,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bb1    
#bjae ,mr4 ,franken introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to require the ,administrator  
of ,general ,services and the ,secretary
 of ,energy to set goals for deep energy
 retrofits in ,federal buildings4  #a4  
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,administrator ,the term ,administrator 
means the ,administrator of ,general    
,services4  7#b7 ,baseline ,the term    
baseline means the highest annual rate  
of energy use for a building during the 
period beginning on ,january #a1 #bjab1 
and ending on ,december #ca of the      
calendar year preceding the calendar    
year during which the deep energy       
retrofit of the building commenced4     
7#c7 ,deep energy retrofit ,the term    
deep energy retrofit means a project    
carried out in a ,federal building that 

results in energy savings in that       
building of at least #ce percent1 and   
preferably at least #ej percent1        
relative to the baseline4  7#d7 ,energy 
savings  7,a7 ,in general ,the term     
energy savings means the quantity of    
energy calculated on an annual basis and
 equal to the difference between-- 7i7  
the quantity of energy used in a        
,federal building after a deep energy   
retrofit2 and  7ii7 the baseline for the
 building4  7,b7 ,calculation ,for      
purposes of calculating energy savings  
under subparagraph 7,a7--  7i7          
calculations shall be made for          
electricity separately than other fuels2
  7ii7 conversions from electricity to  
,british thermal units may be permitted2
 and  7iii7 the baseline and deep       
retrofit building consumption data shall
 be adjusted for any differences in     
weather1 occupancy1 and other important 
usage indicators4  7#e7 ,federal        
building ,the term ,federal building    
means a building owned by a ,federal    

agency4  7#f7 ,secretary ,the term      
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,energy4  #b4 ,deep energy retrofit     
program  7a7 ,planning  7#a7            
,development ,not later than #a year    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,administrator and the        
,secretary shall develop a plan for     
meeting the #bjbj goals described in    
subsection 7b74  7#b7 ,agency plans     
7,a7 ,in general ,not later than ,july  
#a1 #bjah1 the head of each ,federal    
agency that owns a ,federal building    
shall submit to the ,secretary and the  
,administrator a plan for deep energy   
retrofits of at least #ej percent of the
 ,federal buildings of the agency4  7,b7
 ,technical assistance ,the ,secretary1 
acting through the ,federal ,energy     
,management ,program and in cooperation 
with the ,administrator1 shall provide  
technical assistance to each ,federal   
agency to carry out subparagraph 7,a74  
7b7 #bjbj ,goal  7#a7 ,in general       
,subject to paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c71   

not later than ,january #a1 #bjbj1 and  
after consideration of the plans        
submitted under subsection 7a77#a7--    
7,a7 the ,administrator shall carry out 
not fewer than #ajj deep energy         
retrofits2 and  7,b7 the ,secretary1    
acting through the ,federal ,energy     
,management ,program1 shall work with   
,federal agencies 7other than the       
,general ,services ,administration7 to  
carry out not fewer than #ej deep energy
 retrofits4  7#b7 ,minimum energy       
savings ,in carrying out paragraph 7#a71
 the ,administrator and the ,secretary  
shall ensure that at least #a_/c of the 
total number of energy retrofits achieve
 energy savings of at least #ej percent4
  7#c7 ,cost control ,the ,secretary and
 the ,administrator may select for deep 
energy retrofit ,federal buildings      
that--  7,a7 are scheduled for          
renovation2 or  7,b7 require replacement
 of major systems4  7c7 #bjcj ,goal     
7#a7 ,in general ,subject to paragraphs 
7#b7 and 7#c71 during the #aj-year      

period beginning on ,january #a1 #bjbj1 
the ,administrator and the ,secretary   
shall carry out deep energy retrofits in
 not less than #ej percent of the total 
square footage of ,federal buildings    
remaining for deep energy retrofits     
after the retrofits carried out under   
subsection 7b7 are completed4  7#b7     
,minimum energy savings ,in carrying out
 paragraph 7#a71 the ,administrator and 
the ,secretary shall ensure that at     
least #a_/c of the total number of      
energy retrofits achieve energy savings 
of at least #ej percent4  7#c7 ,timing  
,of the #ej percent of the total square 
footage required for deep energy        
retrofits under paragraph 7#a71         
approximately #e percent shall be       
completed during each year of the       
#aj-year period described in that       
paragraph4  7d7 #bjdj ,goal  7#a7 ,in   
general ,the ,secretary shall set goals 
for deep energy retrofits during the    
#aj-year period beginning on ,january   
#a1 #bjcj1 after considering the results

 of the deep energy retrofits carried   
out under subsections 7b7 and 7c74  7#b7
 ,waivers and exceptions ,in setting    
goals under paragraph 7#a71 the         
,secretary shall allow waivers and      
exceptions for-- 7,a7 historic          
structures2  7,b7 buildings with high   
energy use for security purposes2 and   
7,c7 such other special circumstances as
 the ,secretary may determine4  7e7     
,adjustment ,the ,secretary may adjust  
the number of deep energy retrofits     
required under this section based on the
 most recent data relating to technical 
feasibility and economic justification1 
as determined by the ,secretary taking  
into account the need to achieve        
positive cashflow over the full life of 
measures using discount rates designated
 by the ,office of ,management and      
,budget4