119-HR3431

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119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 3431

1. Short title
2. Federal purchase requirement

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the "Green Energy for Federal Buildings Act".

2. Federal purchase requirement

Section 203 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15852) is amended—

(1) - in subsection (a)—

(A) - by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:

(3) - Not less than 7.5 percent in fiscal years 2013 through 2019.

(B) - by adding at the end the following:

(4) - Not less than 35 percent in fiscal years 2030 through 2039.

(5) - Not less than 75 percent in fiscal years 2040 through 2049.

(6) - Not less than 100 percent in fiscal year 2050 and each fiscal year thereafter.

(2) Feasibility - by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:

(c) Feasibility - In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall seek to ensure that, to the maximum extent economically feasible and technically practicable, the Federal Government consumes renewable energy produced—

(1) - on-site at a Federal facility;

(2) - on Federal lands; or

(3) - on Indian land as defined in section 2601 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3501).