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Maryland House Bill HB130

Maryland 2024 Regular Session

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107 HOUSE BILL 130
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129 (PRE–FILED) CF SB 258
1310 By: Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee (By Request –
1411 Departmental – General Services)
1512 Requested: September 18, 2023
1613 Introduced and read first time: January 10, 2024
1714 Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
18-Committee Report: Favorable
19-House action: Adopted
20-Read second time: March 17, 2024
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22-CHAPTER ______
16+A BILL ENTITLED
2317
2418 AN ACT concerning 1
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2620 Department of General Services – State Buildings and Facilities – Energy 2
2721 Conservation and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions 3
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2923 FOR the purpose of altering the State’s goals for reducing energy consumption in State 4
3024 buildings; requiring the Maryland Green Building Council to update the High 5
3125 Performance Green Building Program to ensure that the Program aligns with certain 6
3226 greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals; requiring the Department of General 7
3327 Services to identify State–owned facilities that are potential candidates for energy 8
3428 performance contracts; altering requirements for certain energy audits, data 9
3529 collection processes, and requests for proposals to address greenhouse gas emissions 10
3630 from State facilities; requiring each unit of State government to implement projects 11
3731 and initiatives to conserve energy and reduce the unit’s greenhouse gas emissions; 12
3832 and generally relating to the conservation of energy in, and reduction of greenhouse 13
3933 gas emissions from, State buildings and facilities. 14
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4135 BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 15
4236 Article – State Finance and Procurement 16
4337 Section 4–806 17
4438 Annotated Code of Maryland 18
4539 (2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 19
4640
4741 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 20
48-That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 21 2 HOUSE BILL 130
42+That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 21
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44+Article – State Finance and Procurement 22
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46+4–806. 23
47+ 2 HOUSE BILL 130
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50+ (a) So that it can audit and evaluate competing design proposals, the Department 1
51+shall set standards for energy performance indices. 2
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52-Article – State Finance and Procurement 1
53+ (b) As experience develops on the energy performance achieved in State buildings, 3
54+the energy performance indices will serve as a measure of building performance with 4
55+respect to energy consumption. 5
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54-4–806. 2
57+ (c) The Department, in cooperation with the Maryland Energy Administration, 6
58+shall assist State agencies in reducing, by [2029] 2031, the average energy consumption 7
59+in State buildings by [10%] 20% from the level in fiscal year 2018. 8
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56- (a) So that it can audit and evaluate competing design proposals, the Department 3
57-shall set standards for energy performance indices. 4
61+ [(d) Each year, the Department shall: 9
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59- (b) As experience develops on the energy performance achieved in State buildings, 5
60-the energy performance indices will serve as a measure of building performance with 6
61-respect to energy consumption. 7
63+ (1) analyze all State–owned buildings to identify which buildings are the 10
64+least energy–efficient; and 11
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63- (c) The Department, in cooperation with the Maryland Energy Administration, 8
64-shall assist State agencies in reducing, by [2029] 2031, the average energy consumption 9
65-in State buildings by [10%] 20% from the level in fiscal year 2018. 10
66+ (2) conduct an energy audit of at least 2,000,000 square feet of the least 12
67+energy–efficient State–owned buildings. 13
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67- [(d) Each year, the Department shall: 11
69+ (e) The energy audit shall identify low–cost measures for increasing energy 14
70+efficiency that, over the following 5 years, will result in energy cost savings that meet or 15
71+exceed the costs of the measures. 16
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69- (1) analyze all State–owned buildings to identify which buildings are the 12
70-least energy–efficient; and 13
73+ (f) The Department shall provide a copy of the energy audit to the head of each 17
74+unit of State government that occupies the spaces audited. 18
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72- (2) conduct an energy audit of at least 2,000,000 square feet of the least 14
73-energy–efficient State–owned buildings. 15
76+ (g) Each unit of State government that occupies the space audited shall 19
77+implement the measures identified in the energy audit to the fullest extent practicable. 20
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75- (e) The energy audit shall identify low–cost measures for increasing energy 16
76-efficiency that, over the following 5 years, will result in energy cost savings that meet or 17
77-exceed the costs of the measures. 18
79+ (h) For 1 year following the implementation of the measures identified in the 21
80+energy audit, the Department shall: 22
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79- (f) The Department shall provide a copy of the energy audit to the head of each 19
80-unit of State government that occupies the spaces audited. 20
82+ (1) monitor the unit’s energy use; 23
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82- (g) Each unit of State government that occupies the space audited shall 21
83-implement the measures identified in the energy audit to the fullest extent practicable. 22
84+ (2) track any changes resulting from the measures; and 24
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85- (h) For 1 year following the implementation of the measures identified in the 23
86-energy audit, the Department shall: 24
86+ (3) calculate any savings on energy costs. 25
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88- (1) monitor the unit’s energy use; 25
88+ (i) (1) In this subsection, “Database” means the Comprehensive Utility 26
89+Records Management Database. 27
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90- (2) track any changes resulting from the measures; and 26
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92- (3) calculate any savings on energy costs. 27
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94- (i) (1) In this subsection, “Database” means the Comprehensive Utility 28
95-Records Management Database. 29
91+ (2) The Department shall establish and maintain the Comprehensive 28
92+Utility Records Management Database for the purpose of tracking the changes in energy 29
93+consumption resulting from the implementation of the measures identified in the energy 30
94+audit. 31
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99- (2) The Department shall establish and maintain the Comprehensive 1
100-Utility Records Management Database for the purpose of tracking the changes in energy 2
101-consumption resulting from the implementation of the measures identified in the energy 3
102-audit. 4
98+ (3) The Department shall collect the data and information necessary to 1
99+fully populate, update, and maintain the Database. 2
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104- (3) The Department shall collect the data and information necessary to 5
105-fully populate, update, and maintain the Database. 6
101+ (4) Each month, each unit of State government shall make available to the 3
102+Department all available data about its facilities and copies of the unit’s utility bills. 4
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107- (4) Each month, each unit of State government shall make available to the 7
108-Department all available data about its facilities and copies of the unit’s utility bills. 8
104+ (j) Each unit of State government shall, in support of the unit’s core missions, 5
105+implement projects and initiatives to conserve energy and reduce energy consumption. 6
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110- (j) Each unit of State government shall, in support of the unit’s core missions, 9
111-implement projects and initiatives to conserve energy and reduce energy consumption. 10
107+ (k) The Department, the Maryland Energy Administration, the Department of 7
108+Budget and Management, and the Department of Information Technology shall collaborate 8
109+on designing and implementing other cost–effective and energy–efficient savings 9
110+initiatives. 10
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113- (k) The Department, the Maryland Energy Administration, the Department of 11
114-Budget and Management, and the Department of Information Technology shall collaborate 12
115-on designing and implementing other cost –effective and energy–efficient savings 13
116-initiatives. 14
112+ (l) Beginning July 1, 2020, provisions promoting the State’s energy efficiency 11
113+goals shall be included in requests for proposals that: 12
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118- (l) Beginning July 1, 2020, provisions promoting the State’s energy efficiency 15
119-goals shall be included in requests for proposals that: 16
115+ (1) are for the leasing of space to the State; and 13
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121- (1) are for the leasing of space to the State; and 17
117+ (2) would obligate the State to pay the utility bills for the leased space. 14
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123- (2) would obligate the State to pay the utility bills for the leased space. 18
119+ (m) Each fiscal year, with the advice and assistance of the Maryland Energy 15
120+Administration, the Department shall report to the Governor on the State’s progress 16
121+toward achieving the goal of reducing energy consumption in State buildings by 10%.] 17
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125- (m) Each fiscal year, with the advice and assistance of the Maryland Energy 19
126-Administration, the Department shall report to the Governor on the State’s progress 20
127-toward achieving the goal of reducing energy consumption in State buildings by 10%.] 21
123+ (D) ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2024, THE MARYLAND GREEN BUILDING 18
124+COUNCIL SHALL: 19
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129- (D) ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2024, THE MARYLAND GREEN BUILDING 22
130-COUNCIL SHALL: 23
126+ (1) UPDATE THE HIGH PERFORMANCE GREEN BUILDING PROGRAM 20
127+AUTHORIZED UNDER § 3–602.1 OF THIS ARTICLE TO ENSUR E THAT ALL NEW 21
128+BUILDINGS AND MAJOR RENOVATIONS SUBJECT TO THE PROGRAM ALIGN WITH TH E 22
129+STATE’S GOAL OF ACHIEVING NET ZERO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY 2045; AND 23
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132- (1) UPDATE THE HIGH PERFORMANCE GREEN BUILDING PROGRAM 24
133-AUTHORIZED UNDER § 3–602.1 OF THIS ARTICLE TO E NSURE THAT ALL NEW 25
134-BUILDINGS AND MAJOR RENOVATIONS SUBJECT TO THE PROGRAM ALIGN WITH TH E 26
135-STATE’S GOAL OF ACHIEVING NET ZERO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION S BY 2045; AND 27
131+ (2) SUBMIT A COPY OF THE UPDATED PROGRAM TO THE GOVERNOR 24
132+AND, IN ACCORDANC E WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE 25
133+GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 26
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137- (2) SUBMIT A COPY OF THE UPDATED PROGRAM TO THE GOVERNOR 28
138-AND, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE 29
139-GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 30
135+ (E) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL IDEN TIFY STATE–OWNED FACILITIES 27
136+THAT ARE POTENTIAL C ANDIDATES FOR ENERGY SAVINGS PERFORMANCE 28
137+CONTRACTS. 29
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141- (E) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL IDEN TIFY STATE–OWNED FACILITIES 31
142-THAT ARE POTENTIAL C ANDIDATES FOR ENERGY SAVINGS P ERFORMANCE 32
143-CONTRACTS. 33
139+ (2) STATE AGENCIES SHALL PROVIDE ON–SITE SUPPORT TO WORK 30
140+WITH THE DEPARTMENT AT FACILIT IES IDENTIFIED AS CA NDIDATES FOR ENERGY 31
141+SAVINGS PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS UNDER THIS SUBSECTION. 32
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147- (2) STATE AGENCIES SHALL PROVIDE ON–SITE SUPPORT TO WORK 1
148-WITH THE DEPARTMENT AT FACILIT IES IDENTIFIED AS CA NDIDATES FOR ENERGY 2
149-SAVINGS PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS UNDER THIS SUBSECTION. 3
145+ (F) (1) EACH YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COND UCT AN ENERGY AND 1
146+GREENHOUSE GAS EMISS IONS AUDIT OF AT LEA ST 2,000,000 SQUARE FEET OF 2
147+STATE–OWNED BUILDINGS . 3
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151- (F) (1) EACH YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COND UCT AN ENERGY AND 4
152-GREENHOUSE GAS EMISS IONS AUDIT OF AT LEA ST 2,000,000 SQUARE FEET OF 5
153-STATE–OWNED BUILDINGS . 6
149+ (2) THE AUDIT SHALL INCLU DE BEST PRACTICES AN D IDENTIFY 4
150+LOW–COST MEASURES FOR IN CREASING ENERGY EFFI CIENCY AND REDUCING 5
151+GREENHOUSE GAS EMISS IONS. 6
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155- (2) THE AUDIT SHALL INCLU DE BEST PRACTICES AN D IDENTIFY 7
156-LOW–COST MEASURES FOR IN CREASING ENERGY EFFI CIENCY AND REDUCING 8
157-GREENHOUSE GAS EMISS IONS. 9
153+ (3) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROV IDE A COPY OF THE AU DIT TO THE 7
154+HEAD OF EACH UNIT OF STATE GOVERNMENT THAT OCCUPIES THE SPACE A UDITED. 8
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159- (3) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROV IDE A COPY OF THE AU DIT TO THE 10
160-HEAD OF EACH UNIT OF STATE GOVERNMENT THAT OCCUPIES THE SPACE A UDITED. 11
156+ (4) (I) EACH UNIT OF STATE GOVERNMENT THAT OCCUPIES THE 9
157+SPACE AUDITED SHALL , TO THE FULLEST EXTEN T PRACTICABLE , IMPLEMENT THE 10
158+MEASURES IDENTIFIED IN THE AUDIT. 11
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162- (4) (I) EACH UNIT OF STATE GOVERNMENT THAT OCCUPIES THE 12
163-SPACE AUDITED SHALL , TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PRACTICABLE , IMPLEMENT THE 13
164-MEASURES IDENTIFIED IN THE AUDIT. 14
160+ (II) FOR 1 YEAR FOLLOWING THE IMPLEMENTATION O F THE 12
161+MEASURES IDENTIFIED IN THE AUDIT, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL : 13
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166- (II) FOR 1 YEAR FOLLOWING THE I MPLEMENTATION OF THE 15
167-MEASURES IDENTIFIED IN THE AUDIT, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL : 16
163+ 1. MONITOR THE UNIT ’S ENERGY USE AND GRE ENHOUSE 14
164+GAS EMISSIONS; 15
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169- 1. MONITOR THE UNIT ’S ENERGY USE AND GRE ENHOUSE 17
170-GAS EMISSIONS; 18
166+ 2. TRACK ANY CHANGES RE SULTING FROM THE 16
167+MEASURES; AND 17
