A bill to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish energy conservation standards for public housing projects and to carry out a program to demonstrate the effectiveness of energy conservation measures in public housing projects.
Public Housing Energy Conservation Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, within one year of enactment of this Act, to: (1) establish public housing energy conservation performance standards; and (2) revise public housing construction cost limits to reflect structural life-cycle costs and major heating and cooling systems.
Requires public housing development and rehabilitation programs begun one year after enactment of this Act to incorporate such standards.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide financial assistance to the Chicago Housing Authority in the State of Illinois to implement public housing energy conservation measures; and (2) report annually to the Congress. Authorizes FY 1987 through 1991 appropriations.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.
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