3.0.0 489 2023-01-11T19:59:03Z 2023-01-11T19:59:03Z Senate S S 2007-02-05 110 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-02-05T20:51:33Z High-Performance Green Buildings Act of 2007 110 121 HR 2007-03-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement. Related bill CRS Text similarities House High-Performance Green Buildings Act of 2007 110 506 S 2007-12-12 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 533. Related bill CRS 2007-02-05 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2007-02-05 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1577-1578) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-02-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000154 Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] JOHN WARNER R VA WILLIAM N Environmental Protection Academic performance Administrative procedure Air conditioning Auditing Bicycles Building construction Child health Child safety Commuting Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Cost accounting Economics and Public Finance Education Elementary and secondary education Emergency Management Energy Energy conservation Energy efficiency Environmental Protection Agency Environmental assessment Executive reorganization Families Federal advisory bodies Federal budgets Federal employees Federal installations Federal office buildings Finance and Financial Sector General Services Administration Government Operations and Politics Government procurement Government publicity Green products Health Heating Higher education Indoor air pollution Internet Labor productivity Landscape architecture Law Lighting Mass rapid transit Occupational health and safety Office of Management and Budget Pest control Planning-programming-budgeting Public Lands and Natural Resources Recycling of waste products Research and development School buildings Science, Technology, Communications Standards Student transportation Students Transportation and Public Works Walking Waste reduction Water Resources Development Water conservation Web sites Environmental Protection 00 2007-02-05 Introduced in Senate 2007-04-11T19:49:39Z Green Buildings Act of 2007 - Directs the Administrator of General Services to establish a position of, and appoint, a Director who shall: (1) establish an Office of Green Buildings (2) establish a Green Building Advisory Committee; (2) carry out public outreach; (3) develop and recommend a green building research plan; (4) analyze current budget and contracting practices that affect achievement of green buildings; and (5) develop and implement a comprehensive indoor air quality program for federal facilities.

Defines a "green building" as one that, during its life-cycle: (1) reduces energy, water, and material resource use and the generation of waste; (2) improves indoor environmental quality; (3) improves impacts of the building on human health and the environment; (4) increases the use of environmentally preferable products; (5) increases reuse and recycling opportunities; and (6) integrates systems in the building.

Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide grants to state educational agencies for use in: (1) providing technical assistance for EPA's programs (including the Tools for Schools Program and the Healthy School Environmental Assessment Tool) to schools for use in addressing environmental issues; and (2) developing state school environmental quality plans. Authorizes the EPA to provide grants to nonprofit organizations to assist in community and public education on healthy school environments.

Requires the EPA to develop voluntary school site acquisition guidelines that account for: (1) efficient use of energy; (2) the special vulnerability of children to hazardous substances or pollution exposure where the potential for site contamination exists; (3) available modes of transportation; and (4) potential use of the school as an emergency shelter.

Requires the Director to: (1) identify incentives to encourage the use of green buildings and related technology in federal government operations; and (2) consult with the Committee to assist in the implementation of the Environmental Stewardship Scorecard.

Requires the Office to carry out specified demonstration projects at federal buildings and universities to contribute to its research goals.

]]> Green Buildings Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve efficiency in the Federal Government through the use of green buildings, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Green Buildings Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Green Buildings Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-02-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s489is/xml/BILLS-110s489is.xml 2007-02-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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.