An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 109-49 require any escalator being installed in federal buildings to be an Intermittent Escalator. In addition, federal agencies would also be encouraged to incorporate other escalator energy conservation measures.

In title I, subtitle C, add at the end the following new section:

SEC. 135. INTERMITTENT ESCALATORS.

Section 543 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

“(e) Intermittent Escalators.--

“(1) Requirement.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), any escalator acquired for installation in a Federal building shall be an intermittent escalator.

“(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply at a location outside the United States where the Federal agency determines that to acquire an intermittent escalator would require substantially greater cost to the Government over the life of the escalator.

“(3) Additional energy conservation measures.--In addition to complying with paragraph (1), Federal agencies shall incorporate other escalator energy conservation measures, as appropriate.

“(4) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘intermittent escalator' means an escalator that remains in a stationary position until it automatically operates at the approach of a passenger, returning to a stationary position after the passenger completes passage.”.