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[CITE: 40USC166i]

 
             TITLE 40--PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
 
                 CHAPTER 2--CAPITOL BUILDING AND GROUNDS
 
Sec. 166i. Energy conservation and management

    The Architect of the Capitol--
        (1) shall develop and implement a cost-effective energy 
    conservation strategy for all facilities currently administered by 
    Congress to achieve a net reduction of 20 percent in energy 
    consumption on the congressional campus compared to fiscal year 1991 
    consumption levels on a Btu-per-gross-square-foot basis not later 
    than 7 years after October 21, 1998;
        (2) shall submit to Congress no later than 10 months after 
    October 21, 1998, a comprehensive energy conservation and management 
    plan which includes life cycle costs methods to determine the cost-
    effectiveness of proposed energy efficiency projects;
        (3) shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations in the 
    Senate and the House of Representatives a request for the amount of 
    appropriations necessary to carry out this section;
        (4) shall present to Congress annually a report on congressional 
    energy management and conservation programs which details energy 
    expenditures for each facility, energy management and conservation 
    projects, and future priorities to ensure compliance with the 
    requirements of this section;
        (5) shall perform energy surveys of all congressional buildings 
    and update such surveys as needed;
        (6) shall use such surveys to determine the cost and payback 
    period of energy and water conservation measures likely to achieve 
    the required energy consumption levels;
        (7) shall install energy and water conservation measures that 
    will achieve the requirements through previously determined life 
    cycle cost methods and procedures;
        (8) may contract with nongovernmental entities and employ 
    private sector capital to finance energy conservation projects and 
    achieve energy consumption targets;
        (9) may develop innovative contracting methods that will attract 
    private sector funding for the installation of energy-efficient and 
    renewable energy technology to meet the requirements of this 
    section;
        (10) may participate in the Department of Energy's Financing 
    Renewable Energy and Efficiency (FREE Savings) contracts program for 
    Federal Government facilities; and
        (11) shall produce information packages and ``how-to'' guides 
    for each Member and employing authority of the Congress that detail 
    simple, cost-effective methods to save energy and taxpayer dollars.

(Pub. L. 105-275, title III, Sec. 310, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2456.)
