Amend CSHB 1038 (Senate committee printing) by adding the 
following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and 
renumbering subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:
	SECTION ___.  Subtitle D, Title 16, Property Code, is 
amended by adding Chapter 431 to read as follows:

CHAPTER 431.  ENERGY-EFFICIENT BUILDING ACCREDITATION PROGRAM
	Sec. 431.001.  ENERGY-EFFICIENT BUILDING ACCREDITATION 
PROGRAM.  (a)  In this section, "National Housing Act" means 
Section 203(b), (i), or (k) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
Sections 1709(b), (i), and (k)).
	(b)  The commission, in consultation with the Energy Systems 
Laboratory at the Texas Engineering Experiment Station of The Texas 
A&M University System, the Texas Commission on Environmental 
Quality, and an advisory committee appointed by the commission, may 
establish an energy-efficient building accreditation program for 
buildings that exceed the building energy performance standards 
under Section 388.003, Health and Safety Code, by 15 percent or 
more.
	(c)  If the commission establishes a program under this 
chapter, the commission, in consultation with the Energy Systems 
Laboratory, shall update the program on or before December 1 of each 
even-numbered year using the best available energy-efficient 
building practices.
	(d)  If the commission establishes a program under this 
chapter, the program must include a checklist system to produce an 
energy-efficient building scorecard to help:
		(1)  home buyers compare potential homes and, by 
providing a copy of the completed scorecard to a mortgage lender, 
qualify for energy-efficient mortgages under the National Housing 
Act; and
		(2)  communities qualify for emissions reduction 
credits by adopting codes that meet or exceed the energy-efficient 
building or energy performance standards established under Chapter 
388, Health and Safety Code.
	Sec. 431.002.  PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAM.  The commission 
may establish a public information program to inform homeowners, 
sellers, buyers, and others regarding energy-efficient building 
ratings.
	Sec. 431.003.  MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR REDUCTION IN ENERGY 
AND EMISSIONS.  If the commission establishes a program under this 
chapter, the Energy Systems Laboratory shall establish a system to 
measure the reduction in energy and emissions produced under the 
energy-efficient building program and report those savings to the 
commission.
	Sec. 431.004.  CERTIFICATION FEE.  If the commission 
establishes a program under this chapter, the commission may set a 
certification fee sufficient to cover the cost of administering the 
program and pay for any education efforts conducted under this 
chapter.
	SECTION ___.  Section 388.009, Health and Safety Code, is 
repealed.