H.R. 3268: Federal Bird Safe Buildings Act of 2025

This legislation, known as the Federal Bird Safe Buildings Act of 2025, aims to reduce the number of birds that are killed due to collisions with public buildings. Here’s a breakdown of what the bill proposes:

Key Provisions

• Implementation of Bird-Safe Strategies: The Administrator of General Services will be required to include bird-safe features and practices when constructing, acquiring, or significantly altering public buildings. This means that whenever a new building is built, a building is bought, or more than half of a building's facade is changed, strategies to prevent bird collisions must be considered.
• Development of a Design Guide: A design guide will be created to help achieve the bird-safe goals. This guide will include:
  • Design features that minimize bird collisions throughout all construction stages.
  • Methods for reducing fatalities during a building's operation and maintenance, which may include strategies for managing lighting.
  • Best practices for bird safety with explanations on their effectiveness and the rationale behind not using certain practices if they are eliminated.
• Collaboration for Best Practices: The Administrator will consult with various organizations, including federal agencies and non-governmental organizations focused on bird conservation, to identify and recommend effective bird-safe strategies.
• Dissemination of the Guide: Once developed, the design guide will be distributed to all federal agencies that operate independently from the General Services Administration, ensuring widespread application of these guidelines.
• Regular Updates: The design guide will be updated routinely to reflect ongoing priorities and improvements aimed at reducing bird fatalities around public buildings.
• Exemptions: Certain buildings will not be subject to these regulations, including:
  • Buildings on the National Register of Historic Places.
  • The White House and its grounds.
  • The Supreme Court building and its grounds.
  • The United States Capitol and its grounds.
• Compliance Reporting: The Administrator must provide annual updates to Congress on how well the guidelines are being followed and will report any bird fatalities linked to public buildings.

Purpose of the Bill

The main goal of the Federal Bird Safe Buildings Act is to protect bird populations from unnecessary deaths caused by building collisions. These measures are aimed at creating a safer environment for wildlife and ensuring that public buildings are designed with ecological considerations in mind.

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