119-hr3268

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3268 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 3268

 To amend title 40, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of 
General Services to incorporate practices and strategies to reduce bird 
fatalities resulting from collisions with certain public buildings, and 
 for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 May 8, 2025

 Mr. Griffith (for himself and Mr. Quigley) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
 Infrastructure

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 A BILL

 To amend title 40, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of 
General Services to incorporate practices and strategies to reduce bird 
fatalities resulting from collisions with certain public buildings, and 
 for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Bird Safe Buildings Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. USE OF BIRD-SAFE FEATURES, PRACTICES, AND STRATEGIES IN PUBLIC 
 BUILDINGS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
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Sec. 3319. Use of bird-safe features, practices, and strategies in 
 public buildings
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    (a) Construction, Alteration, and Acquisition of Public 
Buildings.--The Administrator of General Services shall incorporate, to 
the extent practicable, features, practices, and strategies to reduce 
bird fatality resulting from collisions with public buildings for each 
public building--
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    (1) constructed;
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    (2) acquired; or
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    (3) of which more than 50 percent of the facade is 
 substantially altered (in the opinion of the Commissioner of 
 Public Buildings).
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    (b) Design Guide.--The Administrator shall develop a design guide 
to carry out subsection

    (a) that includes the following:
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    (1) Features for reducing bird fatalities resulting from 
 collisions with public buildings throughout all construction 
 phases, taking into account the risks and available information 
 on bird fatalities that occur at different types of public 
 buildings.
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    (2) Methods and strategies for reducing bird fatalities 
 resulting from collisions with public buildings during the 
 operation and maintenance of such buildings, including 
 installing interior, exterior, and site lighting.
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    (3) Best practices for reducing bird fatalities resulting 
 from collisions with public buildings, including--
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        (A) a description of the reasons for adopting 
 such practices; and
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        (B) an explanation for the omission of a best 
 practice identified pursuant to subsection
            (c) .
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            (c) Identifying Best Practices.--To carry out subsection

    (b)

    (3) , 
the Administrator may identify best practices for reducing bird 
fatalities resulting from collisions with public buildings, including 
best practices recommended by--
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    (1) Federal agencies with expertise in bird conservation;
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    (2) nongovernmental organizations with expertise in bird 
 conservation; and
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    (3) representatives of green building certification 
 systems.
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            (d) Dissemination of Design Guide.--The Administrator shall 
disseminate the design guide developed pursuant to subsection

    (b) to 
all Federal agencies, subagencies, and departments with independent 
leasing authority from the Administrator.
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    (e) Update to Design Guide.--The Administrator shall, on a 
regular basis, update the design guide developed pursuant to subsection

    (b) with respect to the priorities of the Administrator for reducing 
bird fatalities resulting from collisions with public buildings.
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    (f) Exempt Buildings.--This section shall not apply to--
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    (1) any building or site listed, or eligible for listing, 
 on the National Register of Historic Places;
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    (2) the White House and the grounds of the White House;
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    (3) the Supreme Court building and the grounds of the 
 Supreme Court; or
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    (4) the United States Capitol and any building on the 
 grounds of the Capitol.
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    (g) Compliance.--Not later than October 1 of each fiscal year, 
the Administrator, acting through the Commissioner, shall gather 
information on compliance with and certify to Congress that the 
Administrator uses the design guide developed pursuant to subsection

    (b) for each public building described in subsection

    (a) .
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    (h) Report.--Not later than October 1 of each fiscal year, the 
Administrator shall submit to Congress a report that includes--
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    (1) the information under subsection

    (g) ;
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    (2) to the extent practicable, an assessment of bird 
 fatalities that occurred as a result of a collision with the 
 public buildings occupied by the respective head of each 
 Federal agency; and
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    (3) any recommendations to reduce the risk of bird 
 fatalities in and around public buildings occupied by Federal 
 agencies.''.

    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item:

``3319. Use of bird-safe features, practices, and strategies in public 
 buildings.''.
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