{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-22-3-2001","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 22-3-2001","heading":"Title - Legislative findings","body":"(a) This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the \"Sustainable Energy-Efficient Buildings Act\". (b) The General Assembly finds that: (1) Public buildings can be built and renovated using sustainable, energy-efficient methods that save money, reduce negative environmental impacts, improve employee and student performance, and make employees and students more productive; (2) The main objectives of sustainable, energy-efficient designs are to: (A) Avoid resource depletion of energy, water, and raw materials; (B) Prevent environmental degradation caused by facilities and infrastructure throughout their life cycle; and (C) Create buildings that are livable, comfortable, safe, and productive; and (3) State-owned buildings and buildings owned by an institution of higher education can be improved by establishing specific performance criteria and goals for sustainable, energy-efficient public buildings that are based on recognized, consensual standards with a scientifically proven basis and a history of successful performance. Amended by Act 2019, No. 674,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019. Acts 2009, No. 1494, § 1.\n\n(a) This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the \"Sustainable Energy-Efficient Buildings Act\".\n\n(b) The General Assembly finds that: (1) Public buildings can be built and renovated using sustainable, energy-efficient methods that save money, reduce negative environmental impacts, improve employee and student performance, and make employees and students more productive; (2) The main objectives of sustainable, energy-efficient designs are to: (A) Avoid resource depletion of energy, water, and raw materials; (B) Prevent environmental degradation caused by facilities and infrastructure throughout their life cycle; and (C) Create buildings that are livable, comfortable, safe, and productive; and (3) State-owned buildings and buildings owned by an institution of higher education can be improved by establishing specific performance criteria and goals for sustainable, energy-efficient public buildings that are based on recognized, consensual standards with a scientifically proven basis and a history of successful performance.\n\n(1) Public buildings can be built and renovated using sustainable, energy-efficient methods that save money, reduce negative environmental impacts, improve employee and student performance, and make employees and students more productive;\n\n(2) The main objectives of sustainable, energy-efficient designs are to: (A) Avoid resource depletion of energy, water, and raw materials; (B) Prevent environmental degradation caused by facilities and infrastructure throughout their life cycle; and (C) Create buildings that are livable, comfortable, safe, and productive; and\n\n(A) Avoid resource depletion of energy, water, and raw materials;\n\n(B) Prevent environmental degradation caused by facilities and infrastructure throughout their life cycle; and\n\n(C) Create buildings that are livable, comfortable, safe, and productive; and\n\n(3) State-owned buildings and buildings owned by an institution of higher education can be improved by establishing specific performance criteria and goals for sustainable, energy-efficient public buildings that are based on recognized, consensual standards with a scientifically proven basis and a history of successful performance.","path":["AR Code","Title 22","Chapter 3","Subchapter 20"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"67f6b4f5b1e1061dfb4602bb3a0949b7ec185e8085e41ee25687b0ee0e488c4e","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-22-3-1904","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-22-3-2002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}