Bill Text: TX HB4370 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the abolishment of the State Energy Conservation Office and the transfer of its functions to the comptroller.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-21 - Referred to State Affairs [HB4370 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB4370-Introduced.html
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By: Toth | H.B. No. 4370 |
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relating to the abolishment of the State Energy Conservation Office | ||
and the transfer of its functions to the comptroller. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 44.902(d), Education Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(d) The board of trustees may submit the plan required under | ||
Subsection (a) to the comptroller [ |
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through loan programs administered by the comptroller [ |
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tax incentives administered by the state or federal government are | ||
available to the district. The board may not disallow any proper | ||
allocation of incentives. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 51.927(i), Education Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(i) An energy savings performance contract shall be let | ||
according to the procedures established for procuring certain | ||
professional services by Section 2254.004, Government | ||
Code. Notice of the request for qualifications shall be given in | ||
the manner provided by Section 2156.002, Government Code. The | ||
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in consultation with the | ||
comptroller [ |
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approval process for awarding energy savings performance | ||
contracts. The guidelines must require that the cost savings | ||
projected by an offeror be reviewed by a licensed professional | ||
engineer who has a minimum of three years of experience in energy | ||
calculation and review, is not an officer or employee of an offeror | ||
for the contract under review, and is not otherwise associated with | ||
the contract. In conducting the review, the engineer shall focus | ||
primarily on the proposed improvements from an engineering | ||
perspective, the methodology and calculations related to cost | ||
savings, increases in revenue, and, if applicable, efficiency or | ||
accuracy of metering equipment. An engineer who reviews a contract | ||
shall maintain the confidentiality of any proprietary information | ||
the engineer acquires while reviewing the contract. [ |
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Code, apply to work performed under the contract. | ||
SECTION 3. Section 55.115(b), Education Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(b) A building, structure, or other facility to which this | ||
section applies must be designed and constructed or renovated so | ||
that the building, structure, or other facility complies with | ||
high-performance building standards, approved by the board of | ||
regents of the institution, that provide minimum requirements for | ||
energy use, natural resources use, and indoor air quality. [ |
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SECTION 4. Section 109.203(a), Education Code, as added by | ||
Chapter 941 (S.B. 601), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular | ||
Session, 2021, is amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) The agency advisory council is composed of | ||
representatives of the: | ||
(1) Department of Agriculture; | ||
(2) General Land Office; | ||
(3) Parks and Wildlife Department; | ||
(4) Railroad Commission of Texas; | ||
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Office within the office of the governor; and | ||
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SECTION 5. Section 403.404, Government Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 403.404. ESTABLISHMENT OF GREEN JOB SKILLS GRANT | ||
PROGRAM. The comptroller shall establish a green job skills grant | ||
program, funded by the development fund under Section 403.403, | ||
through which the comptroller may award grants in cooperation with | ||
the Texas Workforce Commission [ |
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operation of green job skills training programs. | ||
SECTION 6. Sections 2166.402(a) and (b), Government Code, | ||
are amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) The governing body of a state agency, commission, or | ||
institution that is exempt from this chapter under Section 2166.003 | ||
shall adopt and publish energy or water conservation design | ||
standards [ |
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the entity's authority. The standards must be: | ||
(1) consistent with those adopted by the commission | ||
for other state buildings; and | ||
(2) prepared in cooperation and consultation with the | ||
comptroller [ |
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(b) The comptroller [ |
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shall assist the governing body of a state agency, commission, or | ||
institution subject to Subsection (a) in preparing energy | ||
conservation standards by providing technical assistance and | ||
advice. | ||
SECTION 7. Section 2166.403(b-2), Government Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(b-2) In each detailed written evaluation under Subsection | ||
(b), the commission or governing body shall determine economic | ||
feasibility for each function by comparing the estimated cost of | ||
providing energy for all or part of the function using conventional | ||
design practices and energy systems or operating under conventional | ||
architectural or engineering designs with the estimated cost of | ||
providing energy for all or part of the function using alternative | ||
energy devices or operating under alternative energy-efficient | ||
architectural or engineering designs during the economic life of | ||
the building. The comptroller [ |
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methodology or electronic software used by the commission or | ||
governing body, or an entity contracting with the commission or | ||
governing body, to make a comparison or determine feasibility under | ||
this subsection. | ||
SECTION 8. Sections 2166.406(i) and (l), Government Code, | ||
are amended to read as follows: | ||
