[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1705 Introduced in House (IH)]

110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1705

 To amend title 40, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of 
  General Services to install energy efficient lighting fixtures and 
   bulbs in constructing, altering, and maintaining public buildings.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 27, 2007

 Mr. Lipinski (for himself, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Berman, 
 Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Boyd of Florida, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Ms. Corrine 
 Brown of Florida, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Costa, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Gerlach, Ms. 
  Giffords, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gordon of Tennessee, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
  Hall of New York, Mr. Hare, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hill, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
 Honda, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
 Markey, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Moore of Kansas, 
Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Smith 
    of Washington, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Welch of Vermont, and Mr. Wynn) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                   Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 40, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of 
  General Services to install energy efficient lighting fixtures and 
   bulbs in constructing, altering, and maintaining public buildings.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Bulb Replacement in Government With 
High-Efficiency Technology Energy Savings Act of 2007'' or the ``BRIGHT 
Energy Savings Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. USE OF ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING FIXTURES AND BULBS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating sections 3313, 3314, and 3315 as 
        sections 3314, 3315, and 3316, respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after section 3312 the following:
``Sec. 3313. Use of energy efficient lighting fixtures and bulbs
    ``(a) Construction and Alteration of Public Buildings.--Each public 
building constructed or significantly altered by the Administrator of 
General Services shall be equipped, to the maximum extent feasible as 
determined by the Administrator, with lighting fixtures and bulbs that 
are energy efficient.
    ``(b) Maintenance of Public Buildings.--Each lighting fixture or 
bulb that is replaced by the Administrator in the normal course of 
maintenance of public buildings shall be replaced, to the maximum 
extent feasible as determined by the Administrator, with a lighting 
fixture or bulb that is energy efficient.
    ``(c) Considerations.--In making a determination under this section 
concerning the feasibility of installing a lighting fixture or bulb 
that is energy efficient, the Administrator shall consider--
            ``(1) the life cycle cost effectiveness of the fixture or 
        bulb;
            ``(2) the compatibility of the fixture or bulb with 
        existing equipment;
            ``(3) whether use of the fixture or bulb could result in 
        interference with productivity;
            ``(4) the aesthetics relating to use of the fixture or 
        bulb; and
            ``(5) such other factors as the Administrator determines 
        appropriate.
    ``(d) Energy Star.--A lighting fixture or bulb shall be treated as 
being energy efficient for purposes of this section if--
            ``(1) the fixture or bulb is certified under the Energy 
        Star program established by section 324A of the Energy Policy 
        and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6294a); or
            ``(2) the Administrator has otherwise determined that the 
        fixture or bulb is energy efficient.
    ``(e) Significant Alterations.--A public building shall be treated 
as being significantly altered for purposes of subsection (a) if the 
alteration is subject to congressional approval under section 3307.
    ``(f) Effective Date.--The requirements of subsections (a) and (b) 
shall take effect one year after the date of enactment of this 
subsection.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 33 of title 40, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the items relating to 
sections 3313, 3314, and 3315 and inserting the following:

``3313. Use of energy efficient lighting fixtures and bulbs.
``3314. Delegation.
``3315. Report to Congress.
``3316. Certain authority not affected.''.
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