Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 121.djvu/1627

 121 STAT. 1606

PUBLIC LAW 110–140—DEC. 19, 2007

(9) develop improved means of measurement and verification of energy savings and performance for public dissemination. (e) COST SHARING.—In carrying out this section, the Commercial Director shall require cost sharing in accordance with section 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352). (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section— (1) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; (2) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010; (3) $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 and 2012; and (4) $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2018. 42 USC 17083.

SEC. 423. PUBLIC OUTREACH.

dkrause on GSDDPC44 with PUBLAW

The Commercial Director and Federal Director, in coordination with the Consortium, shall carry out public outreach to inform individuals and entities of the information and services available governmentwide by— (1) establishing and maintaining a national high-performance green building clearinghouse, including on the Internet, that— (A) identifies existing similar efforts and coordinates activities of common interest; and (B) provides information relating to high-performance green buildings, including hyperlinks to Internet sites that describe the activities, information, and resources of— (i) the Federal Government; (ii) State and local governments; (iii) the private sector (including nongovernmental and nonprofit entities and organizations); and (iv) international organizations; (2) identifying and recommending educational resources for implementing high-performance green building practices, including security and emergency benefits and practices; (3) providing access to technical assistance, tools, and resources for constructing high-performance green buildings, particularly tools to conduct life-cycle costing and life-cycle assessment; (4) providing information on application processes for certifying a high-performance green building, including certification and commissioning; (5) providing to the public, through the Commercial Director, technical and research information or other forms of assistance or advice that would be useful in planning and constructing high-performance green buildings; (6) using such additional methods as are determined by the Commercial Director to be appropriate to conduct public outreach; (7) surveying existing research and studies relating to highperformance green buildings; and (8) coordinating activities of common interest.

VerDate Aug 31 2005

07:12 Jan 26, 2009

Jkt 059194

PO 00002

Frm 00314

Fmt 6580

Sfmt 6581

M:\STATUTES\2007\59194PT2.001

APPS10

PsN: 59194PT2

