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BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of |
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Texas, 81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, That House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to |
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resolve the differences on House Bill 431, (design, construction, |
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and renovation standards for state buildings and facilities), to |
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consider and take action on the following matter: |
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(1) Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit the |
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committee to add the following: |
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SECTION 3. The heading to Chapter 46, Education Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 46. [ASSISTANCE WITH] INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITIES AND |
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ASSISTANCE WITH PAYMENT OF EXISTING DEBT |
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Explanation: The change is necessary to change the heading |
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of Chapter 46, Education Code. |
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(2) Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit the |
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committee to add the following: |
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SECTION 4. Chapter 46, Education Code, is amended by adding |
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Subchapter D to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER D. STANDARDS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITIES |
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Sec. 46.101. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, |
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"instructional facility" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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46.001. |
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Sec. 46.102. ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION STANDARDS |
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FOR INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITIES. (a) In this section, "energy |
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office" means the State Energy Conservation Office. |
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(b) The energy office shall adopt energy efficiency and |
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conservation standards for the design, construction, and major |
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renovation of instructional facilities that school districts may |
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adopt or use to achieve long-term savings in energy and water costs |
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through innovative building techniques. |
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(c) The standards adopted under Subsection (b) must match |
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high-performance building certification standards that: |
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(1) are developed and revised through a |
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consensus-based process or by a municipally owned utility in this |
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state; |
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(2) provide minimum requirements for energy use, |
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natural resources use, and indoor air quality; |
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(3) require substantiating documentation for |
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certification; |
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(4) employ third-party, post-construction review and |
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verification for certification; and |
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(5) the energy office determines are nationally |
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recognized in the building industry, such as: |
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(A) the Texas Collaborative for High Performance |
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Schools (TX-CHPS) Criteria; |
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(B) the Green Building Initiative's Green Globes |
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program; |
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(C) the Leadership in Energy and Environmental |
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Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System; or |
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(D) the Austin Energy Green Building Program. |
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(d) The energy office may update the standards adopted under |
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this section not more frequently than once every three years. |
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(e) The energy office shall prepare an analysis of the |
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typical initial building costs and projected energy and other |
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savings associated with the implementation of the standards adopted |
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by the energy office under this section. The office shall publish |
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the analysis and make copies available to all school districts in |
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this state. |
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(f) The energy office shall adopt rules necessary to |
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administer this section. |
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Sec. 46.103. STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS. The energy office |
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shall, to the extent possible, assist school districts to obtain |
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state and federal funding for implementing the standards adopted |
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under this subchapter. |
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Explanation: The change is necessary to establish energy |
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efficiency standards and conservation standards for certain school |
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district facilities. |
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(3) Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit the |
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committee to add the following: |
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SECTION 6. Not later than July 1, 2010, the State Energy |
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Conservation Office shall adopt rules establishing energy |
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efficiency, conservation, and indoor air quality standards for the |
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design, construction, and renovation of public school |
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instructional facilities as required by Section 46.102, Education |
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Code, as added by this Act. |
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Explanation: The change is necessary to implement the energy |
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efficiency standards and conservation standards for certain school |
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district facilities. |