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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) The commission shall require the use of an |
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energy-saving device for each vending machine located in a building |
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owned or leased by the state except a vending machine that contains |
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a perishable food product, as defined by Section 96.001, Civil |
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Practice and Remedies Code. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the commission may not |
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require the acquisition or installation of an energy-saving device |
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for a vending machine that is owned or operated by an entity that |
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owns or operates a total of 20 or fewer vending machines. However, |
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the commission shall require the entity to activate and maintain |
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any internal energy-saving or energy-management device or option |
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that is already part of the machine or contained in the machine. |
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(c) 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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(d) 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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(e) 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. (a) An entity that owns or operates a vending |
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machine subject to Section 2165.058, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, is not required to comply with that section or a rule of |
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the Texas Building and Procurement Commission adopted under that |
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section until September 1, 2008. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 2165.058(d), Government Code, |
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as added by this Act, the Texas Building and Procurement Commission |
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may impose a fine only in relation to a vending machine that is |
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found to be operating in violation of Section 2165.058, Government |
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Code, as added by this Act, or a rule of the commission adopted |
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under that section, on or after September 1, 2008. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |