52:32-5.3 Definitions relative to energy savings for construction of certain State buildings.

1. As used in this act:

"High performance green building" means a building that is designed and constructed in a manner that achieves at least:

a. a silver rating according to the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System as adopted by the United States Green Building Council;

b. a two globe rating according to the Green Globes Program as adopted by the Green Building Initiative; or

c. a comparable numeric rating according to a nationally recognized, accepted, and appropriate numeric sustainable development rating system, guideline, or standard as the Commissioner of Community Affairs, in consultation with the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, the Director of Energy Savings established pursuant to Executive Order No.11 of 2006, and the Board of Public Utilities, may designate by regulation.

A "high performance green building" shall not mean any free-standing parking facility, multiple use maintenance facility or storage facility.

"State governmental entity" means the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches of the State government, any agency or instrumentality of the State, including any board, bureau, commission, corporation, department, or division, any independent State authority, and any State institution of higher education. A county, municipality, or school district, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, shall not be deemed a State governmental entity.

L.2007, c.269, s.1.