3.0.0 2620 2023-01-14T22:48:24Z 2023-01-14T22:48:24Z Senate S S 2004-07-08 108 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-07-08T18:41:10Z 2004-07-08 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7830-7833) IntroReferral 2004-07-08 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7829-7830) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-07-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress J000072 Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] JAMES JEFFORDS I VT MERRILL N L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2004-07-08 True R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. 2004-07-08 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2004-07-08 True C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2004-07-08 True H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2004-07-08 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2004-07-08 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2004-07-08 True Environmental Protection Academic performance Air conditioning Air pollution control Auditing Bikeways Building construction Building materials Chemicals Child safety Commerce Commuting Congress Congressional reporting requirements Conservation of natural resources Cost accounting Cost effectiveness Data banks Decision making Disabled Economics and Public Finance Education Educational accountability Educational research Electronic government information Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Employee training Energy Energy conservation Energy efficiency Environmental assessment Environmental health Environmental research Environmental technology Executive reorganization Families Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to education Federal aid to research Federal budgets Federal employees Federal office buildings Federal officials Fungi General Services Administration Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government procurement Government publicity Green products Health Health information systems Heating Higher education Indoor air pollution Infrastructure Internet Labor and Employment Labor productivity Landscape architecture Lead Learning Lighting Maintenance and repair Mass rapid transit Noise Occupational health and safety Pest control Planning-programming-budgeting Public Lands and Natural Resources Public-private partnerships Radon Recycling of waste products Research and development School buildings School districts School health programs Science, Technology, Communications Secondary education Special education Standards Student transportation Technology assessment Transportation and Public Works Walking Waste reduction Water Resources Development Water conservation Water pollution control Web sites Environmental Protection 00 2004-07-08 Introduced in Senate 2004-08-04T18:48:18Z High-Performance Green Buildings Act - Directs the Administrator of General Services to create, within the General Services Administration (GSA), and appoint an individual to, a position to establish and oversee the Office of High-Performance Green Buildings within GSA. Directs the Office to establish an interagency steering committee.

Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide grants to State and local educational agencies for use in: (1) providing technical assistance for and assisting implementation of the EPA's Tools for Schools Program; and (2) the development of State-level school environmental quality plans.

Requires the EPA Administrator to develop school site acquisition guidelines that: (1) take into account the special vulnerability of children to chemical exposure where the potential for site contamination is assessed; (2) include an analysis of means for maximizing transportation choices.

Requires the EPA Administrator, in partnership with the Secretary of Education, to carry out an education research program in support of the education-related provisions of this Act.

Directs the Comptroller General to review the budget process and develop and submit to Congress an implementation plan for life-cycle costing that identifies and incorporates cost savings that accrue from high-performance green buildings.

Requires the Office to establish guidelines for, and carry out, specified demonstration projects at Federal buildings and universities to contribute to the research goals of the Office.

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