BOMA Tells Congress – Fund Energy Star

In an April 20 letter signed by Luci Smith, BOMA Chair and Chief Elected Officer, and Mary Lue Peck, BOMA President & CEO, BOMA called on Congress to support the Energy Star program in the Fiscal Year 2027 spending bills.

Specifically, the letter was sent to the House and Senate committees with shared jurisdiction over the program outlining support for the Dept. of Energy to become the ‘lead agency’ for the program and asking for three things: 

1. Funding in the amount of $33M - $36M, equal to the amount expressly given to the EPA, plus amounts used by the DOE historically to run its portion of the program.
2. Making the funding a line-item in the spending bill to make the allocation visible and easily trackable by advocates.
3. Strong Committee Report language that shows Congress’ support for the program to ensure a smooth transition of the program from EPA to the DOE. 

BOMA will follow up directly with the members of the two appropriations committees to express support for the program and highlight the positive benefits the portfolio manager program brings to the nation.