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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the purchase by state agencies of certain lamps. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 2158, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2158.182 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2158.182. OUTDOOR LIGHTING FIXTURES; LAMPS. (a) This |
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section applies only to the new installation of a lamp or the |
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repair, renovation, or retrofit of a lamp no longer functioning |
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properly for: |
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(1) an outdoor lighting fixture installed or |
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maintained on property owned, operated, maintained, or developed by |
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the state; or |
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(2) a lighting fixture at a state-owned parking |
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facility. |
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(b) A state agency, before purchasing a lamp to which this |
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section applies, shall consider purchasing a lamp that: |
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(1) achieves energy efficiency of at least 60 lumens |
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per watt; and |
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(2) has a life expectancy of at least 50,000 hours. |
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SECTION 2. (a) In this section, "laboratory" means the |
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Energy Systems Laboratory at the Texas Engineering Experiment |
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Station of The Texas A&M University System. |
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(b) The laboratory shall conduct a study of outdoor lighting |
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fixtures used by state agencies. The study must examine: |
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(1) types of outdoor lighting fixtures used by state |
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agencies; |
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(2) lighting technology that: |
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(A) achieves substantial energy efficiency |
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compared to currently used technology; and |
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(B) has a life expectancy of at least 50,000 |
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hours; |
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(3) price comparisons and return on investment |
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standards for the lighting technologies studied; and |
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(4) usage considerations as determined by the needs of |
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individual state agencies. |
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(c) At the laboratory's request, the Texas Facilities |
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Commission shall provide assistance in conducting the study under |
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this section. |
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(d) At the laboratory's request, a state agency that has |
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considered a lamp as required by Section 2158.182, Government Code, |
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as added by this Act, shall provide data for use in conducting the |
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study under this section. |
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(e) Not later than September 1, 2010, the laboratory shall |
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prepare a report regarding the results of the study conducted under |
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this section, including the data collected and recommendations, |
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and: |
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(1) submit the report to the governor, the lieutenant |
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governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the |
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clerks of each of the standing committees of the senate and house of |
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representatives with primary jurisdiction over state facilities; |
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and |
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(2) publish the report on the laboratory's Internet |
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website or otherwise make the report available to the public |
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through the Internet. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |