Bill Text: TX HB4525 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to state agency energy savings programs.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-26 - Referred to State Affairs [HB4525 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB4525-Introduced.html

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86R15248 SLB-D
By: Blanco H.B. No. 4525

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to state agency energy savings programs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 447, Government Code, is amended by
adding Section 447.014 to read as follows:
Sec. 447.014. STATE AGENCY ENERGY SAVINGS PROGRAM. (a)
Each state agency shall develop and submit to the state energy
conservation office and the Legislative Budget Board a plan to:
(1) conserve energy, including reducing the use of
electricity, gasoline, and natural gas by at least 10 percent by
December 1, 2020;
(2) reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent by
2030; and
(3) obtain up to 25 percent of the energy used by the
agency from carbon-free sources, including wind or solar energy, by
2030.
(b) A plan described by Subsection (a) must project fiscal
savings associated with the plan and a percentage of overall carbon
emissions reduction.
(c) Each state agency shall submit quarterly to the state
energy conservation office and the Legislative Budget Board a
report describing progress towards implementing the plan described
by Subsection (a) and any additional ideas for energy savings.
SECTION 2. (a) Not later than January 1, 2021, each state
agency shall deliver to the state energy conservation office and
the Legislative Budget Board the plan required by Section
447.014(a), Government Code, as added by this Act.
(b) Not later than April 1, 2021, each state agency shall
deliver to the state energy conservation office and the Legislative
Budget Board the first quarterly report required by Section
447.014(c), Government Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.