118 STAT. 1536 PUBLIC LAW 108–357—OCT. 22, 2004 (c) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF AGENCY RULEMAKING.—In car rying out this section, the Secretary shall use the authority provided under section 808 of title 5, United States Code. SEC. 643. EFFECTIVE DATE. This title and the amendments made by this title shall apply to the 2005 and subsequent crops of each kind of tobacco. TITLE VII—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS SEC. 701. BROWNFIELDS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM FOR QUALIFIED GREEN BUILDING AND SUSTAINABLE DESIGN PROJECTS. (a) TREATMENT AS EXEMPT FACILITY BOND.—Subsection (a) of section 142 (relating to the definition of exempt facility bond) is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph (12), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (13) and inserting ‘‘, or’’, and by inserting at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(14) qualified green building and sustainable design projects.’’. (b) QUALIFIED GREEN BUILDING AND SUSTAINABLE DESIGN PROJECTS.—Section 142 (relating to exempt facility bonds) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: ‘‘(l) QUALIFIED GREEN BUILDING AND SUSTAINABLE DESIGN PROJECTS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection (a)(14), the term ‘qualified green building and sustainable design project’ means any project which is designated by the Secretary, after consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, as a qualified green building and sustainable design project and which meets the requirements of clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) of paragraph (4)(A). ‘‘(2) DESIGNATIONS.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Within 60 days after the end of the application period described in paragraph (3)(A), the Secretary, after consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall designate qualified green building and sustainable design projects. At least one of the projects designated shall be located in, or within a 10 mile radius of, an empowerment zone as designated pursuant to section 1391, and at least one of the projects designated shall be located in a rural State. No more than one project shall be designated in a State. A project shall not be designated if such project includes a stadium or arena for professional sports exhibitions or games. ‘‘(B) MINIMUM CONSERVATION AND TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION OBJECTIVES.—The Secretary, after consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall ensure that, in the aggregate, the projects designated shall— ‘‘(i) reduce electric consumption by more than 150 megawatts annually as compared to conventional generation, ‘‘(ii) reduce daily sulfur dioxide emissions by at least 10 tons compared to coal generation power, Deadline. 7 USC 518 note.
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