December 10, 2014, Introduced by Reps. Switalski, Roberts, Driskell, Lamonte and Yanez and referred to the Committee on Energy and Technology.
A bill to amend 1984 PA 431, entitled
"The management and budget act,"
(MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594) by adding sections 241c and 241d.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 241c. (1) Subject to subsection (3), the design,
construction, and major renovation of a covered building shall be
performed to achieve LEED certification at the LEED silver level
within the applicable LEED green building rating system or to
achieve a comparable rating under a green building rating system
that is at least as stringent. The owner shall apply for rating
certification by a qualified third party. For LEED certification,
the qualified third party is the green building certification
institute.
(2) The department shall study the feasibility and
appropriateness of the U.S. green building council's LEED volume
program and campus program to satisfy the requirements of
subsection (1).
(3) The department may exempt a covered building from the
requirements of subsection (1) if, after reviewing the results of a
life cycle cost assessment, the department finds that the
requirements pose an unreasonable burden on state resources. The
owner and manager of an exempt project shall use the appropriate
LEED green building rating system as a guide for the project to the
greatest extent practicable.
(4) A government agency subject to this section shall annually
submit to the legislature and post on its website a report on
progress in implementing this section.
(5) As used in this section:
(a) "Covered building" means any of the following, subject to
subdivision (b):
(i) A state-owned building in excess of 10,000 square feet.
(ii) Commercial real estate that is procured for lease by this
state.
(iii) A building for the construction or renovation of which
this state provides a majority of funds.
(b) "Covered building" does not include a building owned or
leased by a unit of local government or an institution of higher
education as described in section 5 or 6 of article VIII of the
state constitution of 1963.
(c) "LEED" means leadership in energy and environmental
design, version 4 (2013), a green building certification program
developed and managed by U.S. green building council, inc.
(d) "LEED certification" means certification under LEED using
the most appropriate rating system as determined by building type
and use.
(e) "Life cycle cost assessment" means a comprehensive
assessment of the total cost of acquiring, operating, maintaining,
and disposing of a building, product, or system over a specified
length of time in accordance with the national institute of
technology's "Handbook #135: Life-cycle Costing Manual" (1995, with
2013 supplement).
(6) The department may by rule adopt an updated edition of
LEED or of the national institute of technology's "Handbook #135:
Life-cycle Costing Manual" for the purposes of this section if
doing so will cost-effectively decrease energy consumption and
reduce the adverse impacts of buildings on their occupants and the
environment.
Sec. 241d. (1) Subject to subsection (3), by 10 years after
the effective date of this section, the maintenance and renovation
of 25% of occupied spaces shall be performed to achieve LEED
certification at the LEED silver level or to achieve a comparable
rating under a green building rating system that is at least as
stringent. The owner shall apply for rating certification by a
qualified third party. For LEED certification, the qualified third
party is the green building certification institute.
(2) The department shall study the feasibility and
appropriateness of the U.S. green building council's LEED volume
program and campus program to satisfy the requirements of
subsection (1).
(3) The department may exempt an occupied space from the
requirements of subsection (1) if, after reviewing the results of a
life cycle cost assessment, the department finds that the
requirements pose an unreasonable burden on state resources. The
owner and manager of an exempt project shall use the appropriate
LEED green building rating system as a guide for the project to the
greatest extent practicable.
(4) A government agency subject to this section shall annually
submit to the legislature and post on its website a report on
progress in implementing this section.
(5) As used in this section:
(a) "LEED" means leadership in energy and environmental
design, version 4 (2013), a green building certification program
developed and managed by U.S. green building council, inc.
(b) "LEED certification" means certification under LEED using
the most appropriate rating system as determined by building type
and use, such as "LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations &
Maintenance".
(c) "Life cycle cost assessment" means a comprehensive
assessment of the total cost of acquiring, operating, maintaining,
and disposing of a building, product, or system over a specified
length of time in accordance with the national institute of
technology's "Handbook #135: Life-cycle Costing Manual" (1995, with
2013 supplement).
(d) "Occupied space" means any of the following:
(i) An existing building in excess of 10,000 square feet that
is owned and occupied by this state.
(ii) Commercial real estate that is leased and occupied by this
state.
(e) "Occupied space" does not include a building owned or
leased by an institution of higher education as described in
section 5 or 6 of article VIII of the state constitution of 1963.
(6) The department may by rule adopt an updated edition of
LEED or of the national institute of technology's "Handbook #135:
Life-cycle Costing Manual" for the purposes of this section if
doing so will cost-effectively decrease energy consumption and
reduce the adverse impacts of buildings on their occupants and the
environment.