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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to design and construction standards for newly constructed |
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or renovated state buildings. |
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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 AND |
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CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS FOR RENOVATED OR NEW STATE BUILDING. |
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(a) In this section, "renovation" or "renovated" means a building |
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renovation project in which: |
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(1) the cost of the renovation is more than 50 percent |
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of the value of the building; or |
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(2) the area of the building being renovated, measured |
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in square feet, is more than 50 percent of the total area of the |
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building. |
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(b) This section applies to the construction of a state |
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building larger than 10,000 square feet or to the renovation of such |
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a state building, including a building construction project |
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involving a state building larger than 10,000 square feet that is |
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otherwise exempt from this chapter under Section 2166.003, except |
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that this section does not apply to a project constructed by and for |
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an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, |
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Education Code. |
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(c) A building to which this section applies that is being |
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constructed or renovated must be designed and constructed or |
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renovated so that the building may be certified under the United |
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States Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and |
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Environmental Design (LEED) rating system as that standard exists |
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as of September 1, 2009. |
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(d) The commission shall adopt rules for the administration |
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of this section. The rules may establish an exception to the |
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application of this section for a type of building if the commission |
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determines that: |
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(1) the standards described by Subsection (c) do not |
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apply to that type of building; or |
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(2) there is no practical way to apply the standards |
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described by Subsection (c) to the design and construction of that |
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type of building. |
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(e) The commission shall: |
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(1) monitor and document: |
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(A) each state agency's compliance with this |
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section; and |
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(B) any operating savings resulting from the |
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design and construction or renovation of buildings in accordance |
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with this section; and |
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(2) not later than September 1 of each even-numbered |
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year, submit to the legislature and governor a report regarding: |
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(A) the commission's findings under Subdivision |
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(1); |
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(B) any instances in which, and the reasons for |
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which, a state building was not designed and constructed or |
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renovated in the manner provided by Subsection (c); and |
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(C) any recommendations the commission considers |
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appropriate. |
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(f) Subsection (e) and this subsection expire September 2, |
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2018. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The state auditor shall prepare a report |
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concerning the implementation of the design and construction |
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specifications required by this Act and shall present the report to |
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the 83rd Legislature not later than January 15, 2013. The report |
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must include: |
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(1) the costs of implementing the specifications; |
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(2) the operating savings attributable to |
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implementing the specifications, including energy and maintenance |
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savings; |
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(3) any impact on employee productivity resulting from |
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implementing the specifications; |
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(4) the effectiveness of the implementation of the |
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specifications; and |
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(5) any recommendations the state auditor considers |
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appropriate. |
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(b) This section expires January 16, 2013. |
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SECTION 3. Section 2166.409, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to the construction or renovation of a |
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building for which the contract for design services is entered into |
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on or after September 1, 2009. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |