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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to design, construction, and renovation standards for |
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state buildings and facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 2166, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2166.409 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2166.409. HIGH-PERFORMANCE, SUSTAINABLE DESIGN, |
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CONSTRUCTION, AND RENOVATION STANDARDS FOR STATE BUILDINGS. |
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(a) This section applies to the construction of a state building, |
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or the renovation of a state building the cost of which is more than |
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50 percent of the value of the building, including a building for |
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education, assembly, or office occupancy under the charge and |
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control of the Texas Department of Transportation, the Parks and |
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Wildlife Department, the Texas Department of Housing and Community |
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Affairs, the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation, or the |
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Veterans' Land Board that is otherwise exempt from this chapter |
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under Section 2166.003. |
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(b) A building to which this section applies must be |
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designed and constructed or renovated so that the building achieves |
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certification under a high-performance building standard that: |
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(1) is developed and revised through a consensus-based |
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process; |
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(2) provides minimum requirements for energy use, |
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natural resources use, and indoor air quality; |
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(3) requires substantiating documentation for |
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certification; |
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(4) employs third-party, post-construction review and |
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verification for certification; and |
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(5) is determined by the state energy conservation |
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office to be nationally recognized in the building industry. |
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(c) A contract between the commission and a private design |
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professional relating to services in connection with the |
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construction or renovation of a building to which this section |
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applies must provide that, for billing purposes, any service |
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provided by the private design professional that is necessary to |
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satisfy the requirements of Subsection (b) is considered an |
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additional service rather than a basic service. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 55, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 55.115 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 55.115. HIGH-PERFORMANCE, SUSTAINABLE DESIGN, |
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CONSTRUCTION, AND RENOVATION STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN FACILITIES. |
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(a) This section applies to the construction of an institution of |
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higher education facility, or the renovation of a facility the cost |
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of which is more than 50 percent of the value of the facility, any |
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part of the construction or renovation of which is financed by |
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revenue bonds issued under this subchapter. |
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(b) A facility to which this section applies must be |
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designed and constructed or renovated so that the facility achieves |
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certification under a high-performance building standard that: |
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(1) is developed and revised through a consensus-based |
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process; |
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(2) provides minimum requirements for energy use, |
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natural resources use, and indoor air quality; |
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(3) requires substantiating documentation for |
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certification; |
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(4) employs third-party, post-construction review and |
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verification for certification; and |
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(5) is determined by the state energy conservation |
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office to be nationally recognized in the building industry. |
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(c) A contract between an institution of higher education |
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and a private design professional, as defined by Section 2166.001, |
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Government Code, relating to services in connection with the |
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construction or renovation of a facility to which this section |
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applies must provide that, for billing purposes, any service |
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provided by the private design professional that is necessary to |
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satisfy the requirements of Subsection (b) is considered an |
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additional service rather than a basic service. |
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SECTION 3. Section 55.115, Education Code, and Section |
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2166.409, Government Code, as added by this Act, apply only to a |
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facility or building for which the contract for design services is |
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entered into on or after September 1, 2009. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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