HB 1667 -- Environmentally Sustainable Construction for
State-Funded Buildings

Sponsor:  McNeil

This bill establishes requirements for environmentally
sustainable construction for state-funded buildings.  In its main
provisions, the bill:

(1)  Requires all major state-funded facility projects to be
designed, constructed, and at least certified as receiving two
globes using the Green Globes Rating System or the Silver
standard as established by Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design (LEED);

(2)  Defines "major facility project" as a state-funded new
construction project with more than 5,000 square footage, a
renovation project involving more than 50% of the square footage
or occupancy displacement, or a commercial interior fit-out
project with more than 7,000 square feet of leasable area;

(3)   Exempts a correctional facility constructed for the
departments of Corrections and Mental Health and certain
buildings that do not have air conditioning;

(4)  Allows the Office of Administration to petition the General
Assembly to require all major facility projects to be certified
to a high-performance building rating system standard in addition
to or in lieu of the systems in these provisions;

(5)  Requires inspections by a third-party commissioning agent
for all facilities which were certified at the LEED Silver or two
globes standard or higher and the agent to report its findings to
the Office of Administration and the department occupying the
facility;

(6)  Requires the Office of Administration to develop and
implement a process to monitor and evaluate the energy and
environmental benefits of each project; and

(7)  Requires the Office of Administration to submit a report
regarding major facility projects to the House of Representatives
and the Senate committees on Energy and Environment.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 14, 2010 at 3:11 pm