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 121 STAT. 1604

PUBLIC LAW 110–140—DEC. 19, 2007

(F) independent high-performance green building associations or councils; (G) experts in indoor air quality and environmental factors; (H) experts in intelligent buildings and integrated building information systems; (I) utility energy efficiency programs; (J) manufacturers and providers of equipment and techniques used in high-performance green buildings; (K) public transportation industry experts; and (L) nongovernmental energy efficiency organizations. (3) FUNDING.—The Secretary may make payments to the Consortium pursuant to the terms of a public-private partnership for such activities of the Consortium undertaken under such a partnership as described in this subtitle directly to the Consortium or through one or more of its members. (g) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter, the Commercial Director, in consultation with the Consortium, shall submit to Congress a report that— (1) describes the status of the high-performance green building initiatives under this subtitle and other Federal programs affecting commercial high-performance green buildings in effect as of the date of the report, including— (A) the extent to which the programs are being carried out in accordance with this subtitle; and (B) the status of funding requests and appropriations for those programs; and (2) summarizes and highlights development, at the State and local level, of high-performance green building initiatives, including executive orders, policies, or laws adopted promoting high-performance green building (including the status of implementation of those initiatives). 42 USC 17082.

SEC. 422. ZERO NET ENERGY COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS INITIATIVE.

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(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) CONSORTIUM.—The term ‘‘consortium’’ means a HighPerformance Green Building Consortium selected by the Commercial Director. (2) INITIATIVE.—The term ‘‘initiative’’ means the Zero-NetEnergy Commercial Buildings Initiative established under subsection (b)(1). (3) ZERO-NET-ENERGY COMMERCIAL BUILDING.—The term ‘‘zero-net-energy commercial building’’ means a high-performance commercial building that is designed, constructed, and operated— (A) to require a greatly reduced quantity of energy to operate; (B) to meet the balance of energy needs from sources of energy that do not produce greenhouse gases; (C) in a manner that will result in no net emissions of greenhouse gases; and (D) to be economically viable. (b) ESTABLISHMENT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Commercial Director shall establish an initiative, to be known as the ‘‘Zero-Net-Energy Commercial Buildings Initiative’’—

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