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Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 85(R)

House Bill 1571

House Author:  Paddie

Effective:  5-29-17

Senate Sponsor:  Hughes


            House Bill 1571 amends the Education Code, Government Code, and Local Government Code to provide for a baseline for a local government energy savings performance contract based on avoided anticipated costs; to align public education, higher education, and general government definitions of "energy savings performance contract" with the definition applicable to a local government; and to remove certain restrictions against money borrowed from the state being used to pay the provider of an energy or water conservation measure under an energy savings performance contract.