42 USC 18803 - Commercial building energy consumption information sharing

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§ 18801. Building, training, and assessment centers
§ 18802. Career skills training
§ 18803. Commercial building energy consumption information sharing

§ 18801. Building, training, and assessment centers

(a) In general

The Secretary shall provide grants to institutions of higher education (as defined in section 1001 of title 20) and Tribal Colleges or Universities (as defined in section 1059c(b) of title 20) to establish building training and assessment centers—

(1) to identify opportunities for optimizing energy efficiency and environmental performance in buildings;

(2) to promote the application of emerging concepts and technologies in commercial and institutional buildings;

(3) to train engineers, architects, building scientists, building energy permitting and enforcement officials, and building technicians in energy-efficient design and operation;

(4) to assist institutions of higher education and Tribal Colleges or Universities in training building technicians;

(5) to promote research and development for the use of alternative energy sources and distributed generation to supply heat and power for buildings, particularly energy-intensive buildings; and

(6) to coordinate with and assist State-accredited technical training centers, community colleges, Tribal Colleges or Universities, and local offices of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture and ensure appropriate services are provided under this section to each region of the United States.

(b) Coordination and nonduplication

(1) In general

(2) Collocation

(Pub. L. 117–58, div. D, title V, § 40512, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1059.)

§ 18802. Career skills training

(a) Definition of eligible entityIn this section, the term “eligible entity” means a nonprofit partnership that—

(1) includes the equal participation of industry, including public or private employers, and labor organizations, including joint labor-management training programs;

(2) may include workforce investment boards, community-based organizations, qualified service and conservation corps, educational institutions, small businesses, cooperatives, State and local veterans agencies, and veterans service organizations; and

(3) demonstrates—

(A) experience in implementing and operating worker skills training and education programs;

(B) the ability to identify and involve in training programs carried out under this section, target populations of individuals who would benefit from training and be actively involved in activities relating to energy efficiency and renewable energy industries; and

(b) Establishment

(d) Authorization of appropriations

(Pub. L. 117–58, div. D, title V, § 40513, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1060.)

§ 18803. Commercial building energy consumption information sharing

(a) DefinitionsIn this section:

(1) Administrator

(2) Agreement

(3) Survey

(b) Authorization of Agreement

(1) provide, to the extent permitted by law, that—

(A) the Administrator shall have access to building-specific data in the Portfolio Manager database of the Environmental Protection Agency; and

(B) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall have access to building-specific data collected by the Survey;

(2) describe the manner in which the Administrator shall use the data described in paragraph (1) and subsection (d);

(3) describe and compare—

(A) the methodologies that the Energy Information Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, and State and local government managers use to maximize the quality, reliability, and integrity of data collected through the Survey, the Portfolio Manager database of the Environmental Protection Agency, and State and local building energy disclosure laws (including regulations), respectively, and the manner in which those methodologies can be improved; and

(B) consistencies and variations in data for the same buildings captured in—

(i)(I) the 2018 Survey cycle; and(II) each subsequent Survey cycle; and

(ii) the Portfolio Manager database of the Environmental Protection Agency; and

(4) consider whether, and the methods by which, the Administrator may collect and publish new iterations of Survey data every 3 years—

(A) using the Survey processes of the Administrator; or

(B) as supplemented by information in the Portfolio Manager database of the Environmental Protection Agency.

(d) DataThe data referred in subsection (c)(2) includes data that—

(1) is collected through the Portfolio Manager database of the Environmental Protection Agency;

(2) is required to be publicly available on the internet under State and local government building energy disclosure laws (including regulations); and

(3) includes information on private sector buildings that are not less than 250,000 square feet.

(e) Protection of informationIn carrying out the agreement, the Administrator and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall protect information in accordance with—

(1)section 552(b)(4) of title 5 (commonly known as the “Freedom of Information Act”);

(2) subchapter III of chapter 35 of title 44; and

(3) any other applicable law (including regulations).

(Pub. L. 117–58, div. D, title V, § 40514, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1061.)