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56.777 High-Performance Buildings Advisory Committee -- Membership -- Duties -- Administrative regulations -- Resource utilization.

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Page 1 of 3 56.777 High-Performance Buildings Advisory Committee -- Membership -- Duties - - Administrative regulations -- Resource utilization. (1) A High-Performance Buildings Advisory Committee is hereby created and shall be administratively staffed by the cabinet. (2) The committee shall consist of fifteen (15) members and shall include: (a) A representative of the cabinet designated by the secretary; <br>(b) A representative of the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet designated by the secretary; (c) A representative of the Department of Education designated by the commissioner; (d) A representative of the Council on Postsecondary Education designated by the president; (e) A representative of the Department for Energy Development and Independence designated by the commissioner; and (f) A representative appointed by the Governor from each of the following: 1. The design and construction industry involved in public works <br>contracting; 2. The Kentucky Chapter of the U. S. Green Building Council; 3. The University of Kentucky College of Design; 4. The Kentucky Forest Industries Association; 5. The Kentucky Society of the American Institute of Architects; 6. The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning <br>Engineers; and 7. The Home Builders Association of Kentucky; 8. The Associated General Contractors of Kentucky; 9. The West Kentucky Construction Association; and 10. The Kentucky Manufactured Housing Institute. (3) The representative of the cabinet shall serve as the chairperson of the committee. All appointments shall be for a term of two (2) years. Committee members shall <br>serve until their successors are appointed and shall be eligible for reappointment. (4) The committee shall meet at least monthly or as convened by the chairperson. <br>(5) The members of the committee shall receive reimbursement for the cost of travel to and from the meetings and any costs necessarily incurred in carrying out their <br>duties. (6) The committee shall: (a) Consult with architects, engineers, builders, energy and conservation organizations, and other interested stakeholders, and make recommendations <br>to the cabinet regarding: <br>1. Standards and benchmarks developed under existing high-performance <br>building programs, including the ENERGY STAR rating system, Green Page 2 of 3 Globes rating system, and Leadership in Energy and Environmental <br>Design (LEED) Green Building rating system; and 2. Standards and guidelines developed and adopted by the U.S. Green <br>Building Council, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and <br>Air-Conditioning Engineers, and the Illuminating Engineering Society of <br>North America partnership concerning the design of sustainable <br>buildings to balance environmental responsibility, resource efficiency, <br>occupant comfort and well-being, and community sensitivity; (b) Assist the cabinet in the review of state building projects to ensure that building performance and efficiency are maximized to the extent <br>economically feasible using a life-cycle cost analysis; (c) Assist the cabinet in developing a process of documentation of the attainment of high-performance building standards; and (d) Assist the cabinet in conducting an ongoing professional development program for state and local building designers, construction companies, school <br>districts, building managers, and the general public on high-performance <br>building design, construction, maintenance, and operation. (7) Prior to the implementation of KRS 56.770 to 56.784, the cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A necessary to implement <br>this section. The cabinet shall consider the recommendations made by the High-<br>Performance Buildings Advisory Committee pursuant to subsection (6) of this <br>section and shall establish the criteria for the high-performance building standards <br>and the benchmarks by which the high-performance building standards will be <br>measured. At a minimum, the cabinet shall: <br>(a) Include the standards for site selection and management, water efficiency, energy conservation, waste reduction, material and resource use, and indoor <br>air quality; and (b) Require that each high-performance building be designed, constructed, or renovated so that it is capable of being rated as an ENERGY STAR building <br>in accordance with the criteria and rating system adopted by the United States <br>Environmental Protection Agency and in effect at the time the building is <br>designed or, in the case of leased buildings, at the time the lease is entered <br>into on or after July 1, 2018. (8) In developing the criteria for the high-performance building standards, the cabinet shall consider and encourage the use of: <br>(a) Locally grown lumber from forest lands implementing sustainable practices established by the American Tree Farm System's Sustainable Forest Initiative <br>or the Kentucky Forest Stewardship Program established under KRS 149.330 <br>to 149.355; (b) Building materials manufactured with recycled content within the Commonwealth; and (c) Renewable energy sources. Effective: July 15, 2010 Page 3 of 3 History: Repealed and reenacted 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 5, sec. 5, effective February 25, 2010; and amended ch. 24, sec. 54, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2009 Ky. <br>Acts ch. 16, sec. 7, effective June 25, 2009. -- Created 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 139, sec. 5, <br>effective July 15, 2008. Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2010). This section was amended by 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24 and repealed and reenacted by 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 5. <br>Notwithstanding KRS 446.260, these Acts do not appear to be in conflict and have <br>been codified together. Legislative Research Commission Note (2/25/2010). 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 5, sec. 28, provides that the repeal and reenactment of this section in that Act &quot;shall apply <br>retroactively to July 15, 2008.&quot;