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Amend CSSB 546 (Senate committee report) as follows:                         
	(1)  On page 1, line 50, strike "rate impact of the programs" 
and substitute "cost of the programs charged by the electric 
utility to residential and commercial customers".

	(2)  On page 1, line 55, strike "rate impact of the programs" 
and substitute "cost of the programs charged by the electric 
utility to residential and commercial customers".
	(3)  On page 2, line 32, insert the following and renumber 
subsequent sections accordingly:
	"SECTION 2.  Section  39.905, Utilities Code, is amended by 
adding new Subsections (k) and (l) to read as follows:
	(k)  An electric utility that was not subject to Section 
39.905 of this chapter on January 1, 2009, shall be subject to the 
energy efficiency goals established in this section on a phased-in 
basis, as prescribed by the commission, starting from the effective 
date of the final rates from the first rate case filed by the 
electric utility with the commission after January 1, 2010.
	(l)  Notwithstanding any other law, this Section shall apply 
to every electric utility as defined by Section 31.002.
	SECTION 3.  Section 388.005, Health and Safety Code, is 
amended by amending Subdivision (1), Subsection (a) and adding 
Subsection (g) to read as follows:
	(a)  In this section:                                                          
		(1)  "Institution of higher ecucation" includes an 
institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, 
Education Code, and a private institution of higher education that 
receives direct funding from the state for general operating 
purposes.
	(g)  A private or independent institution of higher 
education as defined by Section 61.003 of the Education Code that 
does not recieve direct funding from the state for general 
operating purposes may seek and receive advice and assistance from 
the State Energy Conservation Office concerning energy 
conservation measures to reduce electricity consumption by the 
existing facilities of the institution."