[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 506 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 506

  To improve efficiency in the Federal Government through the use of 
       high-performance green buildings, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 6, 2007

Mr. Lautenberg (for himself, Ms. Snowe, and Mrs. Boxer) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                      Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
  To improve efficiency in the Federal Government through the use of 
       high-performance green buildings, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``High-Performance 
Green Buildings Act of 2007''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
          TITLE I--OFFICE OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE GREEN BUILDINGS

Sec. 101. Oversight.
Sec. 102. Office of High-Performance Green Buildings.
Sec. 103. Green Building Advisory Committee.
Sec. 104. Public outreach.
Sec. 105. Research and development.
Sec. 106. Budget and life-cycle costing and contracting.
Sec. 107. Authorization of appropriations.
               TITLE II--HEALTHY HIGH-PERFORMANCE SCHOOLS

Sec. 201. Definition of high-performance school.
Sec. 202. Grants for healthy school environments.
Sec. 203. Model guidelines for siting of school facilities.
Sec. 204. Public outreach.
Sec. 205. Environmental health program.
Sec. 206. Authorization of appropriations.
              TITLE III--STRENGTHENING FEDERAL LEADERSHIP

Sec. 301. Incentives.
Sec. 302. Federal procurement.
Sec. 303. Federal green building performance.
                    TITLE IV--DEMONSTRATION PROJECT

Sec. 401. Coordination of goals.
Sec. 402. Authorization of appropriations.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of General Services.
            (2) Committee.--The term ``Committee'' means the Green 
        Building Advisory Committee established under section 103(a).
            (3) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the individual 
        appointed to the position established under section 101(a).
            (4) Federal facility.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``Federal facility'' 
                means any building or facility the intended use of 
                which requires the building or facility to be--
                            (i) accessible to the public; and
                            (ii) constructed or altered by or on behalf 
                        of the United States.
                    (B) Exclusions.--The term ``Federal facility'' does 
                not include a privately-owned residential or commercial 
                structure that is not leased by the Federal Government.
            (5) High-performance green building.--The term ``high-
        performance green building'' means a building--
                    (A) that, during its life-cycle--
                            (i) reduces energy, water, and material 
                        resource use and the generation of waste;
                            (ii) improves indoor environmental quality, 
                        including protecting indoor air quality during 
                        construction, using low-emitting materials, 
                        improving thermal comfort, and improving 
                        lighting and acoustic environments that affect 
                        occupant health and productivity;
                            (iii) improves indoor and outdoor impacts 
                        of the building on human health and the 
                        environment;
                            (iv) increases the use of environmentally 
                        preferable products, including biobased, 
                        recycled content, and nontoxic products with 
                        lower life-cycle impacts;
                            (v) increases reuse and recycling 
                        opportunities; and
                            (vi) integrates systems in the building; 
                        and
                    (B) for which, during its planning, design, and 
                construction, the environmental and energy impacts of 
                building location and site design are considered.
            (6) Life cycle.--The term ``life cycle'', with respect to a 
        high-performance green building, means all stages of the useful 
        life of the building (including components, equipment, systems, 
        and controls of the building) beginning at conception of a 
        green building project and continuing through site selection, 
        design, construction, landscaping, commissioning, operation, 
        maintenance, renovation, deconstruction or demolition, removal, 
        and recycling of the green building.
            (7) Life-cycle assessment.--The term ``life-cycle 
        assessment'' means a comprehensive system approach for 
        measuring the environmental performance of a product or service 
        over the life of the product or service, beginning at raw 
        materials acquisition and continuing through manufacturing, 
        transportation, installation, use, reuse, and end-of-life waste 
        management.
            (8) Life-cycle costing.--The term ``life-cycle costing'', 
        with respect to a high-performance green building, means a 
        technique of economic evaluation that--
                    (A) sums, over a given study period, the costs of 
                initial investment (less resale value), replacements, 
                operations (including energy use), and maintenance and 
                repair of an investment decision; and
                    (B) is expressed--
                            (i) in present value terms, in the case of 
                        a study period equivalent to the longest useful 
                        life of the building, determined by taking into 
                        consideration the typical life of such a 
                        building in the area in which the building is 
                        to be located; or
                            (ii) in annual value terms, in the case of 
                        any other study period.
            (9) Office.--The term ``Office'' means the Office of High-
        Performance Green Buildings established under section 102(a).

