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| 5 | 5 | | 2025 -- H 5425 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC001545 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF |
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| 16 | 16 | | ADMINISTRATION -- STATE CONSTRUCTION PRO JECTS METRICS |
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| 17 | 17 | | Introduced By: Representatives Handy, Dawson, Boylan, Tanzi, Speakman, Carson, |
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| 18 | 18 | | Spears, McGaw, and Bennett |
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| 19 | 19 | | Date Introduced: February 12, 2025 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Referred To: House Environment and Natural Resources |
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| 23 | 23 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 42-11 of the General Laws entitled "Department of Administration" 1 |
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| 25 | 25 | | is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: 2 |
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| 26 | 26 | | 42-11-22. State construction projects metrics. 3 |
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| 27 | 27 | | (a) The state division of planning, in conjunction with the division of capital asset 4 |
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| 28 | 28 | | management and maintenance and the office of energy resources, shall, prepare an environmental 5 |
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| 29 | 29 | | and energy checklist for all state construction projects under the purview of the department of 6 |
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| 30 | 30 | | administration which exceed ten million dollars ($10,000,000) in cost. 7 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (b) The environmental and energy checklist shall consider the following issues: 8 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (1) Coastal flooding during storm surges in one hundred (100) and five hundred (500) year 9 |
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| 33 | 33 | | flood events on the site for the project; 10 |
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| 34 | 34 | | (2) Other flooding during one hundred (100) and five hundred (500) year flood events on 11 |
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| 35 | 35 | | the site for the project; 12 |
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| 36 | 36 | | (3) Resilience of facilities at the site to coastal and other flooding during one hundred (100) 13 |
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| 37 | 37 | | and five hundred (500) year flood events for the project; 14 |
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| 38 | 38 | | (4) Impact of the project on flooding and stormwater management for neighboring 15 |
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| 39 | 39 | | properties, particularly vulnerable state facilities; 16 |
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| 40 | 40 | | (5) Alternative stormwater management strategies; 17 |
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| 41 | 41 | | (6) Energy efficiency of the facility and any intentions to pursue leadership in energy and 18 |
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| 45 | 45 | | environmental design (LEED) or other similar standards for the project; 1 |
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| 46 | 46 | | (7) Any present value costs/savings/comparisons/evaluations used for heating, ventilation, 2 |
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| 47 | 47 | | and air conditioning (HVAC) systems; 3 |
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| 48 | 48 | | (8) Intentions and plans to use efficient, renewable or any alternative energy sources on the 4 |
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| 49 | 49 | | project; 5 |
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| 50 | 50 | | (9) Access to public transit, pedestrians and bicycles; and 6 |
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| 51 | 51 | | (10) Any other environmental and energy issues that the department of administration 7 |
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| 52 | 52 | | deems necessary, critical, and relevant to the long-term success of the project. 8 |
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| 53 | 53 | | (c) Once created, the planning division shall make the checklist available to those persons 9 |
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| 54 | 54 | | within the department of administration who are responsible for the management of the state 10 |
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| 55 | 55 | | construction projects meeting the criteria set forth in subsection (b) of this section. The person 11 |
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| 56 | 56 | | responsible for the management of the construction project shall complete the checklist and shall 12 |
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| 57 | 57 | | sign it and certify that it will be maintained and placed with all other publicly accessible 13 |
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| 58 | 58 | | construction project materials in accordance with applicable retention records policies. 14 |
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| 59 | 59 | | (d) Nothing in this section shall require the checklist to be completed to the satisfaction of 15 |
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| 60 | 60 | | the division of planning as the intent of this section is to consider the substance contained in the 16 |
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| 61 | 61 | | checklist during the design and construction phases of a building construction project. 17 |
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| 62 | 62 | | (e) Where possible, other branches, departments, agencies, and institutions of the state shall 18 |
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| 63 | 63 | | create and consider a similar checklist where applicable. 19 |
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| 64 | 64 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 20 |
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| 66 | 66 | | LC001545 |
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| 71 | 71 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 72 | 72 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 73 | 73 | | OF |
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| 74 | 74 | | A N A C T |
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| 75 | 75 | | RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF |
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| 76 | 76 | | ADMINISTRATION -- STATE CONSTRUCTION PRO JECTS METRICS |
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| 77 | 77 | | *** |
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| 78 | 78 | | This act would require that the division of planning, in conjunction with division of capital 1 |
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| 79 | 79 | | asset management and office of energy resources, create a checklist of environmental and energy 2 |
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| 80 | 80 | | issues that certain state construction projects which cost in excess of ten million dollars 3 |
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| 81 | 81 | | ($10,000,000) would need to consider and address during the design and construction phases of a 4 |
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| 82 | 82 | | building construction project. 5 |
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| 83 | 83 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 6 |
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