42 U.S.C. § 17062 — Energy efficiency in Federal and other buildings

(a) Definitions. (1) "Administrator" means the Administrator of General Services. (2) "Cost-effective energy efficiency measure" means any building product, material, equipment, or service — and installing, using, or running it — that saves at least as much money in energy as it costs. (3) "Cost-effective water efficiency measure" means the same idea, but for water savings instead of energy savings. (b) Model provisions, policies, and best practices. (1) By October 27, 2015, the Administrator, working with the Secretary of Energy and after giving the public a chance to comment, must develop model commercial leasing provisions and best practices under this subsection. (2) Commercial leasing. (A) At minimum, these model leasing provisions must align building owners' and tenants' interests so they collaborate on investing in cost-effective energy and water efficiency measures. (B) The Administrator may use these model provisions in any standard lease naming a federal agency, or another client of the Administrator, as landlord or tenant. (C) The Administrator must periodically publish these model provisions, with explanatory materials, to encourage private-sector building owners and tenants to use them too. (3) Realty services. The Administrator must develop policies and practices — including periodic training of appropriate federal employees and contractors — to apply cost-effective energy and water efficiency measures to the realty services the Administrator provides to federal agencies and other clients. (4) State and local assistance. The Administrator, working with the Secretary of Energy, must make these model leasing provisions and best practices available to state, county, and municipal governments, to help them manage their own owned and leased buildings while investing in cost-effective energy and water efficiency measures.