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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain energy security technologies for critical |
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governmental facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 2311, Government Code, as added by |
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Chapters 1280 (H.B. 1831) and 1408 (H.B. 4409), Acts of the 81st |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, is reenacted and amended to |
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read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 2311. ENERGY SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES FOR CRITICAL |
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GOVERNMENTAL FACILITIES |
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Sec. 2311.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Combined heating and power system" means a system |
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that: |
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(A) is located on the site of a facility; |
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(B) is the primary source of both electricity and |
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thermal energy for the facility; |
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(C) can provide all of the electricity needed to |
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power the facility's critical emergency operations for at least 14 |
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days; and |
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(D) has an overall efficiency of energy use that |
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exceeds 60 percent. |
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(2) "Critical governmental facility" means a building |
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owned by the state or a political subdivision of the state that is |
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expected to: |
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(A) be continuously occupied; |
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(B) maintain operations for at least 6,000 hours |
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each year; |
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(C) have a peak electricity demand exceeding 500 |
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kilowatts; and |
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(D) serve a critical public health or public |
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safety function during a natural disaster or other emergency |
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situation that may result in a widespread power outage, including |
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[a]: |
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(i) a command and control center; |
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(ii) a shelter; |
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(iii) a prison or jail; |
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(iv) a police or fire station; |
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(v) a communications or data center; |
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(vi) a water or wastewater facility; |
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(vii) a hazardous waste storage facility; |
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(viii) a biological research facility; |
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(ix) a hospital; [or] |
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(x) a food preparation or food storage |
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facility; or |
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(xi) an institution of higher education, as |
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defined by Section 61.003, Education Code. |
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Sec. 2311.002. COMBINED HEATING AND POWER SYSTEMS. (a) |
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When constructing or extensively renovating a critical |
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governmental facility or replacing major heating, ventilation, and |
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air-conditioning equipment for a critical governmental facility, |
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the entity with charge and control of the facility shall evaluate |
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whether equipping the facility with a combined heating and power |
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system would result in expected energy savings that would exceed |
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the expected costs of purchasing, operating, and maintaining the |
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system over a 20-year period. Notwithstanding Chapter 2302, the |
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entity may equip the facility with a combined heating and power |
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system if the expected energy savings exceed the expected costs. |
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(b) The State Energy Conservation Office shall establish |
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guidelines for the evaluation under Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |