Amend CSHB 431 by adding the following section, numbered 
appropriately, and by renumbering any subsequent sections of the 
bill accordingly:
	SECTION ___.  Subchapter D, Chapter 2305, Government Code, 
is amended by adding Section 2305.0321 to read as follows:
	Sec. 2305.0321.  PILOT REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM FOR SOLAR 
ENERGY FOR SCHOOL BUILDINGS.  (a)  The energy office shall 
establish a pilot program under the loanstar revolving loan program 
to provide loans to pay the cost of installing photovoltaic solar 
panels on public school buildings and the cost of associated energy 
efficiency improvements to the buildings.  The energy office shall 
allocate to the pilot program at least $4 million from the funds 
available to the loanstar revolving loan program.
	(b)  The energy office by rule shall establish the terms 
under which a loan may be made under the pilot program, including 
the interest rate for repayment of pilot program loans.
	(c)  Through the pilot program, the energy office shall offer 
to each school district the opportunity to apply for a loan to pay 
the cost of installing photovoltaic solar panels on at least one 
school building of the school district's choice and the cost of 
associated energy efficiency improvements to that building.  The 
energy office by rule shall establish a procedure for determining 
which school districts qualify for a loan under the pilot program, 
including rules for selecting the school districts that will 
receive a loan if there is not sufficient money set aside for pilot 
program improvements at all school districts.
	(d)  Each school district that receives a loan shall pay for 
the principal of and interest on the loan for each school building 
improvement primarily from the amount budgeted for the energy costs 
of the school at which the solar panels are installed.  The school 
district may make additional payments of the principal of or 
interest on a loan from money rebated to it as compensation for 
electric energy generated by the solar panels or money received as a 
gift or grant for the purpose of paying the loan.
	(e)  This section expires September 1, 2011, and the pilot 
program established under this section is dissolved on that date.