Extending previous QCD Hamiltonian studies, we present a new renormalizatio
n procedure which generates an effective Hamiltonian for the gluon sector.
The formulation is in the Coulomb gauge where the QCD Hamiltonian is renorm
alizable and the Gribov problem can be resolved. We utilize elements of the
Glazek and Wilson regularization method but now introduce a continuous cut
-off procedure which eliminates non-local counterterms. The effective Hamil
tonian is then derived to second order in the strong coupling constant. The
resulting renormalized Hamiltonian provides a realistic starting point for
approximate many-body calculations of hadronic properties for systems with
explicit gluon degrees of freedom. [S50556-2821(99)01807-X].