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R E S O L U T I O N
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BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of |
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Texas, 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, That House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to |
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resolve the differences on Senate Bill 12 (programs for the |
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enhancement of air quality, including energy efficiency standards |
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in state purchasing and energy consumption; providing penalties) to |
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consider and take action on the following matters: |
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(1) House Rule 13, Sections 9(a)(3) and (4), are suspended |
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to permit the committee to change the text of SECTION 1.05 of the |
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bill by adding the following text at the end of Subsection (e), |
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Section 382.213, Health and Safety Code: |
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The only cost to be paid by a recycler for the residual scrap |
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metal of vehicles retired under this section shall be the cost of |
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transportation of the residual scrap metal to the recycling |
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facility. |
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Explanation: The change is necessary to allow recyclers to |
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pay only the cost of transporting residual scrap metal when |
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receiving scrap metal from vehicles retired under a low-income |
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vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle |
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retirement program. |
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(2) House Rule 13, Sections 9(a)(3) and (4), are suspended |
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to permit the committee to change the text of SECTION 3.02 of the |
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bill by adding a new Subsection (f), Section 388.005, Health and |
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Safety Code, to read as follows: |
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(f) This section does not apply to an institution of higher |
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education or a state agency if: |
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(1) the State Energy Conservation Office determines |
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that, before September 1, 2007, the institution or agency adopted a |
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plan for conserving energy under which the institution or agency |
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has set a percentage goal for reducing electric consumption; and |
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(2) the institution or agency submits reports on its |
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conservation plan not less than quarterly to the governor, the |
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Legislative Budget Board, and the State Energy Conservation Office. |
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Explanation: The change is necessary to exempt institutions |
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of higher education and state agencies from the energy efficiency |
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requirements of Section 388.005, Health and Safety Code, if the |
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institution or agency has already implemented an energy efficiency |
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plan. |
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Bonnen |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2905 was adopted by the House on May |
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28, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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