HB 151 — Energy, Department of; building standards for certain local buildings.

SESSION ENROLLED VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY ––-- 2024 SESSION CHAPTER E687 An Act to amend and reenact § 15.2-1804.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Energy;

R O [H 151] Approved LApril L8, 2024 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

E § 15.2-1804.1.

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"Appropriate resilience features" means features that are included to prepare for, by reducing risk or enabling recovery, acts of nature, failures of systems, or adversarial acts that could cause a major disruptionhazards for which a project should prepare and for determining the sufficiency of the incorporatede potential features to buildingaddress functionality.the potential hazard, following consideration of any guidance pursuant to subsection E.

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R "Design phase" means the design of a building construction or renovation project, which, until July 1, 2025, shall be inclusive of the issuance of a request for proposal and the project budget approval, and after July 1, 2025, shall be based on the effective execution date of the contract with the design team.

Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating standard or the Green Building Initiative's "Green Globes" building standard, or meets the requirements of VEES.

Localities may define the parameters that would constitute a major disruption based on the nature and duration of a disrupting event, as well as on building typology, consistent with any guidance pur"Sufficient ZEV charging and fueling infrastructure" means the provision of ZEV charging or fueling infrastructure, including EV-ready charging electrical capacity and pre-wiring, (i) sufficient to support every passenger-type vehicle owned by the locality and available for use by the locality that will be located at such building upon full occupancy, meet projected demand for such infrastructure during the first 10 years following building occupancy, or (ii) that achieves the current ZEV or EV charging credit for a high performance building certification program EV supply equipment, EV-ready charging electrical capacity and pre-wiring, or fueling infrastructure for other ZEVs that is deemed sufficient based on meeting relevant guidelines or recommendations available during the design phase of a project Energy.ther the Virginia Department of Energy pursuant to subsection EE. or the U.S.

Department"Sufficient ofZEV "VEES"charging and fueling infrastructure" means the Virginiaprovision Energyof ConservationZEV charging or fueling infrastructure, including EV-ready charging electrical capacity and Environmentalpre-wiring, Standards(i) developedsufficient to support every passenger-type vehicle owned by the locality and available for use by the locality that will be located at such building upon full occupancy, meet projected demand for such infrastructure during the first 10 years following building occupancy, or (ii) that achieves the current ZEV or EV charging credit for a high performance building certification program EV supply equipment, EV-ready charging electrical capacity and pre-wiring, or fueling infrastructure for other ZEVs that is deemed sufficient based on meeting relevant guidelines or recommendations available during the design phase of a project from either the Virginia Department consideringof Energy pursuant to subsection E or the U.S.

Department of Energy.

"VEES" means the Virginia Energy Conservation and Environmental Standards developed by the Department considering the U.S.

Any locality entering the design phase for the construction of a new building greater than 5,000 gross square feet in size, or the renovation of a building where the cost of the renovation exceeds 50 per1.percent of the value of the building, shall ensure that such building:

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In making a sufficiency determination, the locality may also consider the interest of the Commonwealth in providing infrastructure for nearby of 2 locations, geographical gaps in ZEV charging infrastructure, availability of incentives, and other factors;