BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 3086 By: Combs (Armbrister) State Affairs 5-25-95 Senate Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND Texas' energy office has served to administer the expenditure of the state's oil overcharge funds. As concerns increased about energy management, conservation of natural resources, and utility rates, among other matters, the state established an energy management center within the governor's office to implement the state's energy policies. The governor has indicated a desire to move the energy office and the energy management center to the General Services Commission (GSC), a state agency already involved in many of the activities of the energy management center. The GSC is larger than the governor's office and may be better suited to perform the coordination and implementation necessary to achieve the state's needs, including serving as the state liaison for federal energy policies. PURPOSE As proposed, H.B. 3086 transfers the energy office and the energy management center from the governor's office to the General Services Commission and authorizes the agency to work with other state agencies to implement federal energy policies. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 2305.002(3), Government Code, to redefine "energy office." SECTION 2. Amends Section 2305.011, Government Code, as follows: Sec. 2305.011. New heading: ADMINISTRATION BY GOVERNOR AND ENERGY OFFICE. Requires the energy office of the General Services Commission (energy office), rather than the governor, to send to the appropriate federal entity all information required under applicable federal guidelines. Redesignates existing Subsection (d) as Subsection (e). Makes conforming changes. SECTION 3. Amends Section 2305.037, Government Code, to provide that the energy office is the supervising state agency which shall administer the Native American restitutionary program. Makes conforming changes. SECTION 4. Amends the heading of Chapter 447 and Section 447.001, as follows: CHAPTER 447. ENERGY MANAGEMENT CENTER Sec. 447.001. ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTER. Establishes the energy management center (center) in the General Services Commission to be authorized to promote those policies of the state enumerated in this chapter, rather than as a division of the office of the governor. SECTION 5. Amends Sections 447.004(a), (c), and (d), to make conforming changes. SECTION 6. Amends Sections 447.005-447.007, Government Code, to make conforming changes. SECTION 7. Amends Sections 447.008(a) and (e), to authorize the center to assist state agencies, which are hereby authorized to act in accordance with this section, in implementing federal energy policy. Makes conforming changes. SECTION 8. Amends Section 447.011(a), Government Code, to make conforming changes. SECTION 9. Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage.