[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 798 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 798

     To direct the Administrator of General Services to install a 
photovoltaic system for the headquarters building of the Department of 
                                Energy.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 5, 2007

  Mr. Oberstar (for himself, Mr. Mica, and Ms. Norton) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
                           and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
     To direct the Administrator of General Services to install a 
photovoltaic system for the headquarters building of the Department of 
                                Energy.

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

SECTION 1. INSTALLATION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM AT DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
              HEADQUARTERS BUILDING.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator of General Services shall 
install a photovoltaic system, as set forth in the Sun Wall Design 
Project, for the headquarters building of the Department of Energy 
located at 1000 Independence Avenue, Southwest, Washington, D.C., 
commonly known as the Forrestal Building.
    (b) Funding.--There shall be available from the Federal Buildings 
Fund established by section 592 of title 40, United States Code, 
$30,000,000 to carry out this section. Such sums shall be derived from 
the unobligated balance of amounts made available from the Fund for 
fiscal year 2007, and prior fiscal years, for repairs and alterations 
and other activities (excluding amounts made available for the energy 
program). Such sums shall remain available until expended.
    (c) Obligation of Funds.--None of the funds made available pursuant 
to subsection (b) may be obligated prior to September 30, 2007.
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