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APPENDIX A
EXECUTIVE ORDER 12902 SUMMARY
I.
REQUIREMENTS UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 12902
A.
BACKGROUND
1. On March 8, 1994, President Clinton signed
Executive Order 12902, "Energy Efficiency and Water Conservation
at Federal Facilities." The following summary of its
requirements is taken from the GSA publication, "Water
Management, A Comprehensive Approach for Facility Managers":
2. The order requires Federal facilities to
assess and, where cost-effective, implement measures to improve
the efficiency of Federal energy and water use. A cost-effective
measure is defined as one having a payback period of 10 years or
less, as determined by using the methods and procedures developed
and pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 8254 and 10 CFR 436.
3. Each Federal agency is to develop and
implement a program to reduce energy consumption in Federal
buildings 30 percent by the end of the year 2005--relative to
1985 energy use--to the extent that measures are cost-effective.
(For Federal industrial facilities, the goal is a 20 percent
reduction, relative to a 1990 benchmark.) While no specific
targets are set for reductions in water use, water-conservation
measures are required where they are cost-effective.
4. The Department of Energy (DOE) will take the
lead in implementing the Order through the Federal Energy
Management Program. DOE must also make available by September 3,
1994, a national list of companies providing water services and a
list of qualified energy service companies. The Interagency
Energy Policy Committee (the 656 Committee) and the Interagency
Energy Management Task Force (the Task Force) will coordinate the
implementation of efficiency measures among federal agencies.
5. Each Federal agency responsible for managing
Federal facilities must perform a prioritization survey by
September 1995 on each facility that agency manages. A
prioritization survey is a rapid facility assessment "to identify
those facilities with the highest priority projects based on the
degree of cost effectiveness." The prioritization surveys will
also establish priorities for conducting comprehensive facility
audits. In other words, although all facilities must receive
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