110th Congress - H. R. 2635:

Carbon-Neutral Government Act of 2007


H. R. 2635 introduced in the House by Rep Waxman, Henry A. on June 5, 2007

To reduce the Federal Government's contribution to global warming through measures that promote efficiency in the Federal Government's management and operations, and for other purposes.

(a) In General- Each agency shall annually inventory and report its greenhouse gas emissions for the preceding fiscal year.

(b) Emission Reduction Targets- Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall promulgate annual reduction targets for the total quantity of greenhouse gas emissions described in section 101(a), expressed as carbon dioxide equivalents, of all agencies, taken collectively, for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2050.

(c) Pilot Project- Executive agencies and legislative branch offices may purchase qualified greenhouse gas offsets and qualified renewable energy certificates in any open market transaction that complies with all applicable procurement rules and regulations.

(d) Cost Estimate Requirement- Each Federal agency that owns, operates, maintains, or otherwise funds infrastructure, assets, or personnel to provide delivery of fuel to its operations shall apply activity based cost accounting principles to estimate the fully burdened cost of fuel.


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