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Sub. H. B. No. 7 As Reported by the House Local Government and Public Administration CommitteeAs Reported by the House Local Government and Public Administration Committee
128th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2009-2010 |
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Representatives Harris, Pillich
Cosponsors:
Representatives Garrison, Stewart, Williams, B., Phillips, Hagan, Fende, Murray, Ujvagi, Koziura, Newcomb, Szollosi, Bolon, Letson, Yuko, Luckie, Williams, S., Heard
A BILL
To enact section 153.013
of the Revised Code to
require a building or
structure constructed using
state
capital budget moneys to adhere
to certain
energy
efficiency and building standards and to
encourage
the use of Ohio-produced products.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That section 153.013 of the Revised Code be
enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 153.013. (A) Any building or structure constructed using
any
state capital budget moneys, including
moneys from the
education
facilities trust
fund, shall meet both of the
following:
(1) Achieve at least one of the following building standards:
(a) Certification at the silver
level or higher from the
leadership in energy and
environmental design (LEED)
green
building
rating system developed by
the
U.S. green
building
council;
(b) Certification at the two green globes level or higher
from the green globes environmental assessment and rating system
owned and operated in the United States by the green building
initiative;
(c) A design standard determined by the director of
administrative services
to be a nationally recognized green
building rating standard
equivalent to the standards listed in
divisions (A)(1)(a) and (b)
of this section.
(2) Achieve at least one of the following energy efficiency
standards:
(a) Exceed by at least thirty per cent the most current
energy efficiency standards developed by the American society of
heating, refrigeration, and
air conditioning engineers (ASHRAE);
(b) Achieve a national energy performance rating of not less
than seventy-seven using the energy star rating system developed
by the
United States environmental protection agency as validated
by a professional engineer.
(B) With respect to the award of any contract for
construction of a building or structure using any state capital
budget moneys, including moneys from the education facilities
trust fund,
reasonable efforts shall be made to use Ohio products
and
materials and to
recoup the costs of implementing the
requirements of this section
over a period of not more than
twenty
years as measured by
reduced energy costs.
(C) The following construction projects are exempt from the
requirements of this section:
(1) A building or structure that is less than five thousand
square feet;
(2) A building or structure that does not consume energy for
heating, ventilating, or air conditioning;
(3) A building or structure that has construction costs less
than five hundred thousand dollars.
(D) Except as otherwise provided by law, each state agency
overseeing the erection or construction
of a building or
structure using any state capital budget moneys,
including moneys
from
the education facilities trust fund, shall
oversee
compliance
with this section.
(E) The director of administrative services may adopt rules
establishing the following:
(1) Waiver requirements and procedures pertaining to this
section;
(2) A process and criteria for recognizing green building
rating standards equivalent to the standards listed in divisions
(A)(1)(a) and (b) of this section, as required by division
(A)(1)(c) of this section.
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