S 3591 · 109th Congress · Environmental Protection

High-Performance Green Buildings Act of 2006

Introduced 2006-06-28· Sponsored by Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 660.(2006-11-13)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] High-Performance Green Buildings Act of 2006 - Directs the Administrator of General Services to establish an Office of High-Performance Green Buildings. Requires the Office Director to: (1) establish a Green Building Advisory Committee; (2) carry out public outreach; (3) develop and recommend a high-performance green building research plan; (4) analyze current budget and contracting practices that affect achievement of high-performance green buildings; and (5) develop and implement a comprehensive indoor air quality program for federal facilities. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide grants to educational agencies for use in: (1) providing technical assistance for EPA's programs (including the Tools for Schools Program and the Healthy School Environmental Assessment Tool) to schools for use in addressing environmental issues; and (2) developing state school environmental quality plans. Authorizes the EPA to provide grants to nonprofit organizations to assist in community and public education on healthy school environments. Requires the EPA to develop school site acquisition guidelines that account for: (1) the special vulnerability of…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

S. 3591, High-Performance Green Buildings Act of 2006

Oct 5, 2006

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on September 13, 2006</p>

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S. 3591, High-Performance Green Buildings Act of 2006

Oct 5, 2006

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on September 13, 2006

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (11)

9 Democrats2 Republicans