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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of the Energy Efficiency Coordination |
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Council and to statewide energy efficiency; providing penalties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle E, Title 4, Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Chapter 470 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 470. ENERGY EFFICIENCY COORDINATION COUNCIL |
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SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 470.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Council" means the Energy Efficiency |
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Coordination Council. |
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(2) "Director" means the director of the council. |
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(3) "Energy efficiency program" means any program |
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designed, implemented, regulated, or administered for the purpose |
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of reducing the use of energy by: |
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(A) a state agency; |
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(B) an institution of higher education; |
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(C) a utility provider; or |
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(D) an entity designated by a person described in |
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Paragraph (A), (B), or (C). |
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(4) "Energy efficiency service provider" means a |
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private contractor or other provider of energy efficiency products |
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or services in this state. |
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(5) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning |
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assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code. |
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(6) "Presiding officer" means the presiding officer of |
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the council. |
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(7) "State agency" means an agency, department, |
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commission, or office of the executive branch of state government. |
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(8) "Utility provider" means: |
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(A) a municipal, cooperative, or other electric |
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utility or retail electric provider; |
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(B) a water or wastewater utility; or |
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(C) a gas utility. |
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Sec. 470.002. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The council is |
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subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in |
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existence as provided by that chapter, the council is abolished and |
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this chapter expires September 1, 2023. |
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Sec. 470.003. APPLICATION OF PUBLIC INFORMATION; OPEN |
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MEETINGS. The council is subject to Chapters 551 and 552. |
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[Sections 470.004-470.050 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER B. COUNCIL |
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Sec. 470.051. ESTABLISHMENT. The council is established to |
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maximize energy efficiency statewide while protecting the |
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environment. |
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Sec. 470.052. COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP. (a) The council is |
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composed of the following 15 members: |
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(1) 11 ex officio members as follows: |
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(A) the chairperson of the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality; |
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(B) the chief executive officer of the Electric |
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Reliability Council of Texas; |
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(C) the chairperson of the Public Utilities |
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Commission of Texas; |
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(D) the chairperson of the Railroad Commission of |
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Texas; |
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(E) the director of the State Energy Conservation |
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Office; |
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(F) the executive director of the Texas |
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Department of Housing and Community Affairs; |
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(G) the executive director of the Texas |
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Facilities Commission; |
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(H) the executive administrator of the Texas |
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Water Development Board; |
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(I) the presiding officer of the Water |
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Conservation Advisory Council; |
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(J) the executive director of the Texas |
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Department of Rural Affairs; and |
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(K) the director of the Energy Systems Laboratory |
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at the Texas Engineering Experiment Station of The Texas A&M |
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University System; and |
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(2) four public members as follows: |
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(A) one member appointed by the lieutenant |
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governor to represent low-income ratepayers; |
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(B) one member appointed by the governor at the |
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recommendation of the speaker of the house of representatives to |
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represent residential ratepayers; |
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(C) one member appointed by the lieutenant |
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governor to represent either commercial or industrial ratepayers; |
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and |
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(D) one member appointed by the governor at the |
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recommendation of the speaker of the house of representatives to |
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represent an environmental organization. |
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(b) The four public members must be appointed with the |
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advice and consent of the senate. |
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(c) Appointments to the council shall be made without regard |
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to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national |
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origin of the appointees. |
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(d) The ex officio members and the appointed members serve |
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as voting members of the council. |
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Sec. 470.053. TERMS; VACANCY. (a) Appointed members of the |
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council serve staggered six-year terms, with the terms of one or two |
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members, as applicable, expiring on February 1 of each odd-numbered |
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year. |
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(b) A vacancy in the office of an appointed member of the |
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council shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as |
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the original appointment. |
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Sec. 470.054. ELIGIBILITY OF PUBLIC MEMBERS. A person may |
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not be a public member of the council if the person or the person's |
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spouse: |
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(1) is registered, certified, or licensed by a |
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regulatory agency as a utility provider or energy efficiency |
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service provider; |
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(2) is employed by or participates in the management |
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of a business entity or other organization regulated by or |
