CS/HB 849

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to building construction and inspection;
3	amending s. 255.252, F.S.; conforming provisions to
4	changes made by the act; amending s. 255.253, F.S.;
5	redefining the term "sustainable building rating" to
6	include the International Green Construction Code;
7	amending ss. 255.257 and 255.2575, F.S.; conforming
8	provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 553.74,
9	F.S.; revising requirements for selecting a member of the
10	Florida Building Commission; providing an effective date.
11
12	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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14	Section 1.  Subsections (3) and (4) of section 255.252,
15	Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
16	255.252  Findings and intent.-
17	(3)  In order for that such energy-efficiency and
18	sustainable materials considerations to become a function of
19	building design and a model for future application in the
20	private sector, it is shall be the policy of the state that
21	buildings constructed and financed by the state be designed and
22	constructed to comply with a sustainable building rating the
23	United States Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in
24	Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system, the Green
25	Building Initiative's Green Globes rating system, the Florida
26	Green Building Coalition standards, or a nationally recognized,
27	high-performance green building rating system as approved by the
28	department. It is further the policy of the state, if when
29	economically feasible, to retrofit existing state-owned
30	buildings in a manner that minimizes which will minimize the
31	consumption of energy used in the operation and maintenance of
32	such buildings.
33	(4)  In addition to designing and constructing new
34	buildings to be energy-efficient, it is shall be the policy of
35	the state to operate and maintain state facilities in a manner
36	that minimizes which will minimize energy consumption and
37	maximizes maximize building sustainability, and to operate as
38	well as ensure that facilities leased by the state are operated
39	so as to minimize energy use. It is further the policy of the
40	state that the renovation of existing state facilities be in
41	accordance with a sustainable building rating the United States
42	Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and
43	Environmental Design (LEED) rating system, the Green Building
44	Initiative's Green Globes rating system, the Florida Green
45	Building Coalition standards, or a nationally recognized, high-
46	performance green building rating system as approved by the
47	department. State agencies are encouraged to consider shared
48	savings financing of such energy-efficiency and conservation
49	projects, using contracts that which split the resulting savings
50	for a specified period of time between the state agency and the
51	private firm or cogeneration contracts and that which otherwise
52	permit the state to lower its net energy costs. Such energy
53	contracts may be funded from the operating budget.
54	Section 2.  Subsection (7) of section 255.253, Florida
55	Statutes, is amended to read:
56	255.253  Definitions; ss. 255.251-255.258.-
57	(7)  "Sustainable building rating" means a rating
58	established by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
59	Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating
60	system, the International Green Construction Code (IGCC), the
61	Green Building Initiative's Green Globes rating system, the
62	Florida Green Building Coalition standards, or a nationally
63	recognized, high-performance green building rating system as
64	approved by the department.
65	Section 3.  Subsection (4) of section 255.257, Florida
66	Statutes, is amended to read:
67	255.257  Energy management; buildings occupied by state
68	agencies.-
69	(4)  ADOPTION OF STANDARDS.-
70	(a)  All state agencies shall adopt a sustainable building
71	rating system the United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
72	Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating
73	system, the Green Building Initiative's Green Globes rating
74	system, the Florida Green Building Coalition standards, or a
75	nationally recognized, high-performance green building rating
76	system as approved by the department for all new buildings and
77	renovations to existing buildings.
78	(b)  No state agency shall enter into new leasing
79	agreements for office space that does not meet Energy Star
80	building standards, except when determined by the appropriate
81	state agency head determines that no other viable or cost-
82	effective alternative exists.
83	(c)  All state agencies shall develop energy conservation
84	measures and guidelines for new and existing office space where
85	state agencies occupy more than 5,000 square feet. These
86	conservation measures shall focus on programs that may reduce
87	energy consumption and, when established, provide a net
88	reduction in occupancy costs.
89	Section 4.  Subsection (2) of section 255.2575, Florida
90	Statutes, is amended to read:
91	255.2575  Energy-efficient and sustainable buildings.-
92	(2)  All county, municipal, school district, water
93	management district, state university, community college, and
94	Florida state court buildings shall be constructed to comply
95	with a sustainable building rating system meet the United States
96	Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and
97	Environmental Design (LEED) rating system, the Green Building
98	Initiative's Green Globes rating system, the Florida Green
99	Building Coalition standards, or a nationally recognized, high-
100	performance green building rating system as approved by the
101	Department of Management Services. This section applies shall
102	apply to all county, municipal, school district, water
103	management district, state university, community college, and
104	Florida state court buildings the architectural plans of which
105	are commenced after July 1, 2008.
106	Section 5.  Paragraph (v) of subsection (1) of section
107	553.74, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
108	553.74  Florida Building Commission.-
109	(1)  The Florida Building Commission is created and shall
110	be located within the Department of Community Affairs for
111	administrative purposes. Members shall be appointed by the
112	Governor subject to confirmation by the Senate. The commission
113	shall be composed of 25 members, consisting of the following:
114	(v)  One member who is a representative of the green
115	building industry and who is a third-party commission agent, a
116	Florida board member of the United States Green Building Council
117	or Green Building Initiative, a professional who is accredited
118	under the International Green Construction Code (IGCC), or a
119	professional who is accredited under Leadership in Energy and
120	Environmental Design (LEED) LEED-accredited professional.
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122	Any person serving on the commission under paragraph (c) or
123	paragraph (h) on October 1, 2003, and who has served less than
124	two full terms is eligible for reappointment to the commission
125	regardless of whether he or she meets the new qualification.
126	Section 6.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.

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