PUBLIC LAW 100-615—NOV. 5, 1988

102 STAT. 3185

Public Law 100-615
100th Congress

An Act

To amend the National Energy Conservation Policy Act with respect to the energy
policy of the United States.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the
Improvement Act of 1988".

"Federal Energy Management

SEC. 2. FEDERAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENTS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Part 3 of title V of the National Energy Con-
servation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8251-8261) is amended to read as
follows:

"PART 3—FEDERAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT

"SEC. 541. FINDINGS.

"The Congress finds that—

"(1) the Federal Government is the largest single energy
consumer in the Nation;

"(2) the cost of meeting the Federal Government's energy
requirement is substantial;

' (3) there are significant opportunities in the Federal Govern-
ment to conserve and make more efficient use of energy
through improved operations and maintenance, the use of new
energy efficient technologies, and the application and achieve-
ment of energy efficient design and construction;

"(4) Federal energy conservation measures can be financed at
little or no cost to the Federal Government by using private
investment capital made available through contracts authorized
by title VIII of this Act; and

"(5) an increase in energy efficiency by the Federal Govern-
ment would benefit the Nation by reducing the cost of
government, reducing national dependence on foreign energy
resources, and demonstrating the benefits of greater energy
efficiency to the Nation.

"SEC. 542. PURPOSE.

"It is the purpose of this part to promote the conservation and the
efficient use of energy by the Federal Government.

"SEC. 543. ENERGY MANAGEMENT GOALS.

"(a) ENERGY PERFORMANCE GOAL FOR FEDERAL BUILDINGS.—(1)
Subject to paragraph (2), each agency shall apply energy conserva-
tion measures to, and shall improve the design for the construction
of, its Federal buildings so that the energy consumption per gross
square foot of its Federal buildings in use during the fiscal year 1995
is at least 10 percent less than the energy consumption per gross

Nov. 5, 1988
[S. 1382]

Federal Energy
Management
Improvement
Act of 1988.
42 USC 8201
note.