          TITLE I--OFFICE OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE GREEN BUILDINGS

SEC. 101. OVERSIGHT.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator shall establish within the 
General Services Administration, and appoint an individual to serve as 
Director in, a position in the career-reserved Senior Executive 
service, to--
            (1) establish and manage the Office in accordance with 
        section 102; and
            (2) carry out other duties as required under this Act.
    (b) Compensation.--The compensation of the Director shall not 
exceed the maximum rate of basic pay for the Senior Executive Service 
under section 5382 of title 5, United States Code, including any 
applicable locality-based comparability payment that may be authorized 
under section 5304(h)(2)(C) of that title.

SEC. 102. OFFICE OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE GREEN BUILDINGS.

    (a) Establishment.--The Director shall establish within the General 
Services Administration an Office of High-Performance Green Buildings.
    (b) Duties.--The Director shall--
            (1) ensure full coordination of high-performance green 
        building information and activities within the General Services 
        Administration and all relevant Federal agencies, including, at 
        a minimum--
                    (A) the Environmental Protection Agency;
                    (B) the Office of the Federal Environmental 
                Executive;
                    (C) the Office of Federal Procurement Policy;
                    (D) the Department of Energy;
                    (E) the Department of Health and Human Services;
                    (F) the Department of Defense; and
                    (G) such other Federal agencies as the Director 
                considers to be appropriate;
            (2) establish a senior-level green building advisory 
        committee, which shall provide advice and recommendations in 
        accordance with section 103;
            (3) identify and biennially reassess improved or higher 
        rating standards recommended by the Committee;
            (4) establish a national high-performance green building 
        clearinghouse in accordance with section 104, which shall 
        provide green building information through--
                    (A) outreach;
                    (B) education; and
                    (C) the provision of technical assistance;
            (5) ensure full coordination of research and development 
        information relating to high-performance green building 
        initiatives under section 105;
            (6) identify and develop green building standards that 
        could be used for all types of Federal facilities in accordance 
        with section 105;
            (7) establish green practices that can be used throughout 
        the life of a Federal facility;
            (8) review and analyze current Federal budget practices and 
        life-cycle costing issues, and make recommendations to 
        Congress, in accordance with section 106; and
            (9) complete and submit the report described in subsection 
        (c).
    (c) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, and biennially thereafter, the Director shall submit to 
Congress a report that--
            (1) describes the status of the green building initiatives 
        under this Act and other Federal programs in effect as of the 
        date of the report, including--
                    (A) the extent to which the programs are being 
                carried out in accordance with this Act; and
                    (B) the status of funding requests and 
                appropriations for those programs;
            (2) identifies within the planning, budgeting, and 
        construction process all types of Federal facility procedures 
        that inhibit new and existing Federal facilities from becoming 
        high-performance green buildings as measured by--
                    (A) a silver rating, as defined by the Leadership 
                in Energy and Environmental Design Building Rating 
                System standard established by the United States Green 
                Building Council (or an equivalent rating obtained 
                through a comparable system); or
                    (B) an improved or higher rating standard, as 
                identified by the Committee;
            (3) identifies inconsistencies, as reported to the 
        Committee, in Federal law with respect to product acquisition 
        guidelines and high-performance product guidelines;
            (4) recommends language for uniform standards for use by 
        Federal agencies in environmentally responsible acquisition;
            (5) in coordination with the Office of Management and 
        Budget, reviews the budget process for capital programs with 
        respect to alternatives for--
                    (A) restructuring of budgets to require the use of 
                complete energy- and environmental-cost accounting;
                    (B) using operations expenditures in budget-related 
                decisions while simultaneously incorporating 
                productivity and health measures (as those measures can 
                be quantified by the Office, with the assistance of 
                universities and national laboratories);
                    (C) permitting Federal agencies to retain all 
                identified savings accrued as a result of the use of 
                life cycle costing; and
                    (D) identifying short- and long-term cost savings 
                that accrue from high-performance green buildings, 
                including those relating to health and productivity;
            (6) identifies green, self-sustaining technologies to 
        address the operational needs of Federal facilities in times of 
        national security emergencies, natural disasters, or other dire 
        emergencies;
            (7) summarizes and highlights development, at the State and 
        local level, of green building initiatives, including Executive 
        orders, policies, or laws adopted promoting green building 
        (including the status of implementation of those initiatives); 
        and
            (8) includes, for the 2-year period covered by the report, 
        recommendations to address each of the matters, and a plan for 
        implementation of each recommendation, described in paragraphs 
        (1) through (6).
    (d) Implementation.--The Office shall carry out each plan for 
implementation of recommendations under subsection (c)(7).

SEC. 103. GREEN BUILDING ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish an advisory 
committee, to be known as the ``Green Building Advisory Committee''.
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) In general.--The Committee shall be composed of 
        representatives of, at a minimum--
                    (A) each agency referred to in section 102(b)(1); 
                and
                    (B) other relevant agencies and entities, as 
                determined by the Director, including at least 1 
                representative of each of--
                            (i) State and local governmental green 
                        building programs;
                            (ii) independent green building 
                        associations or councils;
                            (iii) building experts, including 
                        architects, material suppliers, and 
                        construction contractors;
                            (iv) security advisors focusing on national 
                        security needs, natural disasters, and other 
                        dire emergency situations; and
                            (v) environmental health experts, including 
                        those with experience in children's health.
            (2) Non-federal members.--The total number of non-Federal 
        members on the Committee at any time shall not exceed 15.
    (c) Meetings.--The Director shall establish a regular schedule of 
meetings for the Committee.
    (d) Duties.--The Committee shall provide advice and expertise for 
use by the Director in carrying out the duties under this Act, 
including such recommendations relating to Federal activities carried 
out under sections 104 through 106 as are agreed to by a majority of 
the members of the Committee.
    (e) FACA Exemption.--The Committee shall not be subject to section 
14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).

SEC. 104. PUBLIC OUTREACH.

    The Director, in coordination with the Committee, shall carry out 
public outreach to inform individuals and entities of the information 
and services available Government-wide by--
            (1) establishing and maintaining a national high-
        performance green building clearinghouse, including on the 
        Internet, that--
                    (A) identifies existing similar efforts and 
                coordinates activities of common interest; and
                    (B) provides information relating to high-
                performance green buildings, including hyperlinks to 
                Internet sites that describe related activities, 
                information, and resources of--
                            (i) the Federal Government;
                            (ii) State and local governments;
                            (iii) the private sector (including 
                        nongovernmental and nonprofit entities and 
                        organizations); and
                            (iv) other relevant organizations, 
                        including those from other countries;
            (2) identifying and recommending educational resources for 
        implementing high-performance green building practices, 
        including security and emergency benefits and practices;
            (3) providing access to technical assistance on using tools 
        and resources to make more cost-effective, energy-efficient, 
        health-protective, and environmentally beneficial decisions for 
        constructing high-performance green buildings, including tools 
        available to conduct life-cycle costing and life-cycle 
        assessment;
            (4) providing information on application processes for 
        certifying a high-performance green building, including 
        certification and commissioning;
            (5) providing technical information, market research, or 
        other forms of assistance or advice that would be useful in 
        planning and constructing high-performance green buildings; and
            (6) using such other methods as are determined by the 
        Director to be appropriate.

SEC. 105. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) Establishment.--The Director, in coordination with the 
Committee, shall--
            (1)(A) survey existing research and studies relating to 
        high-performance green buildings; and
            (B) coordinate activities of common interest;
            (2) develop and recommend a high-performance green building 
        research plan that--
                    (A) identifies information and research needs, 
                including the relationships between human health, 
                occupant productivity, and each of--
                            (i) emissions from materials and products 
                        in the building;
                            (ii) natural day lighting;
                            (iii) ventilation choices and technologies;
                            (iv) heating, cooling, and system control 
                        choices and technologies;
                            (v) moisture control and mold;
                            (vi) maintenance, cleaning, and pest 
                        control activities;
                            (vii) acoustics; and
                            (viii) other issues relating to the health, 
                        comfort, productivity, and performance of 
                        occupants of the building; and
                    (B) promotes the development and dissemination of 
                high-performance green building measurement tools that, 
                at a minimum, may be used--
                            (i) to monitor and assess the life-cycle 
                        performance of facilities (including 
                        demonstration projects) built as high-
                        performance green buildings; and
                            (ii) to perform life-cycle assessments;
            (3) assist the budget and life-cycle costing functions of 
        the Office under section 106;
            (4) study and identify potential benefits of green 
        buildings relating to security, natural disaster, and emergency 
        needs of the Federal Government; and
            (5) support other research initiatives determined by the 
        Office.
    (b) Indoor Air Quality.--The Director, in consultation with the 
Committee, shall develop and carry out a comprehensive indoor air 
quality program for all Federal facilities to ensure the safety of 
Federal workers and facility occupants--
            (1) during new construction and renovation of facilities; 
        and
            (2) in existing facilities.

SEC. 106. BUDGET AND LIFE-CYCLE COSTING AND CONTRACTING.

