S 397
112th Congress
Senate
Energy
Educational facilities and institutions
Energy efficiency and conservation
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health facilities and institutions
Lighting, heating, cooling
Metals
A bill to provide that no Federal or State requirement to increase energy efficient lighting in public buildings shall require a hospital, school, day care center, mental health facility, or nursing home to install or use energy efficient lighting if that lighting contains mercury.
Introduced: February 17, 2011
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In committee
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 17, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Feb 17, 2011
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to prohibit any federal or state requirement to increase energy efficient lighting in public buildings from requiring a hospital, school, day care center, mental health facility, or nursing home to install or use energy efficient lighting that contains mercury.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
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