Bill Text: TX HB128 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a pilot program to implement renewable energy and other conservation technology in a state park or state natural area.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-11 - Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism [HB128 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB128-Introduced.html
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| By: Alvarado | H.B. No. 128 | |
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| relating to a pilot program to implement renewable energy and other | ||
| conservation technology in a state park or state natural area. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 13, Parks and Wildlife | ||
| Code, is amended by adding Section 13.023 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 13.023. PILOT PROGRAM TO IMPLEMENT RENEWABLE ENERGY | ||
| AND OTHER CONSERVATION TECHNOLOGY. (a) "Renewable energy | ||
| technology" has the meaning assigned by Section 39.904(d), | ||
| Utilities Code. | ||
| (b) The department shall coordinate with the State Energy | ||
| Conservation Office to develop and implement a pilot program under | ||
| which renewable energy technology is used to operate a state park or | ||
| state natural area. | ||
| (c) The pilot program must include selecting a state park or | ||
| state natural area in existence on January 1, 2011, and renovating | ||
| the selected park or natural area to enable it to operate using only | ||
| electricity generated from renewable energy technology. All of the | ||
| energy used by the selected park or natural area must be generated | ||
| within the boundaries of the park or natural area. The renovation | ||
| must be completed before September 1, 2016. | ||
| (d) The pilot program must also use as many energy-efficient | ||
| products and other natural resource conservation technologies in | ||
| the selected park or natural area as are feasible, such as plumbing | ||
| fixtures retrofitted to conserve water. | ||
| (e) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, | ||
| the department and the State Energy Conservation Office shall | ||
| jointly submit a report to the legislature regarding the progress | ||
| and results of the pilot program. The report must include an | ||
| assessment of the pilot program's success in conserving energy and | ||
| natural resources and recommendations for expanding or modifying | ||
| the program. | ||
| (f) This section expires September 1, 2017. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
| a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
| provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
| Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
| Act takes effect September 1, 2011. | ||
