(1) An authorized state agency may construct or renovate a facility only if the authorized state agency determines that the design incorporates all reasonable cost-effective energy conservation measures and alternative energy systems. The determination by the authorized state agency shall include consideration of indoor air quality issues and operation and maintenance costs.
(2) Whenever an authorized state agency determines that any major facility is to be constructed or renovated the agency shall cause to be included in the design phase of the construction or renovation a provision that requires an energy consumption analysis identifying all reasonable cost-effective energy conservation measures and alternative energy systems to be prepared for the facility under the direction of a professional engineer or licensed architect. The authorized agency and the State Department of Energy shall agree to the list of energy conservation measures and alternative energy systems to be analyzed. The analysis and facility design shall be delivered to the State Department of Energy during the design development phase of the facility design. The State Department of Energy shall review the analysis and forward its findings to the authorized state agency within 10 working days after receiving the analysis, if practicable.
(3) The State Department of Energy, in consultation with the Oregon Department of Administrative Services and the Oregon University System, shall adopt rules to carry out the provisions of ORS 276.900 to 276.915. These rules shall:
(a) Include a simplified and usable method for determining which energy conservation measures and alternative energy systems are cost-effective. The method shall reflect the energy costs of the utility serving the facility.
(b) Prescribe procedures for determining if a facility design incorporates all reasonable cost-effective energy conservation measures and alternative energy systems.
(c) Establish fees through which an authorized state agency will reimburse the State Department of Energy for its review of energy consumption analyses and facility designs and its reporting tasks. Such fees imposed shall not exceed 0.2 percent of the capital construction cost of the facility. The fees shall be included in the energy consumption analysis required in subsection (2) of this section. The State Department of Energy may provide for a waiver of fees and reviews if the authorized state agency demonstrates that the facility will be designed and constructed in a manner that incorporates only cost-effective energy conservation measures or in a manner that exceeds the energy conservation provisions of the state building code by 20 percent or more.
(d) Periodically define highly efficient facilities. A facility constructed or renovated after June 30, 2001, shall exceed the energy conservation provisions of the state building code by 20 percent or more, unless otherwise required by rules adopted under this section.
(e) Require an authorized state agency to reduce the amount of use of nonrenewable energy by at least 10 percent from the amount used by the state agency in the 2000 calendar year. The State Department of Energy shall require state agencies that fail to achieve and maintain a 10 percent reduction on and after June 30, 2003, to submit biennial energy conservation plans to the State Department of Energy. The State Department of Energy shall specify the form and content of the energy conservation plans.
(4) The State Department of Energy, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services and the Oregon University System shall jointly prepare a biennial report summarizing the progress toward achieving the goals of this section. The biennial report shall be made available to the public. [1979 c.734 §3; 1989 c.556 §3; 1995 c.551 §18; 2001 c.683 §3]
Note: See note under 276.900.
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