3.0.0 3371 2021-09-28T14:14:41Z 2021-09-28T14:14:41Z House H HR 2011-11-04 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CARNAHAN:H.R. 3371.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 1. ``All legislative Powers hereingranted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States,which shall consist of a Senate and a House ofRepresentatives.''[Page H7398]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2011-11-07T21:49:22Z Referred to 2011-11-04T13:03:00Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2011-11-04T14:19:54Z Referred to 2011-11-04T13:03:05Z 2011-11-07 hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Committee 2011-11-04 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. Committee 2011-11-04 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2011-11-04 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2011-11-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-11-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001060 Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] Russ Carnahan D MO 3 N W000796 Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] Lynn Westmoreland R GA A. 3 2011-11-04 True W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2011-11-04 True Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2011-11-04 True H001042 Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2 2011-11-04 True P000593 Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] Ed Perlmutter D CO 7 2011-11-04 True M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2011-11-04 True E000290 Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] Donna Edwards D MD F. 4 2011-11-04 True P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2011-11-04 True G000559 Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-10] John Garamendi D CA 10 2011-11-04 True D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 2011-11-04 True R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-17] TIM RYAN D OH 17 2011-11-04 True H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2011-11-04 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2011-11-04 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2011-11-04 True T000465 Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-5] Niki Tsongas D MA 5 2011-11-04 True M000485 Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] MIKE MCINTYRE D NC 7 2011-11-29 False J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2011-11-29 False P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2011-12-07 False Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Air quality Building construction Climate change and greenhouse gases Department of Energy Energy efficiency and conservation Environmental technology General Services Administration Government buildings, facilities, and property Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Lighting, heating, cooling Performance measurement Solid waste and recycling Water quality Water use and supply Government Operations and Politics 00 2011-11-04 Introduced in House 2011-12-20T19:41:57Z High-Performance Federal Buildings Act of 2011 - Requires federal agency heads involved in the construction of new federal buildings for which estimated construction costs exceed $1 million and are comprised by federal funding of greater than 50% to ensure that the life-cycle cost (i.e., the sum of investment, capital, installation, energy, operating, maintenance, and replacement costs) of such building is considered during its design.

Requires the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to issue regulations establishing federal building commissioning standards modeled on existing private sector standards and guidelines for: (1) the commissioning process generally, (2) the commissioning of individual building systems, and (3) the use of building automation systems. Defines "commissioning" as a process for examining and evaluating a building or building system to verify and deliver a building or system that meets the building owner's requirements for use.

Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to study and report on the use of integrated design processes and building information modeling for the design and construction of federal buildings.

Establishes the position of the Director of the Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings to assist federal agencies with respect to the utilization of building information modeling, commissioning, and integrated design processes.

Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to require reporting on commissioning and energy and water savings measures.

Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish and update energy and water efficiency standards for federal buildings.

]]> High-Performance Federal Buildings Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced High-Performance Federal Buildings Act of 2011 Display Title High-Performance Federal Buildings Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To produce high-performance Federal buildings through an improved approach to building utilization, design, construction, and operations and maintenance, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2011-11-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3371ih/xml/BILLS-112hr3371ih.xml 2011-11-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. 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.