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MI HB4980
Bill
Status
9/19/2017
Primary Sponsor
Henry Yanez
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AI Summary
HB 4980 Summary
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Department of Education shall strongly encourage school district and intermediate school district boards to conduct either a Level II ASHRAE energy audit or Energy Star Portfolio Manager benchmarking of each school building once every 3 years beginning with the 2018-2020 triennium.
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Michigan Agency for Energy shall assist school districts in identifying funding sources, financing methods, and qualified professionals for energy audits, and create purchasing consortia to achieve economies of scale for energy efficiency contracts.
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Department of Education shall encourage school districts to conduct comprehensive Level III ASHRAE energy audits once every 10 years during 2018-2027 or before major facility renovations.
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School districts shall maintain monthly utility consumption data for all buildings and continuous energy consumption data using metering technology and platforms such as Arc to track energy, water, waste, transportation, and human experience impacts.
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Act takes effect 90 days after enactment.
Legislative Description
Energy; conservation and efficiency; energy audits and maintenance of energy consumption data; require department of education to encourage school districts to undertake. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding secs. 1275, 1275a & 1275b.
Energy: conservation and efficiency
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 09/19/2017
9/20/2017