Federal Buildings Sustainable Design Standards Act of 2009

Federal Buildings Sustainable Design Standards Act of 2009 [sic] - Directs the head of a federal agency constructing a building at an estimated cost exceeding $1 million, more than 50% of which is comprised of federal funding, to ensure that the building's life-cycle cost is considered with respect to the building's design.

Defines "life-cycle cost" to mean the sum of investment, capital, installation, energy, operating, maintenance, and replacement costs, as estimated for the lifetime of a building.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4989 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4989

 To require consideration of the life-cycle cost of a building during 
 the construction of certain Federal buildings, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 25, 2010

  Mr. Sestak introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require consideration of the life-cycle cost of a building during 
 the construction of certain Federal buildings, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Buildings Sustainable Design 
Standards Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION OF LIFE-CYCLE COST REQUIRED.

    (a) Requirement.--The head of a Federal department or agency 
constructing a building described in subsection (b) shall ensure that 
the life-cycle cost of the building is considered with respect to the 
design of the building.
    (b) Federal Buildings Subject to the Requirement.--A building is 
subject to the requirement under subsection (a) if--
            (1) construction of the building begins after the date of 
        enactment of this Act;
            (2) the estimated construction costs of the building exceed 
        $1,000,000; and
            (3) Federal funding comprises more than of 50 percent of 
        the funding for the estimated construction costs of the 
        building.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Life-cycle cost.--The term ``life-cycle cost'' means 
        the sum of the following costs, as estimated for the lifetime 
        of a building:
                    (A) Investment costs.
                    (B) Capital costs.
                    (C) Installation costs.
                    (D) Energy costs.
                    (E) Operating costs.
                    (F) Maintenance costs.
                    (G) Replacement costs.
            (2) Lifetime of a building.--The term ``lifetime of a 
        building'' means the period of time during which a building is 
        projected to be utilized.
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