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receiving money from the council; |
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(3) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more |
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than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other |
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organization regulated by or receiving money from the council; or |
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(4) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible |
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goods, services, or money from the council other than compensation |
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or reimbursement authorized by law for council membership, |
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attendance, or expenses. |
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Sec. 470.055. CONFLICT OF INTEREST. (a) In this section, |
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"Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily |
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joined statewide association of business or professional |
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competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its |
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industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or |
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professional problems and in promoting their common interest. |
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(b) A person may not be a public member of the council and |
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may not be a council employee employed in a "bona fide executive, |
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administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used |
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for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime |
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provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 |
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U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.) if: |
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(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid |
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consultant of a Texas trade association of utility providers or |
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energy efficiency service providers; or |
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(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid |
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consultant of a Texas trade association of utility providers or |
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energy efficiency service providers. |
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(c) A person may not be a member of the council or act as the |
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general counsel to the council if the person is required to register |
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as a lobbyist under Chapter 305 because of the person's activities |
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for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation |
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of the council. |
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Sec. 470.056. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. (a) It is a ground for |
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removal from the council that an appointed member: |
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(1) is ineligible for membership under Section 470.054 |
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or 470.055; |
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(2) cannot, because of illness or disability, |
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discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's |
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term; or |
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(3) is absent from more than half of the regularly |
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scheduled council meetings that the member is eligible to attend |
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during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote |
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of the council. |
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(b) The validity of an action of the council is not affected |
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by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a council |
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member exists. |
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(c) If the director has knowledge that a potential ground |
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for removal exists, the director shall notify the presiding officer |
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of the council of the potential ground. The presiding officer shall |
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then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential |
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ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal |
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involves the presiding officer, the director shall notify the next |
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highest ranking officer of the council, who shall then notify the |
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governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for |
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removal exists. |
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Sec. 470.057. APPOINTED MEMBER TRAINING PROGRAM. (a) A |
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person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of |
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the council may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in |
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attendance at a meeting of the council until the person completes a |
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training program that complies with this section. |
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(b) The training program must provide the person with |
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information regarding: |
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(1) this chapter; |
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(2) the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the |
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council; |
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(3) the results of the most recent formal audit of the |
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council; |
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(4) the requirements of laws relating to open |
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meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and |
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conflicts of interest; and |
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(5) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the |
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council or the Texas Ethics Commission. |
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(c) A person appointed to the council is entitled to |
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reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for |
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the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program |
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regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before |
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or after the person qualifies for office. |
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Sec. 470.058. PRESIDING OFFICER. The director of the State |
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Energy Conservation Office serves as presiding officer of the |
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council. |
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Sec. 470.059. MEETINGS. (a) The council shall meet at |
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least quarterly and at other times at the call of the presiding |
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officer. |
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(b) Each meeting of the council must be webcast and archived |
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online. |
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[Sections 470.060-470.100 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER C. GENERAL DUTIES OF COUNCIL AND DIRECTOR |
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Sec. 470.101. RULES. The council shall adopt rules |
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necessary to administer this chapter and rules governing the |
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development and implementation of the state energy efficiency plan. |
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Sec. 470.102. PUBLIC TESTIMONY. The council shall develop |
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and implement policies that provide the public with an opportunity |
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to appear before the council and to speak on any issue under the |
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jurisdiction of the council. |
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Sec. 470.103. DIVISION OF POLICY AND DIRECTOR |
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RESPONSIBILITIES. The council shall develop and implement policies |
