Montgomery Council member Roger Berliner drafts environmental reform proposals

By Bill Turque

A Montgomery County Council member plans to introduce 13 environmental and energy reform proposals to address the consequences of climate change — an area where he says the federal government has fallen short.

Some of the ideas from Roger Berliner (D-Potomac-Bethesda) are adapted from laws passed in New York state, California, Chicago, the District and other places. They include a requirement that commercial and residential building owners publicly disclose the energy-efficiency ratings of their properties. Other provisions would require new commercial buildings to meet a more stringent level of construction — Silver LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) — set by the U.S. Green Building Council and to have at least one electric automobile charging station for every 50 parking spaces.

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