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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. Section 447.009, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 447.009. ENERGY AND WATER MANAGEMENT PLANNING; |
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REPORTING. (a) The state energy conservation office shall provide |
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energy and water management planning assistance to a state agency |
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or an institution of higher education, including assistance to: |
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(1) [preparation by the agency or institution of a
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long-range plan for the delivery of reliable, cost-effective
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utility services for the state agency or institution;
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[(2) assistance to] the Department of Public Safety |
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for energy emergency contingency planning, using state or federal |
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funds when available; and |
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(2) [(3) assistance to] each state agency or |
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institution of higher education in preparing comprehensive energy |
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and water management plans[; and
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[(4)
assistance to state agencies other than
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institutions of higher education in meeting the requirements of
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Section 447.002, including assistance in scheduling and assigning
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priorities to implementation plans to ensure that state agencies
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adopt qualified cost-effective efficiency measures and programs
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for all state facilities not later than September 1, 2006]. |
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(b) [A state agency or an institution of higher education
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shall develop the plan described in Subsection (a)(1) and submit
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the plan to the state energy conservation office upon request. The
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agency or institution shall use the plan in preparing its five-year
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construction and major renovation plans. After other energy-saving
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or water-saving alternatives are considered, district heating and
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cooling or on-site generation of electricity may be considered in
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planning for reliable, efficient, and cost-effective utility
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services.
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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)(2) [(a)(3)] and develop a template for state agencies and |
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institutions of higher education to use in creating the plan. Each |
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state agency and institution of higher education shall set |
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percentage goals for reducing the agency's or institution's use of |
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water, electricity, transportation fuel [gasoline], and natural |
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gas and include those goals in the agency's or institution's |
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comprehensive energy and water management plan. [A state agency or
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an institution of higher education that occupies a state-owned
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building shall prepare and implement a five-year energy and water
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management plan and shall submit that plan to the office upon
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request.
The agency or institution shall update its plan annually.
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A state agency or an institution of higher education that occupies a
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building not owned by the state shall cooperate with the office in
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addressing the energy or water management of that building.] |
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(c) [(d)] The comprehensive energy and water management |
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plan described in Subsection (a)(2) [(a)(3)] shall be included in |
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the five-year construction and major repair and rehabilitation |
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plans for institutions of higher education as required by Section |
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61.0651, Education Code. |
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(d) [(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. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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