307(b)(2).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H391B609819D44CD5BB961540C3D2F636"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Impacts</header><text>The report shall include estimates of impacts of past action under this section, and potential
impacts of further action, on—</text>
<clause id="H15B1555AE0D149558E4511B8002D3978"><enum>(i)</enum><text>upfront financial and construction costs, cost benefits and returns (using a return on investment
analysis), and lifetime energy use for buildings;</text>
</clause><clause id="H29C0A9C10A33497BB4D7F4A90E75405C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>resulting energy costs to individuals and businesses; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H61AAEC35BE7847708D29F271F39EBAB1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>resulting overall annual building ownership and operating costs.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE4C23E8547744F8C9522A654BFC94B7B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Technical assistance to States and Indian tribes</header><text>The Secretary shall provide technical assistance to States and Indian tribes to implement the goals
and requirements of this section, including procedures and technical
analysis for States and Indian tribes—</text>
<paragraph id="H7BE883DA339A4F0ABF38FF5A18F7443A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to implement State residential and commercial building energy codes; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB1CDB6916A97406C8E108B4A8AC3D2F3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to document the rate of compliance with a building energy code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H07AC6DDE9A9C437785FC9E6D0B038233"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Technical assistance to States and Indian Tribes</header>
<paragraph id="H5A3A4C1970984721878710F02A4FE3EA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall, upon request, provide technical assistance to States and Indian tribes to
implement the goals and requirements of this section—</text>
<subparagraph id="H90D35D57FD2647929AFABCFD7E3449D3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to implement State residential and commercial building energy codes; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA1FD1BE77B843F6AEB29BF4EE53E37F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to document the rate of compliance with a building energy code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4E8A6CD19F6A4DD885DBA0E40E82E6EE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text>The assistance shall include, as requested by the State or Indian tribe, technical assistance in—</text>
<subparagraph id="H613E5A39A50B4931BB035DA7C374BDF5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>evaluating the energy savings of building energy codes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD15A9F14C19241FEBAB4DCE40FD2122D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assessing the economic considerations, referenced in section 307(b)(4), of implementing building
energy codes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H40C9B57E7F69494FBCFD16A54E602FB8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>building energy analysis and design tools;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H669BC3145F9148F1AD22C6C4FE7BDBD7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>energy simulation models;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H933564BE2AAC437BB15E46F882BE0141"><enum>(E)</enum><text>building demonstrations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H50371DF65D2743A4A723085C42FBB62A"><enum>(F)</enum><text>developing the definitions of energy use intensity and building types for use in model building
energy codes to evaluate the efficiency impacts of the model building
energy codes; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCEDDE735610C4A359DFDABCE868181F6"><enum>(G)</enum><text>complying with a performance-based pathway referenced in the model code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA0E6545E9BFD44E7BDDCBEC17A1914FD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>For purposes of this section, <quote>technical assistance</quote> shall not include actions that advocate, promote, or discourage the adoption of a particular
building energy code, code provision, or energy savings target to a State
or Indian tribe.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H56C09C9DCCBE40BD94401D62F530B920"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Information quality and transparency</header><text>For purposes of this section, information provided by the Secretary, attendant to any technical
assistance provided to a State or Indian tribe, is <quote>influential information</quote> and shall satisfy the guidelines established by the Office of Management and Budget and published
at 67 Federal Register 8,452 (Feb. 22, 2002).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0971E2B99FDE416AB269B0A89CADE406"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Federal support</header>
<paragraph id="HAA7F61DCC74B4CBCAB43765B52777605"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall provide support to States and Indian tribes—</text>
<subparagraph id="H888814290A074F1C80C49A3292C9890A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to implement the reporting requirements of this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF7131507A8D34AF5BA8A2062CBDC2FBB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to implement residential and commercial building energy codes, including increasing and verifying
compliance with the codes and training of State, tribal, and local
building code officials to implement and enforce the codes.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H609B4A750E67474C964265F55D55E689"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>Support shall not be given to support adoption and implementation of model building energy codes
for which the Secretary has made a determination under section
307(d)(1)(C), that the code is not cost-effective.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8A929133D5524C8AA2321BE4A2B3B417"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Training</header><text>Support shall be offered to States, to train State and local building code officials to implement
and enforce codes described in paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6A3C74DA63AA4942A03B91C5834CA71C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Local governments</header><text>States may work under this subsection with local governments that implement and enforce the codes.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1917C8EFBCCF429DA9B1FC423DC6A89A"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Voluntary programs To exceed model building energy code</header>
<paragraph id="HC240A46E92364352917A0FD0DE6551FC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall provide technical assistance, as described in subsection (f), for the
development of voluntary programs that exceed the model building energy
codes for residential and commercial buildings for use as—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6AA86237BC65446EB52EA9F10A854470"><enum>(A)</enum><text>voluntary incentive programs adopted by local, tribal, or State governments; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD7065082FBA44AC8BBC45A95967898BF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>non-binding guidelines for energy-efficient building design.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAA469E4D34474B6C8FBD3FFAE0B50271"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Targets</header><text>The voluntary programs described in paragraph (1) shall be designed—</text>
<subparagraph id="HABEF4822644D46149B6C8A1CA85B8B2C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to achieve substantial energy savings compared to the model building energy codes; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6BB39FD3DB3547B6BEB6798CEF6EB7D9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to meet targets under section 307(b), if available, up to 3 to 6 years in advance of the target
years.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H52EEC99423694989A84480A99C0743B9"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Studies</header>
<paragraph id="H5AFCE0DD988940C9963D338CF129AFAC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>GAO study</header>
<subparagraph id="HAEFD7D929ACE4918885E3CD4D0597C25"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study of the impacts of updating the
national model building energy codes for residential and commercial
buildings. In conducting the study, the Comptroller General shall consider
and report, at a minimum—</text>
<clause id="HD3AF0912C6564AFEA85A00559D44D642"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the actual energy consumption savings stemming from updated energy codes compared to the energy
consumption savings predicted during code development;</text>
</clause><clause id="H9849E7963C8A42A6B7DFC356152C1052"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the actual consumer cost savings stemming from updated energy codes compared to predicted consumer
cost
savings; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HDB998B941BAD4FC38CCF8F7B271FB029"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an accounting of expenditures of the Federal funds under each program authorized by the title or by
amendments made by this title.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2E903D86FEE44107A9DAB25ACD4785D2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report to congress</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall submit a report to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the
House of Representatives including the study findings and conclusions.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB63FC80C49CE4BAEA0F230819B5244DC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Feasibility study</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with building science experts from the National Laboratories and
institutions of higher education, designers and builders of
energy-efficient residential and commercial buildings, code officials, and
other stakeholders, shall undertake a study of the feasibility, impact,
economics, and merit of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1B4FB941CE3A472DAE8347F0D4DC20C4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>code improvements that would require that buildings be designed, sited, and constructed in a manner
that makes the buildings more adaptable in the future to become
zero-net-energy after initial construction, as advances are achieved in
energy-saving technologies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3870D3D987794F449973AA098E242CEB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>code procedures to incorporate a ten-year payback, not just first-year energy use, in trade-offs
and performance calculations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE42F382C1A784140B9791E2644D245DC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>legislative options for increasing energy savings from building energy codes, including additional
incentives for effective State and local verification of compliance with
and enforcement of a code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF3E3DF1FC2C3428DAD5BB06B85A7F9B7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Energy data in multi-tenant buildings</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with appropriate representatives of the utility, utility regulatory,
building ownership, and other stakeholders, shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE342714FDFE44434A006E2B356140470"><enum>(A)</enum><text>undertake a study of best practices regarding delivery of aggregated energy consumption information
to owners and managers of residential and commercial buildings with
multiple tenants and uses; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3342F0788B8C42FFBE6DC1F14731D393"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consider the development of a memorandum of understanding between and among affected stakeholders
to reduce barriers to the delivery of aggregated energy consumption
information to such owners and managers.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H064F4A8164AD4767859BA4F29F786205"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Effect on other laws</header><text>Nothing in this section or section 307 supersedes or modifies the application of sections 321
through 346 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291 et
seq.).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDC3E4A1E3EC245EAB49662F118C09656"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Funding limitations</header><text>No Federal funds shall be used to support actions by the Secretary, or States, to advocate,
promote, or discourage the adoption of a particular building energy code,
code provision, or energy saving target to a State or Indian tribe; or be
provided to private third parties or non-governmental organizations that
engage in this type of advocacy.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBA96A6E0AF16419F89882E56CF938CFB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Federal building energy efficiency standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 305 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6834">42 U.S.C. 6834</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>voluntary building energy code</quote> each place it appears in subsections (a)(2)(B) and (b) and inserting <quote>model building energy code</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAD81DE8A085C49CD80B70C24216D4B34"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Model building energy codes</header><text>Section 307 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6836">42 U.S.C. 6836</external-xref>) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC5C7D9B1E96347DDA94586F9C73213D3" style="OLC">
<section id="H163B239DF7524B7A9B1F2CA1B27EB754"><enum>307.</enum><header>Support for model building energy codes</header>
<subsection id="H4A7C0CAE9BC64421BA68721BE3EA552B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall provide technical assistance, as described in subsection (c), for updating of
model building energy codes.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF182096E4FBF40D6A8053F0F75334BDD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Targets</header>
<paragraph id="HBA51E4B3C4CD47A1BBE4F6ADC5B9EA52"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall provide technical assistance, for updating the model building energy codes.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7CD85FB3C0D24FD2A68292CD16D27B18"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Targets</header>
<subparagraph id="H0A1FB07C74DE4F8B8861B0CF4D6CA095"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall provide technical assistance, to States, Indian tribes, local governments,
nationally recognized code and standards developers, and other interested
parties for updating of model building energy codes by establishing one or
more aggregate energy savings targets through rulemaking in accordance
with <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/553">section 553</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, to achieve the purposes
of this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB0D15BF09DDA44E28C5B50AD0966B333"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Separate targets</header><text>Separate targets may be established for commercial and residential buildings.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H92431B7EF1C1488CA4B273ED68B24642"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Baselines</header><text>The baseline for updating model building energy codes shall be the 2009 IECC for residential
buildings and ASHRAE Standard 90.1–2010 for commercial buildings.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3C0E63A62C4B41A195D045BF501176A6"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Specific years</header>
<clause id="H0B7E899FD49C40C5981D1DCD385C647A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Targets for specific years shall be established and revised by the Secretary through rulemaking in
accordance with <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/553">section 553</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, and
coordinated with nationally recognized code and standards developers at a
level that—</text>
<subclause id="H776B8478555A467492D18FA459F7395D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is at the maximum level of energy efficiency that is technically feasible and cost effective, while
accounting for the economic considerations under paragraph (4); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H2CDAF80772F148EEB6B7CB5E4070430E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>promotes the achievement of commercial and residential high performance buildings through high
performance energy efficiency (within the meaning of section 401 of the
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17061">42 U.S.C. 17061</external-xref>)).</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HA3F909C67C35441EB8EF95F41CF2C840"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Initial targets</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this clause, the Secretary shall establish
initial targets under this subparagraph.</text>
</clause><clause id="H992534895AE74D99BA2505F7A41BBA9E"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Different target years</header><text>Subject to clause (i), prior to the applicable year, the Secretary may set a later target year for
any of the model building energy codes described in subparagraph (A) if
the Secretary determines that a target cannot be met.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5F24133980F3405D96FE706BB1C89074"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Small business</header><text>When establishing targets under this paragraph through rulemaking, the Secretary shall ensure
compliance with the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of
1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/601">5 U.S.C. 601</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/121">Public Law 104–121</external-xref>) for any indirect economic
effect on small entities that is reasonably foreseeable and a result of
such rule.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB7CF63155C8449288783096A2299B69B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Appliance standards and other factors affecting building energy use</header><text>In establishing energy savings targets under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall develop and adjust
the targets in recognition of potential savings and costs relating to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA31B5B7AB3054A148D7FDB5DE8F2084E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>efficiency gains made in appliances, lighting, windows, insulation, and building envelope sealing;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF00976A7A2504EA1834D99324400599E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>advancement of distributed generation and on-site renewable power generation technologies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2202799A20534E4BA7079071A496FC11"><enum>(C)</enum><text>equipment improvements for heating, cooling, ventilation systems and water heating systems;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2CC7576694B0448B83988DD1005F1845"><enum>(D)</enum><text>building management systems and SmartGrid technologies to reduce energy use; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7733663E6D024617B9A4F2DC17550723"><enum>(E)</enum><text>other technologies, practices, and building systems regarding building plug load and other energy
uses.</text></subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">In developing and adjusting the targets, the Secretary shall use climate zone weighted averages for
equipment efficiency for heating, cooling, ventilation systems and water
heating systems, using equipment that is actually installed.</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="H08904F5FCF8749A7859015F7A84B8489"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Economic considerations</header><text>In establishing and revising energy savings targets under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall
consider the economic feasibility of achieving the proposed targets
established under this section and the potential costs and savings for
consumers and building owners, by conducting a return on investment
analysis, using a simple payback methodology over a 3-, 5-, and 7-year
period. The Secretary shall not propose or provide technical or financial
assistance for any code, provision in the code, or energy target, or
amendment thereto that has a payback greater than 10 years.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H31162B9CA48B4CF0BDB8F22B715C3828"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technical assistance to model building energy code-Setting and standard development organizations</header>
<paragraph id="HBC117E6A5FD7429CBB94C88F5F95E2D4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall, on a timely basis, provide technical assistance to modelment organizations
consistent to implement the goals of this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9795A01FF6F64E47A13CD9D6401C2093"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text>The assistance shall include, as requested by the organizations, technical assistance in—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1221A238FDB045BFB7D3C99115727BD5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>evaluating the energy savings of building energy codes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD3F6E853C1C74D18B64DBE0999608040"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assessing the economic considerations, under subsection (b)(4), of code or standards proposals or
revisions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8D2CF0A080334625B45E8BE82F0F67DA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>building energy analysis and design tools;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H12914A9F7E9A49EE9C0B36B822342136"><enum>(D)</enum><text>energy simulation models;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H13C56A12433D4A01977007C6E02B4B49"><enum>(E)</enum><text>building demonstrations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4960F9C0ED004F4185EDA52E9538D499"><enum>(F)</enum><text>developing definitions of energy use intensity and building types for use in model building energy
codes to evaluate the efficiency impacts of the model building energy
codes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5108DC8508EC4A248372F64236752F01"><enum>(G)</enum><text>developing a performance-based pathway for compliance; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC557BACD362A4472964F5871F25F9E7B"><enum>(H)</enum><text>developing model building energy codes by Indian tribes in accordance with tribal law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3AE5F6DE940445D38003D473DF46CBB5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>For purposes of this section, <quote>technical assistance</quote> shall not include actions that advocate, promote, or discourage the adoption of a particular
building energy code, code provision, or energy savings target.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFB13884900EE48B5ACE720F1E2979EA6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Information quality and transparency</header><text>For purposes of this section, information provided by the Secretary, attendant to development of
any energy savings targets, is <quote>influential information</quote> and shall satisfy the guidelines established by the Office of Management and Budget and published
at 67 Federal Register 8,452 (Feb. 22, 2002).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H943DC410D27D4AE4828A552E1E01B54B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Amendment proposals</header>
<paragraph id="H69C3577A5FF9458AA2B241D7FA5BA72B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may submit timely model building energy code amendment proposals to the model
building energy code-setting and standard development organizations, with
supporting evidence, sufficient to enable the model building energy codes
to meet the targets established under subsection (b)(2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4B9C7911424C42269573553DAF079867"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Process and factors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendment proposals submitted by the Secretary shall follow rulemaking in accordance with section
553 of title 5, United States Code, and the factors and standards set
forth in subsections (b)(2)(E), (b)(3), and (b)(4). Information provided
by
the Secretary, attendant to submission of any amendment proposals, is <quote>influential information</quote>, and shall satisfy the guidelines established by the Office of Management and Budget and published
at 67 Federal Register 8,452 (Feb. 22, 2002). When calculating the costs
and benefits of an amendment, the Secretary shall use climate zone
weighted averages for equipment efficiency for heating, cooling,
ventilation systems and water heating systems, using equipment that is
actually installed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCF39A7CD4F834BD888D3940B632AD37C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Analysis methodology</header><text>The Secretary shall make publicly available the entire calculation methodology (including input
assumptions and data) used by the Secretary to estimate the energy savings
of code or standard proposals and revisions.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4FC02B1567C1411686D81DBF26F0E9DF"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Methodology development</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a methodology for evaluating cost-effectiveness of energy code
changes in multifamily buildings that incorporates economic parameters
representative of typical multifamily buildings.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H17FC1ADD21E2434F9CC4B7717218ED16"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Determination</header>
<paragraph id="H768F11ECC4A2421293DC336AF84295BB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Revision of model building energy codes</header><text>If the provisions of the IECC or ASHRAE Standard 90.1 regarding building energy use are revised,
the Secretary shall make a preliminary determination not later than 90
days after the date of the revision, and a final determination not later
than 15 months after the date of the revision, on whether or not the
revision—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8AD7F3B3966F4183BEBD2BAF383A47A7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improves energy efficiency in buildings compared to the existing model building energy code;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3A30374EE78944E692B7829AD540970F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>meets the applicable targets under subsection (b)(2); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9FC2019A6947431FA5C93385B38CF04B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is technically feasible and cost-effective.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC3F38A63188A4A41A79ADE75250AFAE6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Codes or standards not meeting criteria</header>
<subparagraph id="H118EC2C1C1CE4134B7FFEE88E1C4C4E9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If the Secretary makes a preliminary determination under paragraph (1)(B) that a code or standard
does not meet the targets established under subsection (b)(2), is not
technically feasible, or is not cost-effective, the Secretary may at the
same time provide technical assistance, as described in subsection (c), to
the model building energy code or standard developer, with proposed
changes that would result in a model building energy code that meets the
criteria and with supporting evidence. Proposed changes submitted by the
Secretary shall follow rulemaking in accordance with section 553 of title
5, United States Code, and the factors and standards set forth in
subsections (b)(2)(E), (b)(3), and (b)(4). Information provided by the
Secretary, attendant to submission of any amendment proposals, is <quote>influential information</quote>, and shall satisfy the guidelines established by the Office of Management and Budget and published
at 67 Federal Register 8,452 (Feb. 22, 2002).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H81E9E5BC5E234FFEB7AF9376EC8D08DF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Incorporation of changes</header>
<clause id="H15A5BBC2709E432BA1A121D41C00781F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>On receipt of the technical assistance, as described in subsection (c), the model building energy
code or standard developer shall have an additional 270 days to accept or
reject the proposed changes of the Secretary the model building energy
code or standard for the Secretary to make a final determination.</text>
</clause><clause id="HFE66C38D8DCF42AB8D82D0194850A00F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Final determination</header><text>A final determination under paragraph (1) shall be on the modified model building energy code or
standard.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7480F549BA314117A5F624560A10A292"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H3D189DEE5F5945E78F6FF912905B159C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>publish notice of targets, amendment proposals and supporting analysis and determinations under
this section in the Federal Register to provide an explanation of and the
basis for such actions, including any supporting modeling, data,
assumptions, protocols, and cost benefit analysis, including return on
investment; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H589F17DD7D474AA9B9C444173F3BE016"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide an opportunity for public comment on targets, amendment proposals and supporting analysis
and determinations under this section, in accordance with section 553 of
title 5, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8741101EDA464C90910D5FA35DDB46EB"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Voluntary codes and standards</header><text>Not withstanding any other provision of this section, any model building code or standard
established under this section shall not be binding on a State, local
government, or Indian tribe as a matter of Federal law.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H70116DE03B234B3992F92C2D6C46B2EA"><enum>B</enum><header>Worker training and capacity building</header>
<section id="H76106EF5A99843C889A66ED3BE887559"><enum>111.</enum><header>Building training and assessment centers</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide grants to institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref>)) and Tribal Colleges
or Universities (as defined in section 316(b) of that Act (20 U.S.C.
1059c(b))) to establish building training and assessment centers—</text>
<paragraph id="HF6410F59F41349059B7F48D0BA8960DF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to identify opportunities for optimizing energy efficiency and environmental performance in
buildings;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBC6AF7A1C28B4EF8BCF914134AF9324E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to promote the application of emerging concepts and technologies in commercial and institutional
buildings; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAB3D3D1443FB415BB09612ED2B4DAE0A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to train engineers, architects, building scientists, building energy permitting and enforcement
officials, and building technicians in energy-efficient design and
operation.</text>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header>
<section id="HBE2D4D86D5F746FB8061A92B1E0DD434"><enum>201.</enum><header>Voluntary nature of building asset rating program</header>
<subsection id="H7F94E7EE5051432C9F7184CAB7166B5A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Any program of the Secretary that may enable the owner of a commercial building or a residential
building to obtain a rating, score, or label regarding the actual or
anticipated energy usage or performance of a building shall be made
available on a voluntary, optional, and market-driven basis.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H55F6F31F30E8473EBE7461C3438CD8C3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Disclaimer as to regulatory intent</header><text>Information disseminated by the Secretary regarding the program described in subsection (a),
including any information made available by the Secretary on a website,
shall include language plainly stating that such program is not developed
or intended to be the basis for a regulatory program by a Federal, State,
local, or municipal government body.</text>
</subsection></section>