3.0.0 2280 2023-01-11T13:27:14Z 2023-01-11T13:27:14Z House HR 2015-05-12 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 72 (Tuesday, May 12, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. QUIGLEY:H.R. 2280.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Section 8 of Article I of the Constituion[Page H2878]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2015-05-13T20:57:04Z Referred to 2015-05-12T16:02:05Z 2015-05-13 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 2015-05-12 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2015-05-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-05-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 N G000568 Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] H. Griffith R VA Morgan 9 2015-05-12 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2015-05-12 True T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2015-05-12 True C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2015-05-12 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2015-05-12 True R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 13 2015-05-12 True C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] JOHN CONYERS D MI 13 2015-05-12 True K000188 Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] RON KIND D WI 3 2015-05-14 False C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 2015-05-14 False M001166 Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] Jerry McNerney D CA 9 2015-05-18 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2015-05-21 False L000562 Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] Stephen Lynch D MA F. 8 2015-06-09 False C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2015-06-10 False B001292 Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] Donald Beyer D VA S. 8 2015-06-17 False P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2015-06-24 False B001281 Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] Joyce Beatty D OH 3 2015-06-24 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2015-07-07 False R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 40 2015-07-22 False D000617 Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] Suzan DelBene D WA K. 1 2015-09-10 False S001150 Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] ADAM SCHIFF D CA B. 28 2015-09-17 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2015-09-24 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 2015-11-16 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2016-04-13 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2016-09-07 False E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2016-09-14 False Z000017 Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] Lee Zeldin R NY M. 1 2016-09-27 False S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 2016-11-15 False Government Operations and Politics Animal protection and human-animal relationships Birds Building construction Government buildings, facilities, and property Lighting and heating Lighting, heating, cooling Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Government Operations and Politics 00 2015-05-12 Introduced in House 2015-07-22T17:50:31Z Federal Bird-Safe Buildings Act of 2015

Requires each public building constructed, substantially altered, or acquired by the General Services Administration (GSA) to meet the following standards:

  • at least 90% of the exposed facade material from ground level to 40 feet shall not be composed of glass or shall be composed of glass employing elements that preclude bird collisions without completely obscuring vision, ultraviolet (UV) patterned glass that contains UV-reflective or contrasting patterns that are visible to birds, patterns on glass designed in accordance with a rule that restricts horizontal spaces to less than 2 inches high and vertical spaces to less than 4 inches wide, opaque, etched, stained, frosted, or translucent glass, orany combination of these methods (modified glass);
  • at least 60% of the exposed facade material above 40 feet shall meet such glass standard;
  • there shall not be any transparent passageways or corners;
  • all glass adjacent to atria or courtyards containing water features, plants, and other materials attractive to birds shall meet the modified glass standard; and
  • outside lighting shall be appropriately shielded and minimized.

Directs GSA to: (1) ensure that actual bird mortality is monitored at each public building; and (2) reduce exterior building and site lighting for each public building, where practicable.

Exempts historic buildings of national significance, the White House and its grounds, the Supreme Court building and its grounds, or the U.S. Capitol and its related buildings and grounds.

]]> Federal Bird-Safe Buildings Act of 2015 Display Title Federal Bird-Safe Buildings Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 40, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of General Services to incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features into public buildings, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Federal Bird-Safe Buildings Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr2280ih/xml/BILLS-114hr2280ih.xml 2015-05-13 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.