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2006 SESSION
HB 857 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 and other entities for which the project is funded with state money to be designed, constructed, and certified to meet the LEED silver standard as established by the United States Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environment Design. The bill defines "major facility project" as a building construction project with more than 5,000 gross square feet of occupied or conditioned space, or a building renovation project when the cost is greater than 50% of the assessed value and the project with more than 5,000 gross square feet of occupied or conditioned space. Under the bill, a major facility project may not be required to meet the standard if (i) there is no appropriate LEED silver standard for that type of building or renovation project, (ii) there is no practical way to apply the LEED silver standard to a particular building or renovation project, or (iii) the building or renovation project is an electricity transmitter building, a water pumping station, or a hospital.
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HISTORY
- 01/10/06 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 065675300
- 01/10/06 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/23/06 House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: #2 FOIA/Procurement (Marshall, D.)
- 02/09/06 House: Continued to 2007 in General Laws by voice vote