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that clearly separate the policymaking responsibilities of the |
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council and the management responsibilities of the director and the |
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staff of the council. |
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Sec. 470.104. COMPLAINTS. (a) The council shall maintain a |
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system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed with the |
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council. The council shall maintain information about parties to |
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the complaint, the subject matter of the complaint, a summary of the |
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results of the review or investigation of the complaint, and its |
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disposition. |
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(b) The council shall make information available describing |
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its procedures for complaint investigation and resolution. |
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(c) The council shall periodically notify the complaint |
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parties of the status of the complaint until final disposition. |
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Sec. 470.105. USE OF TECHNOLOGY. The council shall |
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implement a policy requiring the council to use appropriate |
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technological solutions to improve the council's ability to perform |
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its functions. The policy must ensure that the public is able to |
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interact with the council on the Internet. |
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Sec. 470.106. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE |
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DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES. (a) The council shall develop and |
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implement a policy to encourage the use of: |
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(1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter |
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2008 for the adoption of council rules; and |
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(2) appropriate alternative dispute resolution |
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procedures under Chapter 2009 to assist in the resolution of |
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internal and external disputes under the council's jurisdiction. |
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(b) The council's procedures relating to alternative |
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dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any |
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model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative |
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Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state |
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agencies. |
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(c) The council shall: |
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(1) coordinate the implementation of the policy |
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adopted under Subsection (a); |
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(2) provide training as needed to implement the |
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procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute |
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resolution; and |
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(3) collect data concerning the effectiveness of those |
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procedures. |
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Sec. 470.107. DIRECTOR. (a) The director of the State |
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Energy Conservation Office shall appoint a representative of the |
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office to serve as director for the council. |
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(b) The director shall: |
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(1) set the date, time, and place of council meetings; |
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and |
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(2) provide administrative support to the council |
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using existing resources and appropriations of the State Energy |
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Conservation Office. |
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(c) If the council is abolished, all materials must be |
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transferred to the director and the state archives. |
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Sec. 470.108. ADVISORY AND AD HOC COMMITTEES. The council |
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may form advisory or ad hoc committees composed of individuals from |
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the public and private sectors to review policy matters related to |
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the council's purpose. |
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Sec. 470.109. STANDING ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The |
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council shall establish a standing advisory committee composed of |
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15 members. The council shall appoint one member to represent each |
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of the following: |
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(1) low-income communities; |
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(2) historically disadvantaged communities; |
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(3) the elderly; |
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(4) local governments; |
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(5) public schools; |
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(6) institutions of higher education; |
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(7) small business; |
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(8) agriculture; |
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(9) the nonprofit sector; |
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(10) the environment; |
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(11) public health; |
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(12) the energy efficiency service industry; |
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(13) ratepayers from the deregulated market; |
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(14) ratepayers from the cooperative electric market; |
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and |
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(15) ratepayers from municipally owned utilities. |
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(b) Each member of the standing advisory committee shall |
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serve as liaison to the council on energy efficiency as related to |
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the interest represented. |
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(c) The standing advisory committee shall make |
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recommendations to the council regarding the effect of energy |
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efficiency programs on the interests listed in Subsection (a) and |
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creating or improving energy efficiency programs to better serve |
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those interests. |
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(d) In accordance with Subchapter E, the standing advisory |
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committee may request that persons submit documents and data to the |
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council and seek the assistance of the staff of any state agency, |
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utility provider, or energy efficiency service provider. |
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(e) The standing advisory committee shall meet at least four |
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times each calendar year. |
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(f) The standing advisory committee is subject to Chapters |
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551 and 552. |
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(g) Chapter 2110 does not apply to the standing advisory |
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committee. |
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SUBCHAPTER D. FINANCIAL PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 470.151. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS OR GRANTS. (a) In |
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addition to legislative appropriations, the council may accept |
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gifts and grants from the federal government, state government, and |
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private sources to carry out the purposes of this chapter. |
