Kentucky Statutes 56.775 – Required high-performance building standards — Use of energy-efficiency products
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To improve energy efficiency throughout state government, the cabinet and universities that manage their own capital construction projects under KRS § 164A.580 shall:
(1) Beginning July 1, 2009, require that all construction or renovation of public buildings for which fifty percent (50%) or more of the total capital cost is paid by the Commonwealth shall be designed and constructed, or renovated, to meet the high-performance building standards established in KRS § 56.777. This subsection applies to all projects that have not entered the design phase prior to January 1,
2009;
(2) Require that all building leases entered into by the Commonwealth or any of its agencies on and after July 1, 2018, shall meet the high-performance building standards. From July 15, 2008 and prior to July 1, 2018, a building that meets the high-performance building standards established in this section shall be given a preference in the state leasing process over other buildings that do not meet the high-performance building standards; and
(3) Incorporate ENERGY STAR-qualified products in state agency procurements to the extent economically feasible using a life-cycle cost analysis.
Effective: February 25, 2010
History: Repealed and reenacted 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 5, sec. 4, effective February 25,
2010. — Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 139, sec. 4, effective July 15, 2008. — Created
2007 (2d Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 31, effective August 30, 2007.
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 “shall apply retroactively to July 15, 2008.”
(1) Beginning July 1, 2009, require that all construction or renovation of public buildings for which fifty percent (50%) or more of the total capital cost is paid by the Commonwealth shall be designed and constructed, or renovated, to meet the high-performance building standards established in KRS § 56.777. This subsection applies to all projects that have not entered the design phase prior to January 1,
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 56.775
- Building: includes any structure or improvement upon real estate of a permanent nature and additionally includes any sites, structures, equipment, machinery, or devices for the purpose of establishing, developing, or furthering television or related services in aid of education or in aid of any other proper public functions, whether or not the same would otherwise be legally defined as buildings. See Kentucky Statutes 56.440
- Cabinet: means the Finance and Administration Cabinet. See Kentucky Statutes 56.440
- Commission: means the State Property and Buildings Commission. See Kentucky Statutes 56.440
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- State agency: means any state administrative body, agency, department, or division as defined in KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 56.440
2009;
(2) Require that all building leases entered into by the Commonwealth or any of its agencies on and after July 1, 2018, shall meet the high-performance building standards. From July 15, 2008 and prior to July 1, 2018, a building that meets the high-performance building standards established in this section shall be given a preference in the state leasing process over other buildings that do not meet the high-performance building standards; and
(3) Incorporate ENERGY STAR-qualified products in state agency procurements to the extent economically feasible using a life-cycle cost analysis.
Effective: February 25, 2010
History: Repealed and reenacted 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 5, sec. 4, effective February 25,
2010. — Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 139, sec. 4, effective July 15, 2008. — Created
2007 (2d Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 31, effective August 30, 2007.
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 “shall apply retroactively to July 15, 2008.”