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172- 2. TRACK ANY CHANGES RE SULTING FROM THE 19
173-MEASURES; AND 20
169+ 3. CALCULATE ANY ENERGY COST SAVINGS AND 18
170+EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS RESULTING FROM THE M EASURES. 19
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175- 3. CALCULATE ANY ENERGY COST SAVINGS AND 21
176-EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS RESULTING FROM THE M EASURES. 22
172+ (G) (1) IN THIS SUBSECTION , “DATABASE” MEANS THE COMPREHENSIVE 20
173+UTILITY RECORDS MANAGEMENT DATABASE. 21
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178- (G) (1) IN THIS SUBSECTION , “DATABASE” MEANS THE COMPREHENSIVE 23
179-UTILITY RECORDS MANAGEMENT DATABASE. 24
175+ (2) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL RECO RD REDUCTIONS IN ENE RGY 22
176+CONSUMPTION AND GREE NHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS RESULTING FROM THE 23
177+ENERGY–SAVINGS MEASURES IN THE DATABASE. 24
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181- (2) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL RECO RD REDUCTIONS IN ENE RGY 25
182-CONSUMPTION AND GREE NHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS RESULTING FROM THE 26
183-ENERGY–SAVINGS MEASURES IN THE DATABASE. 27
179+ (3) EACH MONTH OR ON REQU EST BY THE DEPARTMENT , EACH UNIT 25
180+OF STATE GOVERNMENT SHAL L PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT WITH ACCES S TO 26
181+AVAILABLE DATA ABOUT THE UNIT’S FACILITIES AND COP IES OF THE UNIT’S UTILITY 27
182+BILLS. 28
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185- (3) EACH MONTH OR ON REQU EST BY THE DEPARTMENT , EACH UNIT 28
186-OF STATE GOVERNMENT SHAL L PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT WITH ACCESS T O 29
187-AVAILABLE DATA ABOUT THE UNIT’S FACILITIES AND COP IES OF THE UNIT’S UTILITY 30
188-BILLS. 31
184+ (4) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REPO RT TO THE GOVERNOR 29
185+ANNUALLY ON EACH UNI T’S DATA COMPLIANCE . 30
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192- (4) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REPO RT TO THE GOVERNOR 1
193-ANNUALLY ON EACH UNI T’S DATA COMPLIANCE . 2
189+ (5) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL USE THE FACILITY DATA AN D UTILITY 1
190+BILL INFORMATION PRO VIDED UNDER THIS SUB SECTION TO FULLY POP ULATE, 2
191+UPDATE, AND MAINTAIN THE DATABASE. 3
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195- (5) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL USE THE FACILITY DATA AN D UTILITY 3
196-BILL INFORMATION PRO VIDED UNDER THIS SUB SECTION TO FULLY POP ULATE, 4
197-UPDATE, AND MAINTAIN THE DATABASE. 5
193+ (H) EACH UNIT OF STATE GOVERNMENT SHAL L, IN SUPPORT OF THE UN IT’S 4
194+CORE MISSIONS , IMPLEMENT PROJECTS A ND INITIATIVES TO CO NSERVE ENERGY 5
195+AND REDUCE THE UNIT ’S GREENHOUSE GAS EMI SSIONS. 6
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199- (H) EACH UNIT OF STATE GOVERNMENT SHAL L, IN SUPPORT OF THE UN IT’S 6
200-CORE MISSIONS , IMPLEMENT PROJECTS A ND INITIATIVES TO CO NSERVE ENERGY 7
201-AND REDUCE THE UNIT’S GREENHOUSE GAS EMI SSIONS. 8
197+ (I) PROVISIONS PROMOTING THE STATE’S ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND 7
198+GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIO NS REDUCTION GOALS S HALL BE INCLUDED IN EACH 8
199+REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL S THAT: 9
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203- (I) PROVISIONS PROMOTING THE STATE’S ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND 9
204-GREENHOUSE GAS EMISS IONS REDUCTION GOALS SHALL BE INCLUDED IN EACH 10
205-REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL S THAT: 11
201+ (1) IS FOR THE LEASING O F SPACE TO THE STATE; AND 10
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207- (1) IS FOR THE LEASING O F SPACE TO THE STATE; AND 12
203+ (2) WOULD OBLIGATE THE STATE TO PAY THE UTIL ITY BILLS FOR THE 11
204+LEASED SPACE . 12
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209- (2) WOULD OBLIGATE THE STATE TO PAY THE UTIL ITY BILLS FOR THE 13
210-LEASED SPACE . 14
206+ (J) EACH FISCAL YEAR , THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REPORT TO THE 13
207+GOVERNOR ON THE STATE’S PROGRESS TOWARD AC HIEVING THE GOAL OF 14
208+REDUCING ENERGY CONS UMPTION IN STATE BUILDINGS BY 20%. 15
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212- (J) EACH FISCAL YEAR , THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REPO RT TO THE 15
213-GOVERNOR ON THE STATE’S PROGRESS TOWARD AC HIEVING THE GOAL OF 16
214-REDUCING ENERGY CONS UMPTION IN STATE BUILDINGS BY 20%. 17
210+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 16
211+1, 2024. 17
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216- SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 18
217-1, 2024. 19
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222-Approved:
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224- Governor.
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226- Speaker of the House of Delegates.
227-________________________________________________________________________________
228- President of the Senate.