PUBLIC LAW 95-619—NOV. 9, 1978
92 STAT. 3279
SEC. 547. ENERGY AUDITS AND RETROFITTING OF EXISTING FEDERAL BUILDINGS. (a) A U D I T S OF BUILDINGS W I T II 30,000 OR MORE SQUARE F E E T. — A s
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soon as possible after the date of the enactment of this part, each Federal agency shall conduct, to the maximum extent feasible, a preliminary energy audit, of all Federal buildings under its jurisdiction, occupancy, or control which contain 30,000 or more square feet of floor space, and shall furnish the results of such audit to the Secretary. The Secretary shall submit to the Congress a full report Report to on all preliminary energy audits conducted under this subsection no Congress. later than August 15, 1979. (b) A U D I T S o r FEDERAL BUILDINGS W I T H 1,000 OR MORE B U T L E S S
T H A N 30,000 SQUARE FEET.—As soon as possible after the completion of the preliminary energy audits required under subsection (a) (and concurrently with such audits to the maximum extent feasible in the case of any agency), each Federal agency shall conduct a preliminary energy audit of all Federal buildings under its jurisdiction, occupancy, or control which contain 1,000 or more but less than 30,000 square feet of floor space, and shall furnish the results of such audit to the Secretary. The Secretary shall submit to the Congress a full report on all preliminary energy audits conducted under this subsection no later than August 15, 1980. (c) RETROFIT OF FEDERAL BUILDINGS.— (1) E a c h Federal
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shall, in accordance with this subsection, select from each preliminary energy audit conducted by such agency under subsections (a) and (b) appropriate Federal buildings under its jurisdiction, occupancy, or control for retrofit measures to improve their energy efficiency in general and to minimize their life cycle cost. Such measures shall include, without being limited to, energy conservation measures, measures involving solar technology and other renewable energy resources, and any maintenance and operating procedures and particular energy1 related modifications determined appropriate by an energy survey. I n selecting the measures to be applied, Federal agencies shall give priority to changes in maintenance and operating procedures over measures requiring substantial structural modification or the installation of equipment. (2) A t least 1 percent of the total gross square floor footage contained in all Federal buildings which are under the jurisdiction, occupancy, or control of Federal agencies, and which are included in a preliminary energy audit conducted by such agencies under subsection (a) and (b) shall be retrofitted by such agencies under paragraph (1) pursuant to actions taken or arrangements made by such agencies during the first full fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this part; and an additional percentage of such total gross square footage equal to a t least 1 percentage point higher than the percentage applicable under this paragraph in the preceding year shall be so retrofitted pursuant to actions taken or arrangements made during the second and t h i r d such fiscal years, with a view to achieving full compliance with paragraph (3) by the time specified therein. (3) O n or before January 1, 1990, all Federal buildings which are under the jurisdiction, occupancy, or control of any Federal agency shall be the subject of such retrofit measures under paragraph (1) as will assure their minimum life cycle costs. SEC. 548. LEASED FEDERAL BUILDINGS. I n leasing buildings for its own use or that of another Federal 42 USC 8258. agency, each Federal agency shall give appropriate preference to
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