HR 739
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 739
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 utilize
such energy efficient lighting if the lighting contains mercury.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 16, 2011
Mr. BURGESS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker,
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction
of the committee concerned
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 utilize
such energy efficient lighting if the lighting contains mercury.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MERCURY-CONTAINING LIGHTING.
(a) Amendment- Title III of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
`SEC. 326. MERCURY-CONTAINING LIGHTING.
`Notwithstanding sections 321 through 325, and the amendments made by those
sections, 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 utilize such energy efficient
lighting if the lighting contains mercury.'.
(b) Table of Contents Amendment- The table of contents for the Energy Independence
and Security Act of 2007 is amended by adding at the end of the items relating
to title III the following new item:
`Sec. 326. Mercury-containing lighting.'.
END