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(b) The use of a gift or grant is subject to the limitations |
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contained in the gift or grant. |
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Sec. 470.152. ENERGY EFFICIENCY ACCOUNT. The energy |
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efficiency account is a dedicated account in the general revenue |
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fund. The account consists of: |
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(1) appropriations of money by the legislature to the |
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council; |
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(2) gifts, grants, and other donations received for |
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the account; and |
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(3) interest earned on the investment of money in the |
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account. |
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[Sections 470.153-470.200 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER E. STATE ENERGY EFFICIENCY PLAN |
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Sec. 470.201. PROPOSED STATE ENERGY EFFICIENCY PLAN. (a) |
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The director shall prepare a proposed state energy efficiency plan |
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every six years and shall revise and update the plan biennially. |
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(b) The state energy efficiency plan must: |
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(1) propose strategies to correct deficiencies in |
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energy efficiency programs and efforts throughout this state; |
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(2) propose strategies to utilize new technology to |
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achieve greater energy efficiency throughout this state; |
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(3) propose strategies to involve institutions of |
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higher education in energy efficiency, including through research |
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and development; and |
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(4) provide recommendations to the legislature and |
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governor for implementation of the strategies proposed by the plan. |
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(c) The council shall establish guidelines for the |
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development of the state energy efficiency plan and provide |
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guidance to the director in developing the plan. |
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(d) The director shall consult with all appropriate energy |
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efficiency-related state agencies before development of the state |
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energy efficiency plan. |
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(e) The director shall submit the proposed plan to the |
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council for approval by a majority vote. |
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Sec. 470.202. STATE ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS, GOALS, AND |
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RECOMMENDATIONS. (a) The council shall coordinate with state |
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agencies, utility providers, energy efficiency service providers, |
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and other organizations and persons to develop and administer |
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energy efficiency programs. |
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(b) The council shall set statewide savings targets for |
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electricity, natural gas, and electric consumption that results |
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from the diversion, transportation, delivery, treatment, or |
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purification of water, wastewater, and storm water to reduce peak |
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demand and overall demand for the resources by at least 20 percent |
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not later than 2020 compared to the peak demand and overall demand |
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for the resources in 2011. The council biennially shall: |
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(1) assess the statewide progress toward achieving the |
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goals; and |
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(2) update the goals based on the statewide |
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assessment, potential for achieving the goals, and development of |
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new technology. |
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(c) The council shall evaluate, review, and make |
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recommendations for improvements to energy efficiency programs and |
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proposed energy efficiency programs in its annual and biennial |
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reports. |
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(d) The council shall make recommendations for best |
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practices for state agencies, utility providers, and energy |
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efficiency service providers to coordinate, increase the |
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comprehensiveness, and reduce costs in the delivery of energy |
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efficiency products and services to customers. |
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(e) Each state agency shall consider the council's |
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recommendations and submit to the council written comments on the |
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feasibility of the recommendations not later than the 180th day |
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after the date the agency receives the council's recommendations. |
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Sec. 470.203. COLLECTION AND SUBMISSION OF ENERGY |
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INFORMATION. (a) The council shall: |
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(1) collect information regarding energy savings and |
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demand reduction by reviewing energy efficiency programs in this |
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state; and |
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(2) submit the information collected to: |
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(A) the Energy Systems Laboratory at the Texas |
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Engineering Experiment Station of The Texas A&M University System; |
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(B) the State Energy Conservation Office; and |
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(C) the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. |
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(b) Each state agency, utility provider, and energy |
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efficiency service provider shall submit information required |
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under this chapter or council rule to the council in an electronic |
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format and within the time required by this chapter or council rule. |
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(c) The State Energy Conservation Office shall annually |
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submit the following information to the Electric Reliability |
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Council of Texas: |
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(1) the total energy savings and demand reduction |
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determined by the office from all available sources for use in the |
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reliability council's annual reports; and |
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(2) the total energy savings and demand reduction |
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potential for use in the reliability council's long-term |
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forecasting. |
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(d) The Texas Engineering Experiment Station of The Texas |
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A&M University System shall submit information on pollution |
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reduction, including reductions in nitrogen oxides, volatile |
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organic compounds, and carbon dioxide, that results from energy |
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efficiency programs to the Texas Commission on Environmental |
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Quality and the United States Environmental Protection Agency for |
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inclusion in the state's air quality plans. |
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Sec. 470.204. STANDARDIZED CONTRACTS, REPORTING METHODS, |
