3.0.0 1920 2023-01-11T13:38:17Z 2023-01-11T13:38:17Z Senate S 2017-10-04 115 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-10-04T20:32:34Z Federal Bird-Safe Buildings Act of 2017 115 2542 HR 2017-05-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Related bill CRS 2017-10-04 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2017-10-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ N U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2018-01-16 False H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2018-08-16 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 2017-10-04 Introduced in Senate 2017-11-08T22:21:35Z Federal Bird-Safe Buildings Act of 2017

This bill 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, or any 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.

GSA must: (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.

The bill exempts historic buildings of national significance, the White House and grounds, the Supreme Court building and grounds, and the U.S. Capitol and related buildings and grounds from the provisions of this bill.

]]> Federal Bird-Safe Buildings Act of 2017 Display Title Federal Bird-Safe Buildings Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Federal Bird-Safe Buildings Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill 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 Senate 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1920is/xml/BILLS-115s1920is.xml 2017-10-04 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.