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title: "42 U.S.C. § 17081"
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description: "Commercial high-performance green buildings"
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title_number: 42
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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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chapter_number: "152"
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chapter_name: "ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY"
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section: "17081"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 17081 - Commercial high-performance green buildings
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## Text
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(a) Director of Commercial High-Performance Green Buildings Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, shall appoint a Director of Commercial High-Performance Green Buildings to a position in the career-reserved Senior Executive service, with the principal responsibility to—
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(1) establish and manage the Office of Commercial High-Performance Green Buildings; and
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(2) carry out other duties as required under this part.
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(b) Qualifications The Commercial Director shall be an individual, who by reason of professional background and experience, is specifically qualified to carry out the duties required under this part.
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(c) Duties The Commercial Director shall, with respect to development of high-performance green buildings and zero-energy commercial buildings nationwide—
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(1) coordinate the activities of the Office of Commercial High-Performance Green Buildings with the activities of the Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings;
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(2) develop the legal predicates and agreements for, negotiate, and establish one or more public-private partnerships with the Consortium, members of the Consortium, and other capable parties meeting the qualifications of the Consortium, to further such development;
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(3) represent the public and the Department in negotiating and performing in accord with such public-private partnerships;
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(4) use appropriated funds in an effective manner to encourage the maximum investment of private funds to achieve such development;
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(5) promote research and development of high-performance green buildings, consistent with section 17083 of this title; and
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(6) jointly establish with the Federal Director a national high-performance green building clearinghouse in accordance with section 17083(1) of this title, which shall provide high-performance green building information and disseminate research results through—
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(A) outreach;
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(B) education; and
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(C) the provision of technical assistance.
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(d) Reporting The Commercial Director shall report directly to the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, or to other senior officials in a way that facilitates the integrated program of this part for both energy efficiency and renewable energy and both technology development and technology deployment.
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(e) Coordination The Commercial Director shall ensure full coordination of high-performance green building information and activities, including activities under this part, within the Federal Government by working with the General Services Administration and all relevant agencies, including, at a minimum—
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(1) the Environmental Protection Agency;
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(2) the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive;
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(3) the Office of Federal Procurement Policy;
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(4) the Department of Energy, particularly the Federal Energy Management Program;
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(5) the Department of Health and Human Services;
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(6) the Department of Housing and Urban Development;
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(7) the Department of Defense;
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(8) the National Institute of Standards and Technology;
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(9) the Department of Transportation;
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(10) the Office of Science Technology and Policy; and
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(11) such nonprofit high-performance green building rating and analysis entities as the Commercial Director determines can offer support, expertise, and review services.
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(f) High-Performance Green Building Partnership Consortium (1) Recognition Not later than 90 days after December 19, 2007, the Commercial Director shall formally recognize one or more groups that qualify as a high-performance green building partnership consortium.
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(2) Representation to qualify To qualify under this section, any consortium shall include representation from—
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(A) the design professions, including national associations of architects and of professional engineers;
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(B) the development, construction, financial, and real estate industries;
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(C) building owners and operators from the public and private sectors;
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(D) academic and research organizations, including at least one national laboratory with extensive commercial building energy expertise;
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(E) building code agencies and organizations, including a model energy code-setting organization;
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(F) independent high-performance green building associations or councils;
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(G) experts in indoor air quality and environmental factors;
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(H) experts in intelligent buildings and integrated building information systems;
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(I) utility energy efficiency programs;
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(J) manufacturers and providers of equipment and techniques used in high-performance green buildings;
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(K) public transportation industry experts; and
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(L) nongovernmental energy efficiency organizations.
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(3) Funding The Secretary may make payments to the Consortium pursuant to the terms of a public-private partnership for such activities of the Consortium undertaken under such a partnership as described in this part directly to the Consortium or through one or more of its members.
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(g) Report Not later than 2 years after December 19, 2007, and biennially thereafter, the Commercial Director, in consultation with the Consortium, shall submit to Congress a report that—
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(1) describes the status of the high-performance green building initiatives under this part and other Federal programs affecting commercial high-performance green buildings in effect as of the date of the report, including—
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(A) the extent to which the programs are being carried out in accordance with this part; and
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(B) the status of funding requests and appropriations for those programs; and
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(2) summarizes and highlights development, at the State and local level, of high-performance green building initiatives, including executive orders, policies, or laws adopted promoting high-performance green building (including the status of implementation of those initiatives).
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(Pub. L. 110–140, title IV, § 421, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1602.)
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## Notes
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Effective DateSection effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as a note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress.
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Executive Documents
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Change of Name Office of the Federal Environmental Executive reestablished as the Office of the Chief Sustainability Officer by Ex. Ord. No. 13693, § 6, Mar. 19, 2015, 80 F.R. 15877, formerly set out in a note under section 4321 of this title.
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