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AND DISCLOSURE FORMS. (a) The council shall study and create: |
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(1) standardized energy contracts, including |
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contracts that have as a contracting party: |
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(A) a state agency; |
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(B) a utility provider; |
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(C) an energy efficiency service provider; or |
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(D) a residential consumer; |
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(2) a standardized method of reporting information |
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required under this chapter or council rule; and |
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(3) a standard disclosure form for energy service |
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efficiency providers to provide to consumers to assist consumers in |
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making informed decisions on energy efficiency investments or |
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purchases. |
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(b) The disclosure form required under Subsection (a)(3) |
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must include: |
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(1) information on the full scope of incentives, |
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including all utility, municipal, county, state, and federal |
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incentives, available to a consumer for energy efficiency measures |
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the consumer considers; |
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(2) information on the incentives provided to an |
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energy efficiency service provider to market an energy efficiency |
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program offered to consumers by the provider; |
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(3) information on any other incentives available for |
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related energy efficiency programs, products, or services; and |
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(4) the consumer's estimated energy savings and time |
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required to achieve the savings. |
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(c) An energy efficiency service provider shall provide the |
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standard disclosure form to each consumer considering making an |
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energy efficiency investment or purchase from the provider. |
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Sec. 470.205. IMPLEMENTATION OF STATE ENERGY EFFICIENCY |
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PLAN. The council shall promote the implementation of the state |
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energy efficiency plan. |
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Sec. 470.206. DATA COLLECTION. The director, in accordance |
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with rules adopted by the council, shall set standards and collect |
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and distribute data necessary to support specific state energy |
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efficiency plan goals. |
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Sec. 470.207. FAILURE TO SUBMIT DATA; CIVIL PENALTY. (a) |
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If the director does not receive necessary data from a utility |
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provider or energy efficiency service provider required to report |
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the data under this chapter or council rule, the council shall send |
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to the person a notice requiring the person to submit the data not |
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later than the 30th day after the date on which the person receives |
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the notice. |
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(b) A person that does not submit the data during the 30-day |
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period is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $500 for each |
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day the entity fails to submit the data following the 30-day period. |
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(c) The attorney general, on request of the director, shall |
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bring an action in the name of the state to recover the civil |
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penalty under this section. The attorney general is entitled to |
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recover all reasonable costs of prosecuting the action, including |
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reasonable attorney's fees, investigative costs, witness fees, |
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deposition costs, and court costs. |
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Sec. 470.208. INTERNET WEBSITE. The council shall create |
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and maintain a public Internet website. The website must meet the |
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state's minimum standards for accessibility and include: |
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(1) each annual and biennial report produced by the |
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council; |
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(2) a user-friendly page that allows a consumer to |
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search by the consumer's address energy efficiency programs |
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available in the consumer's service area; |
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(3) comprehensive information on energy efficiency |
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that allows the website to serve as the state's main resource for |
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all energy efficiency information; and |
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(4) a list of every energy efficiency program reviewed |
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by the council organized by state agency, public utility, or energy |
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efficiency service provider with appropriate links. |
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Sec. 470.209. ANNUAL REPORT. (a) The council annually |
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shall prepare a report that includes: |
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(1) information about each energy efficiency program |
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reviewed by the council; |
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(2) the goals of each energy efficiency program; |
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(3) the actual results, including the costs, benefits, |
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and emissions reductions, associated with each energy efficiency |
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program; |
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(4) the energy savings associated with each energy |
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efficiency program; |
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(5) the job creation results of each energy efficiency |
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program; |
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(6) an assessment of the potential for efficiency in |
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electric, gas, and water use; |
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(7) recommendations for program changes to increase |
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the efficiency of energy use in this state; |
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(8) recommendations for the standardization of data |
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collection and reporting on the costs, benefits, and emissions |
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reductions; |
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(9) the likely impact of energy efficiency programs on |
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utility rates; and |
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(10) any other data the council by rule requires. |
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(b) The council shall: |
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(1) submit each annual report to: |
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(A) each state agency with an energy efficiency |
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program; and |
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(B) the Electric Reliability Council of Texas; |
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and |
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(2) post the reports on its Internet website. |
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(c) Each state agency, utility provider, energy efficiency |
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service provider, or other person required to submit an annual |
