Subtitle C--Energy Efficiency in Federal Agencies
SEC. 521. INSTALLATION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM AT DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HEADQUARTERS BUILDING. (a) In General- The Administrator of General Services shall install a photovoltaic system, as set forth in the Sun Wall Design Project, for the headquarters building of the Department located at 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, commonly known as the Forrestal Building. (b) Funding- There shall be available from the Federal Buildings Fund established by section 592 of title 40, United States Code, $30,000,000 to carry out this section. Such sums shall be derived from the unobligated balance of amounts made available from the Fund for fiscal year 2007, and prior fiscal years, for repairs and alternations and other activities (excluding amounts made available for the energy program). Such sums shall remain available until expended.
SEC. 522. PROHIBITION ON INCANDESCENT LAMPS BY COAST GUARD. (a) Prohibition- Except as provided by subsection (b), on and after January 1, 2009, a general service incandescent lamp shall not be purchased or installed in a Coast Guard facility by or on behalf of the Coast Guard. (b) Exception- A general service incandescent lamp may be purchased, installed, and used in a Coast Guard facility whenever the application of a general service incandescent lamp is-- (1) necessary due to purpose or design, including medical, security, and industrial applications; (2) reasonable due to the architectural or historical value of a light fixture installed before January 1, 2009; or (3) the Commandant of the Coast Guard determines that operational requirements necessitate the use of a general service incandescent lamp. (c) Limitation- In this section, the term `facility' does not include a vessel or aircraft of the Coast Guard.
SEC. 523. STANDARD RELATING TO SOLAR HOT WATER HEATERS. Section 305(a)(3)(A) of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6834(a)(3)(A)) is amended-- (1) in clause (i)(II), by striking `and' at the end; (2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting `; and'; and (3) by adding at the end the following:
`(iii) if lifecycle cost-effective, as compared to other reasonably available technologies, not less than 30 percent of the hot water demand for each new Federal building or Federal building undergoing a major renovation be met through the installation and use of solar hot water heaters.'.
SEC. 524. FEDERALLY-PROCURED APPLIANCES WITH STANDBY POWER. Section 553 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8259b) is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
`(e) Federally-Procured Appliances With Standby Power-
`(1) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE PRODUCT- In this subsection, the term `eligible product' means a commercially available, off-the-shelf product that-- `(A)(i) uses external standby power devices; or `(ii) contains an internal standby power function; and `(B) is included on the list compiled under paragraph (4). `(2) FEDERAL PURCHASING REQUIREMENT- Subject to paragraph (3), if an agency purchases an eligible product, the agency shall purchase-- `(A) an eligible product that uses not more than 1 watt in the standby power consuming mode of the eligible product; or `(B) if an eligible product described in subparagraph (A) is not available, the eligible product with the lowest available standby power wattage in the standby power consuming mode of the eligible product. `(3) LIMITATION- The requirements of paragraph (2) shall apply to a purchase by an agency only if-- `(A) the lower-wattage eligible product is-- `(i) lifecycle cost-effective; and `(ii) practicable; and `(B) the utility and performance of the eligible product is not compromised by the lower wattage requirement. `(4) ELIGIBLE PRODUCTS- The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Administrator of General Services, shall compile a publicly accessible list of cost-effective eligible products that shall be subject to the purchasing requirements of paragraph (2).'.