(i) An energy savings performance contract shall be let | ||
according to the procedures established for procuring certain | ||
professional services by Section 2254.004. Notice of the request | ||
for qualifications shall be given in the manner provided by Section | ||
2156.002. The comptroller [ |
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shall establish guidelines and an approval process for awarding | ||
energy savings performance contracts. The guidelines adopted | ||
under this subsection must require that the cost savings projected | ||
by an offeror be reviewed by a licensed professional engineer who | ||
has a minimum of three years of experience in energy calculation and | ||
review, is not an officer or employee of an offeror for the contract | ||
under review, and is not otherwise associated with the | ||
contract. In conducting the review, the engineer shall focus | ||
primarily on the proposed improvements from an engineering | ||
perspective, the methodology and calculations related to cost | ||
savings, increases in revenue, and, if applicable, efficiency or | ||
accuracy of metering equipment. An engineer who reviews a contract | ||
shall maintain the confidentiality of any proprietary information | ||
the engineer acquires while reviewing the contract. An energy | ||
savings performance contract may not be entered into unless the | ||
contract has been approved by the comptroller [ |
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Code, apply to work performed under the contract. | ||
(l) The guidelines adopted under Subsection (i) must | ||
require the comptroller [ |
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(1) review any reports submitted to the comptroller | ||
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under an energy savings performance contract; and | ||
(2) based on the reports, provide an analysis, on a | ||
periodic basis, of the cost savings under the energy savings | ||
performance contract to the state agency and the Legislative Budget | ||
Board until the state agency determines that the analysis is no | ||
longer required to accurately measure cost savings. | ||
SECTION 9. The heading to Section 2305.011, Government | ||
Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 2305.011. ADMINISTRATION BY COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE [ |
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SECTION 10. Sections 2305.011(a), (b), (c), and (d), | ||
Government Code, are amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) The comptroller [ |
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monitor the administration of programs prescribed by this chapter. | ||
(b) The governor and the comptroller [ |
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establish direct grant programs and competitive grant programs in | ||
addition to the programs provided by this chapter. | ||
(c) The comptroller [ |
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programs and criteria and evaluate a proposal in accordance with | ||
applicable federal guidelines. | ||
(d) The comptroller [ |
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appropriate federal entity all information required under | ||
applicable federal guidelines. | ||
SECTION 11. Section 2305.012, Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 2305.012. ADMINISTRATION; ASSISTANCE. (a) The | ||
comptroller [ |
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chapter. | ||
(b) The comptroller [ |
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entity or a state agency, department, commission, or other entity | ||
to: | ||
(1) evaluate or review a proposal; | ||
(2) audit a program participant or a supervising state | ||
agency; | ||
(3) perform administrative duties under this chapter; | ||
or | ||
(4) develop eligibility or evaluation criteria. | ||
SECTION 12. The heading to Section 2305.023, Government | ||
Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 2305.023. ACCOUNT RECORDS; COMPTROLLER [ |
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SECTION 13. Section 2305.023(b), Government Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) Not later than January 15 of each odd-numbered year, the | ||
comptroller [ |
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legislature a biennial report that shows the expenditures from the | ||
account during the previous biennium and the amount remaining in | ||
the account on the date of the report. | ||
SECTION 14. Section 2305.031, Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 2305.031. OIL OVERCHARGE PROGRAMS. The comptroller | ||
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benefit of state agencies, universities, and political | ||
subdivisions. The comptroller [ |
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overcharge funds for the programs and purposes in this subchapter. | ||
SECTION 15. Sections 2305.032(a), (b), and (f), Government | ||
Code, are amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) The comptroller [ |
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revolving loan program may provide loans to finance energy and | ||
water efficiency measures for public facilities. | ||
(b) The comptroller [ |
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terms under which a loan may be made under this section and shall | ||
set the interest rate for a loan at a low rate that the comptroller | ||
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administering the loan program. | ||
(f) The comptroller [ |
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$95 million, including loan commitments and cash on hand, to the | ||
loanstar program and shall administer the funds under its control | ||
in a manner that assures that funds available to the loanstar | ||
program equal or exceed $95 million at all times. | ||
SECTION 16. Sections 2305.033(a) and (b), Government Code, | ||
are amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) The comptroller [ |
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state agency for the state energy program. | ||
(b) In accordance with Part D, Title III, Energy Policy and | ||
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. Section [ |
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subsequent amendments, the comptroller [ |
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program, shall distribute funds for projects that save measurable | ||
quantities of energy. | ||
