3.0.0 832 2023-01-11T13:47:39Z 2023-01-11T13:47:39Z Senate S 2021-03-18 117 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-03-18T17:08:04Z Federal Building Clean Jobs Act of 2021 117 2060 HR 2021-06-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Related bill CRS 2021-03-18 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2021-03-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD N W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2021-04-20 False Government Operations and Politics Air quality Alternative and renewable resources Building construction Climate change and greenhouse gases Electric power generation and transmission Energy efficiency and conservation Environmental health Floods and storm protection Government buildings, facilities, and property Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health facilities and institutions Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles Lighting, heating, cooling Military medicine Performance measurement Public contracts and procurement Solid waste and recycling State and local government operations Veterans' medical care Water quality Water use and supply Government Operations and Politics 00 2021-03-18 Introduced in Senate 2021-08-18T19:29:12Z GSA Resilient, Energy Efficient, and Net-Zero Building Jobs Act of 2021 or the GREEN Building Jobs Act of 2021

This bill establishes additional energy-efficiency requirements and programs for federal buildings, with a particular focus on reducing energy and water consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by FY2030 through partnerships with the private sector.

Specifically, the bill requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to reduce the following for its facilities by FY2030:

  • average building energy intensity (by at least 25%, relative to FY2018);
  • average potable water consumption intensity (by 54%, relative to FY2007);
  • industrial, landscaping, and agricultural water consumption (by 20%, relative to FY2018); and
  • specified categories of greenhouse gas emissions (by at least 40%, relative to FY2018).

The GSA must also implement retrofit projects that reduce the energy consumption of its facilities by at least 35%. Additionally, the GSA must develop plans that ensure that at least 50% of certain facilities offer zero-emission vehicle charging or fueling by December 31, 2030.

The bill directs the GSA to work with the private sector through partnerships and financing opportunities in order to implement the bill's requirements.

The bill also makes several other changes relating to federal building standards and related authorities, including (1) requiring lessors (i.e., property owners) to disclose data on the utility consumption of leased spaces; (2) requiring the GSA to assess and mitigate area flood risks, based on climate science; and (3) authorizing long-term contracts for federal purchases of renewable energy.

]]> GREEN Building Jobs Act of 2021 Display Title GREEN Building Jobs Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to fund job-creating improvements in energy and resiliency for Federal buildings managed by the General Services Administration, to enable a portfolio of clean buildings by 2030, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced GREEN Building Jobs Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced GSA Resilient, Energy Efficient, and Net-Zero Building Jobs Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s832is/xml/BILLS-117s832is.xml 2021-03-18 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.