    (a) Establishment.--The Director, in coordination with the 
Committee, shall--
            (1) identify, review, and analyze current budget and 
        contracting practices that affect achievement of high-
        performance green buildings, including the identification of 
        barriers to green building life-cycle costing and budgetary 
        issues;
            (2) develop guidance and conduct training sessions with 
        budget specialists and contracting personnel from Federal 
        agencies and budget examiners to apply life-cycle cost criteria 
        to actual projects;
            (3) identify tools to aid life-cycle cost decisionmaking; 
        and
            (4) explore the feasibility of incorporating the benefits 
        of green buildings, such as security benefits, into a cost-
        budget analysis to aid in life-cycle costing for budget and 
        decision making processes.

SEC. 107. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title 
$4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012, to remain 
available until expended.

               TITLE II--HEALTHY HIGH-PERFORMANCE SCHOOLS

SEC. 201. DEFINITION OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE SCHOOL.

    In this title, the term ``high-performance school'' has the meaning 
given the term ``healthy, high-performance school building'' in section 
5586 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7277e).

SEC. 202. GRANTS FOR HEALTHY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS.

    The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Education, may provide grants to 
qualified State agencies for use in--
            (1) providing technical assistance for programs of the 
        Environmental Protection Agency (including the Tools for 
        Schools Program and the Healthy School Environmental Assessment 
        Tool) to schools for use in addressing environmental issues; 
        and
            (2) development of State school environmental quality plans 
        that include--
                    (A) standards for school building design, 
                construction, and renovation; and
                    (B) identification of ongoing school building 
                environmental problems in the State and recommended 
                solutions to address those problems, including 
                assessment of information on the exposure of children 
                to environmental hazards in school facilities.

SEC. 203. MODEL GUIDELINES FOR SITING OF SCHOOL FACILITIES.

    The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, shall develop school site selection 
guidelines that account for--
            (1) the special vulnerability of children to hazardous 
        substances or pollution exposures in any case in which the 
        potential for contamination at a potential school site exists;
            (2) modes of transportation available to students and 
        staff; and
            (3) the potential use of a school at the site as an 
        emergency shelter.

SEC. 204. PUBLIC OUTREACH.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency shall provide to the Director information relating to all 
activities carried out under this title, which the Director shall 
include in the report described in section 102(c).
    (b) Public Outreach.--The Director shall ensure, to the maximum 
extent practicable, that the public clearinghouse established under 
section 104 receives and makes available information on the exposure of 
children to environmental hazards in school facilities, as provided by 
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

SEC. 205. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services, and other relevant agencies, shall issue 
guidelines for use by the State in developing and implementing an 
environmental health program for schools that--
            (1) takes into account the status and findings of Federal 
        research initiatives established under this Act and other 
        relevant Federal law with respect to school facilities, 
        including relevant updates on trends in the field, such as the 
        impact of school facility environments on student and staff--
                    (A) health, safety, and productivity; and
                    (B) disabilities or special needs;
            (2) provides research using relevant tools identified or 
        developed in accordance with section 105(a) to quantify the 
        relationships between--
                    (A) human health, occupant productivity, and 
                student performance; and
                    (B) with respect to school facilities, each of--
                            (i) pollutant emissions from materials and 
                        products;
                            (ii) natural day lighting;
                            (iii) ventilation choices and technologies;
                            (iv) heating and cooling choices and 
                        technologies;
                            (v) moisture control and mold;
                            (vi) maintenance, cleaning, and pest 
                        control activities;
                            (vii) acoustics; and
                            (viii) other issues relating to the health, 
                        comfort, productivity, and performance of 
                        occupants of the school facilities;
            (3) provides technical assistance on siting, design, 
        management, and operation of school facilities, including 
        facilities used by students with disabilities or special needs;
            (4) collaborates with federally funded pediatric 
        environmental health centers to assist in on-site school 
        environmental investigations;
            (5) assists States and the public in better understanding 
        and improving the environmental health of children; and
            (6) provides to the Office a biennial report of all 
        activities carried out under this title, which the Director 
        shall include in the report described in section 102(c).
    (b) Public Outreach.--The Director shall ensure, to the maximum 
extent practicable, that the public clearinghouse established under 
section 104 receives and makes available--
            (1) information from the Administrator of the Environmental 
        Protection Agency that is contained in the report described in 
        subsection (a)(6); and
            (2) information on the exposure of children to 
        environmental hazards in school facilities, as provided by the 
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

SEC. 206. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title 
$10,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2012, to remain 
available until expended.

              TITLE III--STRENGTHENING FEDERAL LEADERSHIP

SEC. 301. INCENTIVES.

    As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Director shall identify incentives to encourage the use of green 
buildings and related technology in the operations of the Federal 
Government, including through--
            (1) the provision of recognition awards; and
            (2) the maximum feasible retention of financial savings in 
        the annual budgets of Federal agencies.

