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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 |
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requirements for state agencies and institutions of higher |
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education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 447.009(c) and (e), Government Code, |
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are amended to read as 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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transportation fuel [gasoline], and natural gas and include those |
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goals in the agency's or institution's comprehensive energy and |
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water management plan. A state agency or an institution of higher |
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education that occupies a state-owned building shall prepare and |
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implement a five-year energy and water management plan and shall |
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submit that plan to the office upon request. The agency or |
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institution shall update its plan annually. A state agency or an |
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institution of higher education that occupies a building not owned |
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by the state shall cooperate with the office in addressing the |
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energy or water management of that building. |
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(e) Not later than January 15 [December 1] of each |
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odd-numbered [even-numbered] year, the state energy conservation |
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office shall submit a report to the governor and the Legislative |
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Budget Board on the status and effectiveness of the utility |
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management and conservation efforts of state agencies and |
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institutions of higher education. The report must include |
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information submitted to the office from each state agency and |
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institution of higher education. The office shall post the report |
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on the office's Internet website. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2166.409, Government Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |