GSA Green Building Advisory Committee Membership Renewal Proposal
GSA Green Building Advisory Committee: Membership Renewal Proposal Ken Sandler November 12, 2013 GBAC Meeting
Background �GSA’s Green Building Advisory Committee requires members with highly specialized expertise and experience including: �Extensive knowledge of green building technologies, trends and practices, and of the Federal building and policy context; �Meeting requirements outlined in Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) Section 494; �GSA conducted initial member selection internally to ensure a committee that meets these requirements �Most members’ terms up December 2013
Proposal Status and Goals �Proposal to GSA Administrator being prepared �Two goals for membership renewal: �Maintain GBAC member quality, continuity and balance �Conduct a process that is open, transparent, efficient, and meets statutory requirements
Proposal Outline �Stagger membership commitments: �Feds: 4 year terms (2014 -2018) �Non-Feds: mixed 2 & 4 year terms (maximum of 6 years) � Half (6 -7) 2 year (2014 -2016) � Half (6 -7) 4 year (2014 -2018) �Federal member process: �Request agency representative through Senior Sustainability Officers �Non-Federal member process: �Two options: internal vs. open
Proposal for Non-Feds �Internal approach: GSA conducts research and consults with experts to identify members who meet our specialized requirements �Open approach (recommended): GSA solicits for new members through the Federal Register and other means �Current members would be invited to reapply �All members must meet statutory, experience/expertise and ethics requirements �FR notice would initiate a 30 -day application period, followed by internal GSA review &vetting processes
Additional Points �The EISA statute limits the number of non-Federal members on the committee to a maximum of 15 �Under either option, GSA will reserve the right to fill unexpected individual vacancies internally �Chair position will be opened to committee vote and recommendation to GSA every two years, beginning with Spring 2014 meeting
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