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report to the council under this chapter or council rule must submit |
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the report not later than October 1 of each year. |
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Sec. 470.210. BIENNIAL REPORT. (a) The council shall |
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submit an electronic report to each member of the legislature not |
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later than October 1 of each even-numbered year. |
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(b) The biennial report must include: |
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(1) an executive summary of the council's |
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accomplishments and a link to the council's public website; |
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(2) the information typically provided in an annual |
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report; |
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(3) updates to the state energy efficiency plan; |
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(4) a comparison of the structure, goals, and results |
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of energy efficiency programs in this state to the structure, |
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goals, and results of energy efficiency programs of the five most |
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populous states and of any other state the council considers |
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appropriate; and |
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(5) policy recommendations to the legislature that |
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require statutory revisions. |
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[Sections 470.211-470.250 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER F. COST-EFFECTIVENESS STANDARDS FOR |
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS |
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Sec. 470.251. SELECTION OF COST-EFFECTIVENESS STANDARDS. |
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(a) The council shall study various methods for evaluating, |
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measuring, and verifying the cost-effectiveness of energy |
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efficiency programs. |
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(b) On completion of the study, the council by rule may |
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adopt cost-effectiveness standards. The council may: |
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(1) adopt one cost-effectiveness standard for all |
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state energy efficiency programs; or |
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(2) authorize different cost-effectiveness standards |
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for different energy efficiency programs if the council has a |
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rational basis for the varying standards. |
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(c) The council shall review the study, as part of the state |
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energy efficiency plan, and may adopt or amend rules on the best |
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practices of cost-effectiveness standards. |
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(d) Until the council studies and adopts cost-effectiveness |
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standards, the council shall evaluate the cost-effectiveness of |
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energy efficiency programs in its annual reports using: |
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(1) the criteria listed in Section 470.252; and |
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(2) any other cost-effectiveness testing method used |
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by a state agency in evaluating the agency's energy efficiency |
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programs and shall include the agency's testing results in the |
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annual report. |
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Sec. 470.252. COST-EFFECTIVENESS STANDARD. (a) The |
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council shall evaluate whether a state agency's or utility |
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provider's energy efficiency program is cost-effective by |
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determining whether the program benefits exceed the program costs. |
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(b) Costs and benefits shall be considered regardless of |
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whether the costs are paid for or benefits experienced by the |
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participant, the business, the government agency, or any other |
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individual. |
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(c) Program costs include: |
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(1) direct program costs, including program design, |
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administration, incentives, implementation, marketing, |
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measurement, and evaluation; |
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(2) incremental costs of an energy efficiency measure, |
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including installation, over an equivalent baseline measure for new |
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construction; and |
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(3) ongoing customer costs, including increased |
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operation and maintenance costs, reduced productivity, and lost |
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economic development opportunities, to the extent the costs can be |
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reasonably quantified and valued. |
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(d) Program benefits include: |
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(1) avoided electric generation costs, including |
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energy and capacity costs, using estimates of market prices and |
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adjusting for line losses differentiated by time periods that |
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influence market prices and market price reductions caused by the |
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reduced energy demand, including peak and off-peak periods and |
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summer and winter periods; |
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(2) avoided transmission and distribution costs, |
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using estimates of transmission and distribution utility marginal |
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transmission and distribution costs, differentiated by time |
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periods that influence costs; |
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(3) avoided fossil fuel costs, using estimated savings |
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in oil, gas, coal, or other fossil fuel use, at estimated fossil |
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fuel prices; |
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(4) other resource benefits, such as reduced water and |
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sewer costs; and |
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(5) non-resource benefits, including customer |
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benefits such as reduced operation and maintenance costs, deferred |
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replacement costs, productivity improvements, economic development |
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benefits, reduced health care and pollution costs, and any other |
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environmental benefits. |
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(e) The present value of the energy efficiency program |
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benefits shall be calculated over the projected life of the |
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measures installed under the energy efficiency program. |
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SECTION 2. (a) In appointing the initial appointed members |
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of the Energy Efficiency Coordination Council created under Chapter |
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470, Government Code, as added by this Act, the governor shall |
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appoint one member to a term expiring February 1, 2013, one member |
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to a term expiring February 1, 2015, and two members to terms |
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expiring February 1, 2017. |
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(b) The Energy Efficiency Coordination Council shall adopt |
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rules, procedures, and forms necessary to implement Chapter 470, |
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Government Code, as added by this Act, not later than May 1, 2012. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |