The House passed legislation Wednesday to ax energy-conscious standards for some government buildings.
The “Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act,” H.R. 4690, from Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-N.Y.), passed 215-202. It would repeal several energy efficiency requirements for new and renovated federal buildings related to a 2030 fossil fuel phaseout mandated under the bipartisan Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.
“These facilities cannot afford, ‘Hope for the best,'” Langworthy said. “They need systems that work 24/7 in any condition any time. Yet, instead of prioritizing that reliability, Democrats continue down a path that asks taxpayers to pay more for less.”
The bill aims to keep government-run military bases, hospitals and laboratories, among others, “powered by what works and not what is politically fashionable at the moment,” he added.
