Sec. 16a-38i. Reduction of energy use in state buildings.

(a) The energy performance standards established by the Commissioner of Administrative Services and the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall require that the Commissioner of Administrative Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, establish a process for calculating annually, from currently available data, the average energy use per square foot in state buildings.

(b) In accordance with section 16a-37u, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall (1) implement a system requiring all state agencies to use the process established by the Department of Administrative Services to annually calculate energy use, (2) establish one or more thresholds of acceptability for energy use in state buildings, and (3) (A) reduce energy use, on a cost-effective life-cycle basis and within available fiscal resources as determined by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in those buildings under the care and control of the Department of Administrative Services which do not meet such thresholds, and (B) assist other agencies in reducing energy use, on a cost-effective life-cycle basis and within available fiscal resources as determined by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in those buildings under their care and control which do not meet the applicable thresholds.

(P.A. 90-219, S. 2; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-11, S. 35, 65; P.A. 03-230, S. 3; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 13-247, S. 200; P.A. 16-173, S. 16.)

History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-11 deleted mandated reductions in energy use in state buildings, inserted Subdiv. designators, and added requirements that the Commissioner of Public Works, in consultation with Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, annually calculate energy use in state buildings, establish thresholds of acceptability for energy use in state buildings and reduce or assist agencies in reducing energy use, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 03-230 divided existing provisions into Subsecs. (a) and (b), amended Subsec. (a) to substitute “establish a process for calculating” for “calculate”, and amended Subsec. (b) to add “In accordance with section 16a-37u”, require the secretary to implement a system re annual calculation of energy use and make technical changes; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Works” and “Department of Public Works” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Construction Services” and “Department of Construction Services”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management” and “secretary” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “Commissioner of Construction Services” and “Department of Construction Services” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services” and “Department of Administrative Services”, respectively, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 16-173 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting “pursuant to section 16a-38”, effective July 1, 2016.