| TO: | Honorable Tommy Williams, Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation & Homeland Security |
| FROM: | John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB2623 by Beck (Relating to certain energy security technologies for critical governmental facilities.), As Engrossed |
The bill would amend Section 2311.001 of the Government Code to add institutions of higher education to the list of facilities designated as "critical governmental facilities." This designation would place institutions of higher education under the purview of Section 2311.002, which requires conduct of an evaluation to determine if equipping a critical governmental facility with a combined heating and power system would result in expected energy savings that would exceed the expected costs of purchasing, operating, and maintaining the system over a 20-year period. If the expected energy savings exceeds the expected costs, the institution of higher education would be authorized to equip critical governmental facilities with a combined heating and power system.
The bill would also amend Section 2311.002 of the Government Code to require the State Energy Conservation Office to establish guidelines for evaluating the cost effectiveness of equipping a critical governmental facility with a combined heating and power system.
It is anticipated that any additional costs associated with implementation of the legislation could be absorbed within existing resources.
| Source Agencies: | 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 719 Texas State Technical College System Administration, 720 The University of Texas System Administration, 758 Texas State University System, 768 Texas Tech University System Administration, 769 University of North Texas System Administration, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board, 783 University of Houston System Administration
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, KJG, ESi, LCO, GO
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