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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to energy-saving devices and options for vending machines |
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in buildings owned or leased by the state; imposing an |
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administrative fine. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 2165, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2165.058 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2165.058. VENDING MACHINES; ENERGY-SAVING DEVICE |
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REQUIRED. (a) This section does not apply to a vending machine |
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that contains a perishable food product, as defined by Section |
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96.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code. |
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(b) The commission shall require an entity that owns or |
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operates a vending machine located in a building owned or leased by |
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the state to activate and maintain any internal energy-saving or |
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energy-management device or option that is already part of the |
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machine or contained in the machine. |
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(c) The commission shall require the use of an external |
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energy-saving or energy-management device for each vending machine |
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that: |
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(1) is located in a building owned or leased by the |
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state; |
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(2) operates with a compressor; and |
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(3) does not have an activated and operational |
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internal energy-saving or energy-management device or option. |
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(d) An entity that owns or operates a vending machine |
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subject to this section is responsible for any expenses associated |
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with the acquisition, installation, or maintenance of an |
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energy-saving device required by this section. |
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(e) The commission may impose an administrative fine on an |
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entity that operates a vending machine subject to this section in an |
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amount not to exceed $250 a year for each machine found to be in |
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violation of this section or rules adopted by the commission under |
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this section. |
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(f) The commission shall adopt rules relating to the |
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specifications for and regulation of energy-saving devices |
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required by this section. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2165.058(c), Government Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies only to an entity that contracts with the Texas |
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Building and Procurement Commission or another state agency to |
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install or operate a vending machine on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |