H0001B0072A05879 SS1 VDL:JSL 02/12/08 #90 A05879
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1
(SP.SESS. NO. 1)
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE M. SMITH
Printer's No. 72
1 Amend Sec. 3 (Sec. 1801), page 7, by inserting between lines
2 29 and 30
3 "Department." The Department of Community and Economic
4 Development of the Commonwealth.
5 "High-performance building." A building which is designed to
6 achieve integrated systems of design and construction so as to
7 significantly reduce or eliminate the negative impact of the
8 built environment.
9 Amend Sec. 3 (Sec. 1806), page 16, lines 23 and 24, by
10 striking out "Department of Community and Economic Development"
11 and inserting
12 department
13 Amend Sec. 3 (Sec. 1806), page 18, line 2, by inserting a
14 period after "classes"
15 Amend Sec. 3 (Sec. 1806), page 18, lines 2 through 4, by
16 striking out ", including, but not limited to," in line 2 and
17 all of lines 3 and 4 and inserting
18 The sum of $25,000,000 under this subparagraph shall be for
19 grants to high-performance buildings which meet standards
20 established in guidelines adopted by the department in
21 consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection.
22 These standards shall meet the following minimum criteria:
23 (A) Be consensus-based, as defined by the Office
24 of Management and Budget, Circular No. A-119, dated
25 February 10, 1998.
26 (B) Include performance-based categories which
27 will foster achievement of the following:
28 (I) Optimization of the energy performance
29 of buildings throughout this Commonwealth.
30 (II) Increase in the demand for
1 environmentally preferable building materials,
2 furnishings and finishes.
3 (III) Improvement in environmental quality
4 in this Commonwealth by decreasing the discharge
5 of pollutants from buildings and their
6 manufacture.
7 (IV) Improvement in working conditions and a
8 reduction in related health problems.
9 (V) Reduction in this Commonwealth's
10 dependence on imported sources of energy through
11 buildings which conserve energy and utilize local
12 and renewable energy sources.
13 (VI) Protection and restoration of this
14 Commonwealth's natural resources by avoiding
15 development of inappropriate building sites.
16 (VII) Reduction in the burden of municipal
17 water supply and treatment by reducing potable
18 water consumption.
19 (VIII) Reduction in waste generation and the
20 management of waste through recycling and
21 diversion from landfill disposal.
22 (C) Require documentation, verifiable
23 calculations or the equivalent procedure to
24 substantiate and support claims made about
25 performance-based categories.
26 (D) Employ third-party, postconstruction review
27 and verification of the achievement of standards
28 established in guidelines adopted by the department.
29 (E) Have a performance record of certified green
30 buildings in the United States.
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