WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 338

(2)     the cost of all energy conservation measures;

(3)     the cost of operation and maintenance, including labor and materials,
for the life of the building;

(4)     the cost, over the life of the building, of the fuel used by:

(i) the equipment that controls or provides the humidity, lighting,
power, temperature, and ventilation of the building; and

(ii) other energy-using equipment in the building; and

(5)     the other costs incident to owning the building.

(f) "Life of the building" has the meaning established by the Department under §
4-808 of this subtitle.

(G) "PRIMARY PROCUREMENT UNIT" HAS THE MEANING PROVIDED IN §
11-101 OF THIS ARTICLE.

4-803.

(a)     To save both cost and energy, the Department, in cooperation with the
Maryland Energy Administration, shall project life-cycle costs and perform an energy
consumption analysis during the preliminary design phase OF THE CONSTRUCTION OR
RENOVATION of any building.

(b)     Each construction appropriation shall require a State agency, including a
district school board, to obtain a projection of life-cycle costs and an energy consumption
analysis from the Department.

4-804.

WHEN A PRIMARY PROCUREMENT UNIT REPLACES OR SUPPLEMENTS A MAJOR
ITEM OF ENERGY-CONSUMING EQUIPMENT IN AN EXISTING BUILDING OWNED OR
LEASED BY THE STATE, THE PROCUREMENT OF THE EQUIPMENT SHALL BE MADE
ON THE BASIS OF A LIFE-CYCLE COST ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES IN ACCORDANCE
WITH STANDARDS ESTABLISHED UNDER § 4-808 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1993.

Approved May 11, 1993.

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