Energy manager; responsibilities.

Energy efficiency; Commonwealth Efficient andResilient Buildings Board. Establishes the Commonwealth Efficientand Resilient Buildings Board to advise the Governor, the Virginia Public Building Authority, and all state agencies, departments, authorities, institutions of higher learning, and political subdivisionson accelerating improvements to state buildings to reduce greenhousegas emissions and improve resiliency. The Board shall be composedof eleven members, including three nonlegislative citizen membersto be appointed by the Governor. The Directors of the Departmentsof General Services, Mines, Minerals and Energy, and Planning andBudget, or their designees; the Secretaries of Education, Finance,and Natural Resources, or their designees; the Special Assistant tothe Governor for Coastal Adaptation and Protection; and the Chairmanof the Virginia Public Building Authority shall serve ex officiowith voting privileges. The billalso requires the head of each state agency to designate an existingemployee, known as an energy manager, who shall be responsible forimplementing improvements to state buildings to reduce greenhousegas emissions and improve energy efficiency and climate change resiliency. The Board has a sunset date of July 1, 2030.