Changes to Existing Law

. 5-14-32. Definitions. Terms used in this section and §§ 5-14-33 to 5-14-38, inclusive, mean: (1) "High-performance green building standard," a building that is designed and constructed in a manner that achieves at least: (a) A silver standard rating under the United States Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system in effect as of November 18, 2013; (b) A two globe rating under the Green Building Initiative's Green Globes rating system as of July 31, 2013; or (c) A comparable numeric rating under a sustainable building certification program recognized by the American National Standards Institute as an accredited standards developer; (2) "New construction," any new building constructed by any state agency, department, or institution, or the Board of Regents, which has: (a) (i) Has a cost of at least one million dollars or more or that includes or contains at least ten thousand square feet or more of space; (3) "Renovation" or "renovated," any alteration of a state building with a cost of one million dollars or more or that includes ten thousand square feet or more of the building; (4) "State building project," new construction or renovation of a building, which has and (b) Has heating, ventilation, or air conditioning, by the Board of Regents or any state agency, department, or institution. 26 Catchlines are not law. (§ 2-16-13.1)

. 5-14-33. State buildings to meet high-performance green building standard. Any state building projects as defined in § 5-14-32, shall meet or exceed a high- performance green building standard that was in effect when the project was registered with the rating system The design of any new construction must attempt to achieve the highest rating, reasonably obtainable, in accordance with the high-performance green building standard.

. 5-14-35. Initial determination of Bureau of Administration. No state building project new construction may proceed to construction until the Bureau of Administration has determined that the project construction is satisfactorily designed to achieve or exceed a high-performance green building standard or that a waiver is granted pursuant §§ 5-14-32 to 5-14-38, inclusive meet the requirements of § 5-14-33.

. 5-14-36. Certification. Upon completion of a state building project any new construction, the Bureau of Administration shall certify: (1) That the project achieved a high-performance green building standard; (2) That a waiver was granted pursuant to §§ 5-14-32 to 5-14-38, inclusive; or (3) That the project failed to comply with the provisions of §§ 5-14-32 to 5-14-38, inclusive that the new construction met the requirements of § 5-14-33.

. 5-14-37. Report to the Legislature. The Bureau of Administration shall annually report to the Legislature a listing of any state building project which was granted a waiver or any new construction that failed to comply with the provisions of §§ 5-14-32 to 5-14-38, inclusive meet the requirements of § 5-14-33.

. 28 Catchlines are not law. (§ 2-16-13.1) 5-14-38. Rules. The Bureau of Administration shall promulgate rules pursuant to, in accordance with chapter 1-26 establishing the procedures and terms and conditions for certifying a project and granting waivers and, to establish the method for calculating the initial costs and the decreased operational costs related to achieving high-performance green building standards.