3.0.0 2078 2023-01-11T20:27:46Z 2023-01-11T20:27:46Z Senate S S 2007-09-20 110 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-09-20T22:28:44Z 2007-09-20 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2007-09-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. N Energy Administrative procedure Building laws Department of Energy Energy conservation Energy efficiency Government Operations and Politics Housing and Community Development Law Standards Energy 00 2007-09-20 Introduced in Senate 2008-01-25T16:33:43Z Requires the Secretary of Energy to facilitate the updating of national model building energy codes and standards at least every three years to achieve overall energy savings, compared to the 2006 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) for residential buildings and ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1 for commercial buildings, of at least 30% by 2015 and 50% by 2022. Requires the Secretary, if the 2022 target cannot be achieved using existing technology or would not be lifecycle effective, to establish a revised target that ensures the maximum level of energy efficiency in buildings that is technologically feasible and lifecycle cost effective.

Requires the Secretary: (1) to determine if a revision to the IECC or ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1 will improve energy efficiency in buildings and meet such energy savings targets; and (2) if a code or standard does not meet the targets or if a code or standard is not updated for more than three years, to amend the IECC or ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1 to establish a modified code or standard that meets the targets.

Requires the Secretary to provide notice and an opportunity to comment on the targets, determinations, and modified codes and standards.

Sets forth requirements for state certifications regarding the energy efficiency of, and compliance with, state residential and commercial building codes.

Requires the Secretary to provide: (1) technical assistance to enable the national model building energy codes and standards to meet the targets; (2) assistance to states to comply with this Act; and (3) incentive funding to states to improve and implement building energy efficiency codes.

]]> A bill to require updating of State building energy efficiency codes and standards. Official Title as Introduced A bill to require updating of State building energy efficiency codes and standards. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title A bill to require updating of State building energy efficiency codes and standards. Introduced in Senate 2007-09-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2078is/xml/BILLS-110s2078is.xml 2007-09-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.