Amend CSHB 431 by adding the following appropriately numbered 
SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS 
accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  Section 2158.301, Government Code, as added 
by Chapter 939 (H.B. 3693), Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular 
Session, 2007, is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 2158.301.  ENERGY CONSERVATION:  APPLIANCES, PRINTERS,  
AND PHOTOCOPY MACHINES.  (a)  Unless the comptroller approves a 
written request from a state agency for an exemption from the 
requirements of this subsection [If available and cost effective], 
a state agency shall purchase equipment and appliances, including 
printers and photocopy machines, for state use that meet or 
exceed[:
		[(1)  the federal energy conservation standards under 
Section 325, Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. Section 
6295), or a federal regulation adopted under that Act; or
		[(2)]  the federal Energy Star standards designated by 
the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the United 
States Department of Energy.
	(b)  A printer or photocopy machine purchased by a state 
agency must have duplexing capability and the ability to be 
programmed to default to double-sided printing or copying.
	(c)  A state agency printer or photocopy machine that has 
duplexing capability shall be programmed to default to double-sided 
printing or copying.
	(d)  The comptroller shall collect data on appliances 
purchased by state agencies and on the energy efficiency of the 
appliances.
	SECTION ____.  Chapter 2158, Government Code, is amended by 
adding Subchapter G to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER G. LANDSCAPING EQUIPMENT
	Sec. 2158.351.  PURCHASE OF LANDSCAPING 
EQUIPMENT.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a state 
agency may not purchase a lawnmower or other landscaping equipment 
unless  the lawnmower or equipment is powered by propane or natural 
gas or is electrically powered.
	(b)  The comptroller may exempt from the requirements of  
this section a state agency that submits written justification 
demonstrating the reasons a propane, natural gas, or  electrically 
powered lawnmower or other landscaping equipment  does not fulfill 
the required functionality of a gasoline or  diesel-powered 
lawnmower or other landscaping equipment.
	SECTION ____.  Chapter 2166, Government Code, is amended by 
adding Subchapter M to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER M. BUILDING ACCESSORIES
	Sec. 2166.601.  PAINT.  A state agency in the executive 
branch of state government that owns, operates, maintains, or has 
charge and control of a building shall, when feasible,  require 
paint purchased for a new facility or for a remodel, repair, or 
renovation project to be a zero or low volatile organic compound 
paint.
	Sec. 2166.602.  CARPET, CARPET BACKING, AND CARPET TILES.  A 
state agency that owns, operates, maintains, or has charge and 
control of a building shall, when feasible, require carpet,  carpet 
backing, and carpet tiles purchased for a new facility or for a 
remodel, repair, or renovation project to contain postconsumer 
recycled content that meets the Carpet and Rug Institute's Green 
Label standard.
	SECTION ____.  Section 2158.301, Government Code, as added 
by Chapter 262 (S.B. 12), Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular 
Session, 2007, is repealed.