2011 Idaho Code
TITLE 39 HEALTH AND SAFETY
CHAPTER 29 ENERGY EFFICIENT STATE BUILDINGS
39-2903 DEFINITIONS.

39-2903. Definitions.[effective until july 1, 2013] As used in this chapter:

(1) "Full commissioning" means that a third-party commissioning authority has validated and documented that the building and its systems are designed, installed, tested and capable of being operated and maintained to perform in accordance with the design intent, including energy performance. The full commissioning process extends through all phases of the project, from conceptualization to occupancy and operation, with evaluation checks at each phase to ensure validation of the building's performance.

(2) "Idaho state building authority" means the Idaho state building authority as established in chapter 64, title 67, Idaho Code.

(3) "Major facility project" means:

(a) A building project constructed by a state agency or for occupancy or use by a state agency that is larger than five thousand (5,000) gross square feet of occupied or conditioned space as defined in the appropriate building code adopted by the Idaho building code board pursuant to chapter 41, title 39, Idaho Code; or

(b) A building renovation project constructed by a state agency or for occupancy or use by a state agency on an existing building that is larger than five thousand (5,000) gross square feet of occupied or conditioned space as defined in the appropriate building code adopted by the Idaho building code board pursuant to chapter 41, title 39, Idaho Code, and with a project cost greater than fifty percent (50%) of the assessed value of the existing building.

(4) "Operational cost savings" means that the savings of the operational costs of a major facility project constructed pursuant to section 39-2904(1), Idaho Code, over a period of ten (10) years, will equal or be more than the additional cost of construction of the building as required in section 39-2904, Idaho Code.

(5) "Permanent building fund advisory council" means the permanent building fund advisory council created in section 67-5710, Idaho Code.

(6) "State agency" means every state officer, department, division, bureau, commission and board, including those in the legislative or judicial branch and public postsecondary educational institutions. With the exception of community college districts, for purposes of this chapter, "state agency" does not include a political subdivision as defined in section 67-2320(5), Idaho Code, or a public charter school as defined in section 33-5202A, Idaho Code.