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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to energy and water management planning and reporting by |
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state agencies and institutions of higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 447.009, Government Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 447.009. ENERGY AND WATER MANAGEMENT PLANNING; |
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REPORTING. |
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SECTION 2. Section 447.009, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (e) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) The state energy conservation office shall prepare |
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guidelines for preparation of the plan described in Subsection |
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(a)(3) and develop a template for state agencies and institutions |
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of higher education to use in creating the plan. Each state agency |
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and institution of higher education shall set percentage goals for |
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reducing the agency's or institution's use of water, electricity, |
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gasoline, and natural gas and include those goals in the agency's or |
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institution's comprehensive energy and water management plan. A |
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state agency or an institution of higher education that occupies a |
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state-owned building shall prepare and implement a five-year energy |
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and water management plan and shall submit that plan to the office |
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upon request. The agency or institution shall update its plan |
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semiannually [biennially]. A state agency or an institution of |
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higher education that occupies a building not owned by the state |
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shall cooperate with the office in addressing the energy or water |
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management of that building. |
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(e) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, |
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the state energy conservation office shall submit a report to the |
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governor and the Legislative Budget Board on the status and |
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effectiveness of the utility management and conservation efforts of |
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state agencies and institutions of higher education. The report |
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must include information submitted to the office from each state |
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agency and institution of higher education. The office shall post |
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the report on the office's Internet website. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |