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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to state facility management and maintenance practices. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2165.052, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 2165.052. REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT OF STATE |
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BUILDINGS. (a) On direction of the commission's attention to a |
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needed improvement or repair of a building or office by the head of |
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a department or office, the commission shall provide for and direct |
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the repair or improvement. |
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(b) The commission shall establish a preventive maintenance |
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program and enter into energy savings performance contracts of the |
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type described by Section 2166.406(a) covering each state building |
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or office for which the commission is responsible for providing |
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facility management services under this chapter or other law. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2165.057(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The commission shall: |
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(1) develop and implement policies that clearly define |
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the responsibilities of the commission and the commission's staff |
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that relate to conducting facilities management services for state |
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agency facilities under Section 2165.007; |
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(2) with each state agency tenant, enter into a |
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contract that describes the specific level of facilities management |
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services the commission will provide and any activities related to |
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facilities management services the tenant agency and its employees |
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will provide at agency cost; and |
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(3) establish property-specific budgets for each |
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state agency facility for which the commission provides facilities |
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management services to assist in contracting under Subdivision (2) |
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and in evaluating the success and efficiency of the facilities |
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management services provided by the commission. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |