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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to outdoor lighting on state owned property. |
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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. (a) A state agency may |
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not purchase a lighting fixture for outdoor use unless the lamp: |
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(1) achieves an efficiency of no less than 60 lumens |
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per watt; and |
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(2) has a minimum life expectancy of 50,000 hours. |
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(b) This section applies to outdoor lighting being |
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installed or maintained on property owned, operated, maintained, or |
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developed by the state. |
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(c) For the purposes of this section lighting of state owned |
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parking facilities shall be construed as outdoor use. |
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(d) This Section applies only to the new installation of a |
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lamp or to the repair, renovation, or retrofit of a lamp no longer |
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properly functioning. |
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(e) An agency may choose to waive the provisions of |
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Subsection (a) due to an existing contract if: |
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(1) that contract provided for the installation, |
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renovation, repair, or retrofit of outdoor lamp lighting; |
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(2) was entered into prior to September 1, 2009; and |
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(3) for which inventory has been purchased or ordered |
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prior to September 1, 2009. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |