Rhode Island General Laws Title 37. Public Property and Works § 37-24-2. Legislative findings

(1) Energy costs for public buildings and public projects are skyrocketing and will likely continue to increase.

(2) Energy use by public buildings and public projects contributes substantially to the problems of pollution and global warming.

(3) Public buildings, public structures, public real property and public projects can be built, renovated, and located using high-performance methods that save and generate energy; reduce and conserve water consumption; improve indoor air and environmental quality; improve water quality; reduce transportation demand and emissions; preserve the environment; make workers and students more productive; and improve the quality of our individual and shared human experience and environmental justice for all citizens of the state.

(4) The green buildings act is a strategic tool to achieve the greenhouse gas emission reduction targets and other objectives of chapter 6.2 of title 42 (“2021 act on climate”) and the work of the executive climate change coordinating council established in § 42-6.2-1.

(5) This law is necessary to more efficiently spend public funds.