Bill Text: TX SB898 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to energy efficiency programs in institutions of higher education and certain governmental entities.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - Effective on 9/1/11 [SB898 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SB898-Enrolled.html
| S.B. No. 898 | ||
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| relating to energy efficiency programs in institutions of higher | ||
| education and certain governmental entities. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subsections (c), (d), and (e), Section 388.005, | ||
| Health and Safety Code, are amended to read as follows: | ||
| (c) Each political subdivision, institution of higher | ||
| education, or state agency shall establish a goal to reduce the | ||
| electric consumption by the entity by at least five percent each | ||
| state fiscal year for 10 [ |
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| (d) A political subdivision, institution of higher | ||
| education, or state agency that does not attain the goals | ||
| established under Subsection (c) must include in the report | ||
| required by Subsection (e) justification that the entity has | ||
| already implemented all available cost-effective measures. An | ||
| entity that submits a report under this subsection indicating that | ||
| the entity has reviewed its available options, has determined that | ||
| no additional measures are cost-effective, and [ |
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| implemented all available cost-effective measures is exempt from | ||
| the annual reporting requirement of Subsection (e) if a subsequent | ||
| report would indicate no change in status. An entity may be | ||
| required to provide notice that it is exempt to the State Energy | ||
| Conservation Office. | ||
| (e) A political subdivision, institution of higher | ||
| education, or state agency annually shall report to the State | ||
| Energy Conservation Office, on forms provided by that office, | ||
| regarding the entity's goal, the entity's efforts to meet the goal, | ||
| and progress the entity has made under this section. The State | ||
| Energy Conservation Office shall provide assistance and | ||
| information to the entity to help the entity meet [ |
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| make available a standardized form for reporting purposes. | ||
| SECTION 2. Section 388.006, Health and Safety Code, is | ||
| amended to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 388.006. STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION OFFICE EVALUATION. | ||
| The State Energy Conservation Office annually shall provide the | ||
| commission and the laboratory with an evaluation of the | ||
| effectiveness of state and political subdivision energy efficiency | ||
| programs, including programs under this chapter. The laboratory | ||
| shall calculate, based on the evaluation and the forms submitted to | ||
| the office, the amount of energy savings and estimated reduction in | ||
| pollution achieved as a result of the implementation of programs. | ||
| The laboratory shall share the information with the commission, the | ||
| United States Environmental Protection Agency, and the Electric | ||
| Reliability Council of Texas to help with long-term forecasting and | ||
| in estimating pollution reduction. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 898 passed the Senate on | ||
| April 14, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 20, Nays 10. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 898 passed the House on | ||
| May 23, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 7, two | ||
| present not voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
