,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bjgh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ba1 #bjac ,mr4 
,quigley introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend title #dj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to direct the            
,administrator of ,general ,services to 
incorporate bird-safe building materials
 and design features into public        
buildings1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,federal ,bird-,safe ,buildings ,act
 of #bjac4  #b4 ,findings ,congress     
finds that--  7#a7 a multi-agency report
 issued in #bjji1 entitled ,the ,state  
of the ,birds1 ,united ,states of       
,america1 provides the most             
comprehensive assessment to date on the 
status of bird populations2  7#b7 the   
multi-agency report concludes that      
nearly one-third of the ,nation's #hjj  
bird species are endangered1 threatened1
 or in significant decline2  7#c7 death 

from collisions with man-made structures
 is one of the most serious sources of  
avian mortality1 and it is increasing2  
7#d7 not only are birds beautiful and   
interesting creatures that are eagerly  
welcomed by millions of ,americans into 
their backyards every year1 but birds   
also have an impact on the ,united      
,states economy2  7#e7 the ,united      
,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service has
 reported that birdwatchers contribute  
#cf billion annually to the ,united     
,states economy1 and birds naturally    
provide billions of dollars worth of    
pest control1 benefitting farmers and   
consumers alike2  7#f7 the ,u4,s4 ,green
 ,building ,council has added           
bird-friendly language to the           
,leadership in ,energy and              
,environmental ,design 7,,leed7         
,reference ,guide1 which will have the  
impact of recognizing bird-friendly     
design in awarding ,,leed credits2  7#g7
 bird-safe design features can be       
incorporated into new construction and  

major renovation projects at no extra   
cost1 and existing buildings may be made
 bird-safe through the use of simple1   
low cost adaptations2  7#h7 the ,general
 ,services ,administration is obligated1
 under ,executive ,order #acahf1 to     
support the conservation intent of the  
migratory bird conventions by           
integrating bird conservation           
principles1 measures1 and practices into
 agency activities and by avoiding or   
minimizing1 to the extent practicable1  
adverse impacts on migratory bird       
resources when conducting agency        
actions2 and  7#i7 the ,general         
,services ,administration has already   
constructed many award-winning1         
bird-friendly buildings1 including the  
,san ,francisco ,federal ,building1 the 
,suitland ,census ,complex1 the ,united 
,states courthouse in ,eugene1 ,oregon1 
the ,beltsville ,,atf ,laboratory       
,center1 and the ,united ,states        
courthouse in ,buffalo1 ,new ,york4  #c4
 ,use of bird-safe building materials   

and design features  7a7 ,in general    
,chapter #cc of title #dj1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 by    
redesignating sections #ccad1 #ccae1 and
 #ccaf as sections #ccae1 #ccaf1 and    
#ccag1 respectively2 and  7#b7 by       
inserting after section #ccac the       
following3  #ccad4 ,use of bird-safe    
building materials and design features  
7a7 ,construction1 alteration1 and      
acquisition of public buildings ,each   
public building constructed1 altered1 or
 acquired by the ,administrator of      
,general ,services shall incorporate1 to
 the maximum extent feasible as         
determined by the ,administrator1       
bird-safe building materials and design 
features4  7b7 ,existing buildings and  
lighting ,the ,administrator1 where     
practicable1 shall--  7#a7 incorporate  
bird-safe building materials and design 
features into existing public buildings2
 and  7#b7 address interior and exterior
 lighting's impacts on native bird      
species4  7c7 ,bird-,safe building      

materials defined ,in this section1 the 
term bird-safe building materials and   
design features includes the materials  
and features recommended by--  7#a7 the 
city of ,chicago's ,bird-,safe ,building
 ,design ,guide for ,new ,construction  
and ,renovation2  7#b7 the city of      
,toronto's ,bird-,friendly ,development 
,guidelines2 and  7#c7 the ,american    
,bird ,conservancy and ,new ,york ,city 
,audubon's ,bird-,safe ,building        
,guidelines4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment
 ,the analysis for such chapter is      
amended by striking the items relating  
to sections #ccad1 #ccae1 and #ccaf and 
inserting the following3  #ccad4 ,use of
 bird-safe building materials and design
 features4 #ccae4 ,delegation4 #ccaf4   
,report to ,congress4 #ccag4 ,certain   
authority not affected4  4