PUBLIC LAW 110–140—DEC. 19, 2007
121 STAT. 1637
(5) to coordinate with State-accredited technical training centers and community colleges, while ensuring appropriate services to all regions of the United States. (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section— (A) $184,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; (B) $190,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; (C) $196,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; (D) $202,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; (E) $208,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and (F) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 2013 and each fiscal year thereafter. (2) PARTNERSHIP ACTIVITIES.—Of the amounts made available under paragraph (1), not less than 50 percent shall be used to pay the Federal share of partnership activities under subsection (c). (3) COORDINATION AND NONDUPLICATION.—The Secretary shall coordinate efforts under this section with other programs of the Department and other Federal agencies to avoid duplication of effort. SEC. 453. ENERGY EFFICIENCY FOR DATA CENTER BUILDINGS.
dkrause on GSDDPC44 with PUBLAW
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) DATA CENTER.—The term ‘‘data center’’ means any facility that primarily contains electronic equipment used to process, store, and transmit digital information, which may be— (A) a free-standing structure; or (B) a facility within a larger structure, that uses environmental control equipment to maintain the proper conditions for the operation of electronic equipment. (2) DATA CENTER OPERATOR.—The term ‘‘data center operator’’ means any person or government entity that builds or operates a data center or purchases data center services, equipment, and facilities. (b) VOLUNTARY NATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAM.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall, after consulting with information technology industry and other interested parties, initiate a voluntary national information program for those types of data centers and data center equipment and facilities that are widely used and for which there is a potential for significant data center energy savings as a result of the program. (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The program described in paragraph (1) shall— (A) address data center efficiency holistically, reflecting the total energy consumption of data centers as whole systems, including both equipment and facilities; (B) consider prior work and studies undertaken in this area, including by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy; (C) consistent with the objectives described in paragraph (1), determine the type of data center and data
VerDate Aug 31 2005
07:12 Jan 26, 2009
Jkt 059194
PO 00002
Frm 00345
Fmt 6580
Sfmt 6581
42 USC 17112.
Deadline.
M:\STATUTES\2007\59194PT2.001
APPS10
PsN: 59194PT2
�
