[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1876 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1876

To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the incorporation of 
  Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) principles in 
  military construction projects carried out in the United States or 
  overseas, to require a specific goal regarding the use of renewable 
 energy sources on all military installations, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 2, 2009

 Ms. Bordallo (for herself and Mr. Bartlett) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the incorporation of 
  Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) principles in 
  military construction projects carried out in the United States or 
  overseas, to require a specific goal regarding the use of renewable 
 energy sources on all military installations, 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.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Military LEEDs Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. USE OF LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN (LEED) 
              PRINCIPLES IN MILITARY CONSTRUCTION.

    Section 2915 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) Use of LEED Principles in New Construction.--In the case of 
each military construction project or military housing project 
authorized after September 30, 2009, the Secretary of Defense shall 
require the incorporation of design criteria promulgated in the 
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating 
System, as developed by the United States Green Building Council, to 
achieve not less than the silver standard.''.

SEC. 3. EXPANDED USE OF SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS IN MILITARY CONSTRUCTION.

    Section 2915(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by striking 
        ``Consideration'' and inserting ``Special Considerations'';
            (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``consideration of'' and 
        all that follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting 
        ``consideration of the following:
            ``(A) The incorporation of energy systems using solar 
        energy or other renewable forms of energy.
            ``(B) The use of sustainable construction materials.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(3) The Secretary concerned shall require that contracts for 
construction resulting from such design include a requirement that 
sustainable construction materials be used if the use of sustainable 
construction materials can be shown to be cost effective. For the 
purposes of evaluating the cost-effectiveness of sustainable 
construction materials, the Secretary concerned shall award weight to 
cost savings as well as a savings through reduced environmental 
impact.''.

SEC. 4. RENEWABLE ENERGY GOALS IN MILITARY CONSTRUCTION.

    Section 2911(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(3) The performance goals required by this subsection shall 
include specific goals to increase the use of renewable energy sources 
on all military installations in the United States and overseas.''.
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