SUBTITLE E. RENEWABLE ENERGY FUTURE

(a) Section 1026 (D.C. Code § 10-551.05) is amended as follows:

(1) Subsection (a) is amended as follows:

(A) Paragraph (8) is amended by striking the phrase "; and" and inserting a semicolon in its place.

(B) Paragraph (9) is amended by striking the period and inserting a semicolon in its place.

(C) A new paragraph (10) is added to read as follows:

" (10) Any study of the feasibility of initiating or expanding renewable energy generation, which shall include an analysis of the potential for capturing solar or other forms of renewable energy that is conducted pursuant to subsection (c-1) of this section.".

(2) A new subsection (c-1) is added to read as follows:

" (c-1) The Department shall produce and publish on its website an analysis of the feasibility of initiating or expanding renewable energy generation, including an analysis of the potential for capturing solar or other forms of renewable energy at each District-owned property under the control of the Mayor on a rolling basis, with each property re-analyzed no less than once every 10 years.".

(b) A new section 1028d is added to read as follows:

" Sec. 1028d. Renewable energy generation at District-owned properties.

" (a) Subject to the availability of funding, the Department shall initiate or expand renewable energy generation at every District-owned property under the control of the Mayor where doing so is found feasible by the analysis required by section 1026(c-1) .

" (b) Notwithstanding the Small and Certified Business Enterprise Development and Assistance Act of 2005, effective October 20, 2005 (D.C. Law 16-33; D.C. Official Code § 2-218.01 et seq. ) ("CBE Act") , or any other provision of District law or regulation, any contract entered into to implement this section, absent a waiver pursuant to section 2351 of the CBE Act (D.C. Official Code § 2-218.51) , shall:

" (1) Be awarded to a qualified small business enterprise; provided, that if the Department determines that there are not at least 2 qualified small business enterprises that can provide the services or goods that are the subject of the contract, the Department may use any qualified certified business enterprise; or

" (2) Require that at least 50% of the dollar volume of the contract shall be subcontracted to qualified small business enterprises; provided, that if there are insufficient qualified small business enterprises to meet the requirement and best efforts are made to ensure that qualified small business enterprises are significant participants in the overall subcontracting work, then the subcontracting requirement may be satisfied by subcontracting 50% of the dollar volume to any qualified certified business enterprise.".