,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dfi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #d1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,connolly introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  
,to r$uce ! heat isl& effect & associat$
 gr\nd level ozone pollution f ,f$]al   
facilities4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,heat ,isl& & ,smog     
,r$uction ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,!  
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,p>k+    
lots1 d>k-color$ ro(tops1 & lack ( tree 
canopy 9 urban areas causes ! heat isl& 
effect1 :]e9 urban areas are            
significantly hott] ?an surr\nd+ rural  
areas due to sol> heat be+ collect$ by  
compon5ts ( ! built environm5t4  7#b7   
,accord+ to ! ,,epa1 ?is heat isl&      
effect c raise aft]noon-to-ev5+         
temp]atures ( urban areas by up to #bb  
degrees ,fahr5heit comp>$ to surr\nd+   
rural areas4  7#c7 ,high] air           
temp]atures 9 urban areas lead to high] 
levels ( gr\nd level ozone pollution1   

commonly kn[n z smog4  7#d7 ,9 hot      
wea!r1 ea* additional degree ,celsius 9 
heat causes approximately a #e-p]c5t    
increase 9 smog pollution1 accord+ to   
,lawr5ce ,b]kley ,national ,laboratory  
/udies4  7#e7 ,negative heal? impacts ( 
smog include increas$ incid5ce ( a/hma1 
?roat irritation1 sc>r+ ( lung tissue1  
emphysema1 & premature dea?4  7#f7 ,!   
urban heat isl& effect increases        
electricity dem& associat$ )            
air-condition+2 conv]sely1 heat isl&    
mitigation ?r\gh increas$ tree canopy c 
r$uce air-condition+ co/s by up to #ej  
p]c5t1 creat+ pot5tial co/ sav+s ?r\gh  
l[] ,f$]al en]gy bills4  7#g7 ,accord+  
to ! ,lawr5ce ,b]kley ,national         
,laboratory1 ! urban heat isl& is       
responsible = #aj to #ae p]c5t ( peak   
electric dem&1 s mitigat+ ! urban heat  
isl& effect w improve ! reliability ( ! 
p[] grid by r$uc+ peak dem&4  7#h7      
,urban heat isl& temp]atures c be l[]$  
by increas+ tree canopy & by us+ pav+ & 
ro(+ mat]ials ) high] sol> reflectivity4

  7#i7 ,_m metropolitan regions t       
include sub/antial ,f$]al prop]ty1      
includ+ ! ,national ,capital ,region1   
fail to meet air quality /&>ds = ozone4 
#c4 ,heat isl& r$uction plans = ,f$]al  
prop]ties & facilities  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n 
lat] ?an ,april #a1 #bjad1 ea* ,f$]al   
dep>tm5t or ag5cy %all develop a heat   
isl& r$uction plan = all ,f$]al prop]ty 
& facilities t are--  7#a7 "u !         
possession or control ( su* dep>tm5t or 
ag5cy2 &  7#b7 locat$ 9 an area t is    
designat$ "u section #ajg7;d7 ( ! ,clean
 ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdjg7;d77 z  
be+ 9 nonatta9m5t ) respect to !        
national ambi5t air quality /&>ds =     
ozone4  7b7 ,cont5ts ,ea* heat isl&     
r$uction plan "u ?is section %all       
include measures--  7#a7 to maximize    
tree cov] on ,f$]al prop]ty2 &  7#b7 to 
increase sol> reflectivity ?r\gh        
te*niques su* z us+ ro(s ) high sol>    
reflectivity 7cool ro(s71 vegetat$ ro(s1
 & pav+ mat]ials ) high] sol>           
reflectivity4  7c7 ,annual report ,n    

lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 & annually !reaft]1 !      
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,g5]al ,s]vices        
,adm9i/ration %all submit to !          
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t     
,re=m ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !   
,committee on ,homel& ,security &       
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate a report
 assess+ ! progress ( ,f$]al dep>tm5ts &
 ag5cies 9 develop+ & implem5t+ heat    
isl& r$uction plans "u ?is section4