,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #d1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,connolly introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to reduce the heat
 island effect and associated ground    
level ozone pollution from ,federal     
facilities4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,heat ,island and  
,smog ,reduction ,act of #bjac4  #b4    
,findings ,the ,congress finds the      
following3  7#a7 ,parking lots1         
dark-colored rooftops1 and lack of tree 
canopy in urban areas causes the heat   
island effect1 wherein urban areas are  
significantly hotter than surrounding   
rural areas due to solar heat being     
collected by components of the built    
environment4  7#b7 ,according to the    
,,epa1 this heat island effect can raise
 afternoon-to-evening temperatures of   
urban areas by up to #bb degrees        
,fahrenheit compared to surrounding     

rural areas4  7#c7 ,higher air          
temperatures in urban areas lead to     
higher levels of ground level ozone     
pollution1 commonly known as smog4  7#d7
 ,in hot weather1 each additional degree
 ,celsius in heat causes approximately a
 #e-percent increase in smog pollution1 
according to ,lawrence ,berkley         
,national ,laboratory studies4  7#e7    
,negative health impacts of smog include
 increased incidence of asthma1 throat  
irritation1 scarring of lung tissue1    
emphysema1 and premature death4  7#f7   
,the urban heat island effect increases 
electricity demand associated with      
air-conditioning2 conversely1 heat      
island mitigation through increased tree
 canopy can reduce air-conditioning     
costs by up to #ej percent1 creating    
potential cost savings through lower    
,federal energy bills4  7#g7 ,according 
to the ,lawrence ,berkley ,national     
,laboratory1 the urban heat island is   
responsible for #aj to #ae percent of   
peak electric demand1 so mitigating the 

urban heat island effect will improve   
the reliability of the power grid by    
reducing peak demand4  7#h7 ,urban heat 
island temperatures can be lowered by   
increasing tree canopy and by using     
paving and roofing materials with higher
 solar reflectivity4  7#i7 ,many        
metropolitan regions that include       
substantial ,federal property1 including
 the ,national ,capital ,region1 fail to
 meet air quality standards for ozone4  
#c4 ,heat island reduction plans for    
,federal properties and facilities  7a7 
,in general ,not later than ,april #a1  
#bjad1 each ,federal department or      
agency shall develop a heat island      
reduction plan for all ,federal property
 and facilities that are--  7#a7 under  
the possession or control of such       
department or agency2 and  7#b7 located 
in an area that is designated under     
section #ajg7;d7 of the ,clean ,air ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdjg7;d77 as being in  
nonattainment with respect to the       
national ambient air quality standards  

for ozone4  7b7 ,contents ,each heat    
island reduction plan under this section
 shall include measures--  7#a7 to      
maximize tree cover on ,federal         
property2 and  7#b7 to increase solar   
reflectivity through techniques such as 
using roofs with high solar reflectivity
 7cool roofs71 vegetated roofs1 and     
paving materials with higher solar      
reflectivity4  7c7 ,annual report ,not  
later than one year after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 and annually
 thereafter1 the ,administrator of the  
,general ,services ,administration shall
 submit to the ,committee on ,oversight 
and ,government ,reform of the ,house of
 ,representatives and the ,committee on 
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate a report        
assessing the progress of ,federal      
departments and agencies in developing  
and implementing heat island reduction  
plans under this section4