STATE OF OKLAHOMA

1st Session of the 52nd Legislature (2009)

SENATE BILL 762	By:	Crutchfield

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to public buildings and public works; requiring state agencies, boards and commissions to appoint certain Energy Efficiency Coordinators; prohibiting compensation; authorizing agency directors to establish certain policy; requiring energy assessments and development of certain plans; requiring Department of Central Services to develop, distribute and keep certain information; authorizing Department to promulgate rules; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 161 of Title 61, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A.  Each agency, board and commission with offices owned, rented or under the control of this state shall appoint at least one employee to serve as an Energy Efficiency Coordinator.  The duties of such employee, as required by this section, shall not be compensated in addition to the employee’s regular duties.  Agency directors may establish a policy regarding the time and effort necessary for each agency to accomplish the goals of this act.
B.  Each Energy Efficiency Coordinator shall assess the energy usage within the Coordinator’s agency and develop a plan to reduce individual energy usage by employees which shall include, but not be limited to, turning off lights, computers and other office equipment as practical; and additionally, the Coordinator shall assess the overall energy usage of the agency’s buildings and recommend to the director an energy reduction plan that may include, but not be limited to, replacing existing light bulbs and fixtures and establishing recycling centers if the necessary infrastructure is available and appropriate.
C.  The Department of Central Services shall be responsible for developing energy efficiency information for state agencies and shall distribute such information to each agency, board and commission and be the repository for the energy usage assessments and plans as required by this section.
D.  The Department of Central Services is authorized to promulgate rules as necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2009.

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