Reliable Federal infrastructure Act

This bill would repeal existing energy efficiency standards that require a phase-out of fossil fuel use in new or majorly renovated federal buildings by fiscal year 2030. It proposes that the Department of Energy implement building standards as if these phase-out requirements had never existed until new regulations are established. Additionally, the bill would prevent green building certification systems from disqualifying federal buildings based solely on their direct or indirect use of fossil fuels.

This bill affects the Department of Energy, which is tasked with implementing revised performance standards and issuing new regulations. It also impacts federal agencies responsible for new federal buildings or major renovations to existing federal buildings. Additionally, the legislation affects organizations that certify green buildings or high-performance green buildings by prohibiting them from denying certification based on fossil fuel consumption.

• Repeal of fossil fuel phase-out standards. The bill eliminates existing energy efficiency performance standards that require a phase-out of fossil fuel use in new federal buildings and major renovation projects by fiscal year 2030.
• Interim Department of Energy regulations. The Department of Energy is directed to implement building standards as if the fossil fuel phase-out requirements had never taken effect until new regulations with revised performance standards are issued.
• Modification of green building certification criteria. The bill prevents green building certification systems from disqualifying federal buildings from high-performance or green building status based solely on their direct or indirect consumption of fossil fuels.

The bill directs the Department of Energy to implement revised standards as though the fossil fuel phase-out requirements had never taken effect, pending the issuance of new regulations. The underlying performance standards being repealed were originally scheduled to phase out fossil fuel use in federal buildings by fiscal year 2030.

This bill repeals existing energy efficiency performance standards that require a phase-out of fossil fuel use in new or renovated federal buildings by fiscal year 2030. It also modifies the criteria for green building certification systems to prevent the exclusion of federal buildings based on fossil fuel consumption.

The bill aims to eliminate requirements that phase out fossil fuel use in new or renovated federal buildings by repealing specific energy efficiency performance standards. It also seeks to ensure that green building certification systems do not disqualify federal facilities based on their direct or indirect consumption of fossil fuels.