40 U.S.C. § 3177 — Use of photovoltaic energy in public buildings

(a) Photovoltaic Energy Commercialization Program. (1) The Administrator may establish a program to procure and install photovoltaic solar-electric systems for electricity in new and existing public buildings. (2) Its purposes are to grow a commercially viable industry and make the system a public option that can reduce fossil-fuel use; reduce Federal fossil-fuel use and costs; pursue installation in 20,000 Federal buildings by 2010 under the 1997 Million Solar Roof Initiative; encourage Federal life-cycle costing and innovative procurement; and develop performance data for future energy incentives. (3)(A) The program shall acquire systems and related storage for public buildings. (B) Acquisitions must permit low-cost production techniques, with at least 150 peak megawatts acquired cumulatively during five years. (4) The Administrator shall administer the program, issue rules to monitor and assess installed systems, develop innovative procurement strategies, and send Congress an annual results report. (b) Photovoltaic Systems Evaluation Program. (1) Within 60 days after enactment, the Administrator had to establish a program evaluating photovoltaic systems required in public buildings. (2) The systems evaluated must reflect the most advanced technology. (c) Appropriations. (1) $50,000,000 each fiscal year 2006 through 2010 is authorized for subsection (a), available until spent. (2) $10,000,000 each such fiscal year is authorized for subsection (b), available until spent.