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2007 SESSION

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HB 2555 Green Buildings Act; created, report.

Introduced by: Adam P. Ebbin | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Department of General Services; Green Buildings Act. Requires all major facility projects of state agencies to be constructed to meet the United States Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) silver certification standard, unless granted an exemption by the Director of the Department of General Services. Such projects will not be required to obtain official LEED certification. Application of the requirement will be phased in over the next three years based on the square footage of the project. The provisions of the bill do not apply to construction projects of public school districts.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 071550300  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/09/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 071550300
• 01/09/07  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/15/07  House: Assigned GL sub: #2 FOIA/Procurement (Marshall, D.)
• 02/01/07  House: Passed by in General Laws with letter by voice vote
• 02/01/07  House: Letter sent to Housing Study Commission