SEC. 302. FEDERAL PROCUREMENT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Director of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, 
in consultation with the Director and the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, shall promulgate revisions 
of the applicable acquisition regulations, to take effect as of the 
date of promulgation of the revisions--
            (1) to direct any Federal procurement executives involved 
        in the acquisition, construction, or major renovation 
        (including contracting for the construction or major 
        renovation) of any facility, to the maximum extent 
        practicable--
                    (A) to employ integrated design principles;
                    (B) to optimize building and systems energy 
                performance;
                    (C) to protect and conserve water;
                    (D) to enhance indoor environmental quality; and
                    (E) to reduce environmental impacts of materials 
                and waste flows; and
            (2) to direct Federal procurement executives involved in 
        leasing buildings, to give preference to the lease of 
        facilities that, to the maximum extent practicable--
                    (A) are energy-efficient; and
                    (B) have applied contemporary high-performance and 
                sustainable design principles during construction or 
                renovation.
    (b) Guidance.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
promulgation of the revised regulations under subsection (a), the 
Director shall issue guidance to all Federal procurement executives 
providing direction and the option to renegotiate the design of 
proposed facilities, renovations for existing facilities, and leased 
facilities to incorporate improvements that are consistent with this 
section.

SEC. 303. FEDERAL GREEN BUILDING PERFORMANCE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than October 31 of each of the 2 fiscal 
years following the fiscal year in which this Act is enacted, and at 
such times thereafter as the Comptroller General of the United States 
determines to be appropriate, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall, with respect to the fiscal years that have passed since 
the preceding report--
            (1) conduct an audit of the implementation of this Act; and
            (2) submit to the Office, the Committee, the Administrator, 
        and Congress a report describing the results of the audit.
    (b) Contents.--An audit under subsection (a) shall include a 
review, with respect to the period covered by the report under 
subsection (a)(2), of--
            (1) budget, life-cycle costing, and contracting issues, 
        using best practices identified by the Comptroller General of 
        the United States and heads of other agencies in accordance 
        with section 106;
            (2) the level of coordination among the Office, the Office 
        of Management and Budget, and relevant agencies;
            (3) the performance of the Office in carrying out the 
        implementation plan;
            (4) the design stage of high-performance green building 
        measures;
            (5) high-performance building data that were collected and 
        reported to the Office; and
            (6) such other matters as the Comptroller General of the 
        United States determines to be appropriate.
    (c) Environmental Stewardship Scorecard.--The Director shall 
consult with the Committee to enhance, and assist in the implementation 
of, the Environmental Stewardship Scorecard announced at the White 
House summit on Federal sustainable buildings in January 2006, to 
measure the implementation by each Federal agency of sustainable design 
and green building initiatives.

                    TITLE IV--DEMONSTRATION PROJECT

SEC. 401. COORDINATION OF GOALS.

    (a) In General.--The Director shall establish guidelines to 
implement a demonstration project to contribute to the research goals 
of the Office.
    (b) Projects.--
            (1) In general.--In accordance with guidelines established 
        by the Director under subsection (a) and the duties of the 
        Director described in title I, the Director shall carry out 3 
        demonstration projects.
            (2) Location of projects.--Each project carried out under 
        paragraph (1) shall be located in a Federal building in a State 
        recommended by the Director in accordance with subsection (c).
            (3) Requirements.--Each project carried out under paragraph 
        (1) shall--
                    (A) provide for the evaluation of the information 
                obtained through the conduct of projects and activities 
                under this Act; and
                    (B) achieve a platinum rating, as defined by the 
                Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Building 
                Rating System standard established by the United States 
                Green Building Council (or an equivalent rating 
                obtained through a comparable system).
    (c) Criteria.--With respect to the existing or proposed Federal 
facility at which a demonstration project under this section is 
conducted, the Federal facility shall--
            (1) be an appropriate model for a project relating to--
                    (A) the effectiveness of high-performance 
                technologies;
                    (B) analysis of materials, components, and systems, 
                including the impact on the health of building 
                occupants;
                    (C) life-cycle costing and life-cycle assessment of 
                building materials and systems; and
                    (D) location and design that promote access to the 
                Federal facility through walking, biking, and mass 
                transit; and
            (2) possess sufficient technological and organizational 
        adaptability.
    (d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, and annually thereafter through September 30, 2013, the 
Director shall submit to the Administrator a report that describes the 
status of and findings regarding the demonstration project.

SEC. 402. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Federal 
demonstration project described in section 401(b) $10,000,000 for the 
period of fiscal years 2008 through 2012, to remain available until 
expended.
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