78R6595 MTB-D

By:  Swinford                                                     H.B. No. 2758



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the use of fuel-saving technologies by certain state 
agency vehicles.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Chapter 447, Government Code, as amended by 
Chapters 573, 1158, and 1398, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular 
Session, 2001, is amended by adding Section 447.012 to read as 
follows:
	Sec. 447.012.  FUEL SAVINGS FOR STATE AGENCIES.  (a)  In this 
section:
		(1)  "Cost-effective" means resulting in fuel 
consumption reduction with a projected savings in fuel cost over a 
nine-month period that exceeds the cost of purchasing and using a 
technology.
		(2)  "Fuel-saving technology" means a:                                 
			(A)  device installed on a motor vehicle or 
non-road diesel;        
			(B)  fuel additive registered in accordance with 
40 C.F.R. Part 79; or
			(C)  fuel registered in accordance with 40 C.F.R. 
Part 79 that has been demonstrated to reduce fuel consumption per 
mile or per hour of operation by at least five percent.
		(3)  "Motor vehicle" and "non-road diesel" have the 
meanings assigned by Section 386.101, Health and Safety Code.
	(b)  A state agency with 10 or more motor vehicles or 
non-road diesels shall reduce the total fuel consumption of the 
vehicles or diesels by at least five percent from fiscal year 2002 
consumption levels through the use of cost-effective fuel-saving 
technologies.
	(c)  A state agency may establish a program for agency 
employees to voluntarily:
		(1)  purchase fuel-saving technologies; and                            
		(2)  document reductions in fuel savings and air 
emissions.          
	(d)  A state agency shall annually report to the state energy 
conservation office on a form provided by the office on the state 
agency's efforts and progress under this section.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.