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[119 STAT. 608]
PUBLIC LAW 109-000—MMMM. DD, 2005
[119 STAT. 608]

119 STAT. 608

PUBLIC LAW 109–58—AUG. 8, 2005

expenditures, water expenditures, or wastewater treatment expenditures, at buildings subject to the requirements of section 543(a) and (b), that are not made because of energy savings or water savings. Except as otherwise provided by law, such funds may be used only for energy efficiency, water conservation, or unconventional and renewable energy resources projects. Such projects shall be subject to the requirements of section 3307 of title 40, United States Code.’’. (g) REPORTS.—Section 548(b) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8258(b)) is amended— (1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ‘‘THE PRESIDENT AND’’ before ‘‘CONGRESS’’; and (2) by inserting ‘‘President and’’ before ‘‘Congress’’. (h) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 550(d) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8258b(d)) is amended in the second sentence by striking ‘‘the 20 percent reduction goal established under section 543(a) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253(a)).’’ and inserting ‘‘each of the energy reduction goals established under section 543(a).’’. SEC. 103. ENERGY USE MEASUREMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

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Section 543 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253) is further amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(e) METERING OF ENERGY USE.— ‘‘(1) DEADLINE.—By October 1, 2012, in accordance with guidelines established by the Secretary under paragraph (2), all Federal buildings shall, for the purposes of efficient use of energy and reduction in the cost of electricity used in such buildings, be metered. Each agency shall use, to the maximum extent practicable, advanced meters or advanced metering devices that provide data at least daily and that measure at least hourly consumption of electricity in the Federal buildings of the agency. Such data shall be incorporated into existing Federal energy tracking systems and made available to Federal facility managers. ‘‘(2) GUIDELINES.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary, in consultation with the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, representatives from the metering industry, utility industry, energy services industry, energy efficiency industry, energy efficiency advocacy organizations, national laboratories, universities, and Federal facility managers, shall establish guidelines for agencies to carry out paragraph (1). ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS FOR GUIDELINES.—The guidelines shall— ‘‘(i) take into consideration— ‘‘(I) the cost of metering and the reduced cost of operation and maintenance expected to result from metering; ‘‘(II) the extent to which metering is expected to result in increased potential for energy management, increased potential for energy savings and energy efficiency improvement, and cost and

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