SECTION 17. Sections 2305.035(a) and (b), Government Code, | ||
are amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) The comptroller [ |
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state agency for the alternative fuels program. | ||
(b) The comptroller [ |
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under the program to promote, facilitate, and support the use of | ||
alternative fuels in this state. | ||
SECTION 18. Sections 2305.036(a), (b), and (f), Government | ||
Code, are amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) The comptroller [ |
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state agency for the housing partnership program. | ||
(b) The comptroller [ |
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efficient use of energy in Texas residential housing through | ||
grants, partnerships, and loans. | ||
(f) The comptroller [ |
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recipients to match a grant in a ratio determined by the comptroller | ||
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SECTION 19. Section 2305.037, Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 2305.037. INNOVATIVE ENERGY DEMONSTRATION | ||
PROGRAM. (a) The comptroller [ |
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state agency of the innovative energy demonstration program and | ||
shall distribute grant money under the program for demonstration | ||
projects that develop sustainable and innovative energy resources, | ||
including: | ||
(1) a clean coal project, as defined by Section 5.001, | ||
Water Code; | ||
(2) a gasification project for a coal and biomass | ||
mixture; | ||
(3) photovoltaic, biomass, wind, and solar | ||
applications; and | ||
(4) other appropriate low-emission, renewable, and | ||
sustainable energy applications. | ||
(b) Contingent on the selection of a Texas site for the | ||
location of the coal-based integrated sequestration and hydrogen | ||
project to be built in partnership with the United States | ||
Department of Energy, commonly referred to as the FutureGen | ||
project, and to the extent that funds are appropriated for this | ||
purpose, the comptroller [ |
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managing entity of the FutureGen project an amount equal to 50 | ||
percent of the total amount invested in the project by private | ||
industry sources. The managing entity of the FutureGen project | ||
shall provide records as considered necessary by the comptroller | ||
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subsection. Cumulative distributions under this subsection may | ||
not exceed $20 million. | ||
(c) The comptroller [ |
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recipient under the program to match a grant in a ratio determined | ||
by the comptroller [ |
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SECTION 20. Section 2305.038(a), Government Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) The comptroller [ |
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agency for the local government energy program to provide energy | ||
management assistance to public schools, health care institutions, | ||
and other local governments. | ||
SECTION 21. Sections 2305.039(a) and (c), Government Code, | ||
are amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) The comptroller [ |
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state agency of the transportation energy program and shall | ||
distribute funds under the program for projects relating to mass | ||
transit and other transportation services. | ||
(c) The comptroller [ |
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recipient to match a grant in a ratio determined by the comptroller | ||
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SECTION 22. Sections 2305.075(a) and (b), Government Code, | ||
are amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) The comptroller [ |
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state agency for the small hospitals energy management program. | ||
(b) The comptroller [ |
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grant money under the program to finance projects designed to | ||
assist small hospitals in controlling energy costs. | ||
SECTION 23. Section 2306.6725(b), Government Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) The department shall provide appropriate incentives as | ||
determined through the qualified allocation plan to reward | ||
applicants who agree to: | ||
(1) equip the development that is the basis of the | ||
application with energy saving devices that meet applicable [ |
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provide to a qualified entity, in a land use restriction agreement | ||
in accordance with Section 2306.6726, a right of first refusal to | ||
purchase the development at the minimum price provided in, and in | ||
accordance with the requirements of, Section 42(i)(7), Internal | ||
Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 42(i)(7)); and | ||
(2) locate the development in a census tract in which | ||
there are no other existing developments supported by housing tax | ||
credits. | ||
SECTION 24. Section 2306.252(b), Government Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) The department, through the center, shall: | ||
(1) provide educational material prepared in plain | ||
language to housing advocates, housing sponsors, borrowers, and | ||
tenants; | ||
(2) provide technical assistance to nonprofit housing | ||
sponsors; | ||
(3) assist in the development of housing policy, | ||
including the annual state low income housing plan and report and | ||
the consolidated plan; and | ||
(4) provide, in cooperation with the [ |
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of sustainable and energy efficient housing construction products | ||
and assist local governments and nonprofits in identifying | ||
information on sustainable and energy efficient housing | ||
construction and energy efficient resources and techniques. | ||
SECTION 25. Section 2311.002(b), Government Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) The comptroller [ |
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shall establish guidelines for the evaluation under Subsection (a). | ||
SECTION 26. Sections 388.003(a), (b), (b-2), (b-3), and | ||
(c), Health and Safety Code, are amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) To achieve energy conservation in single-family | ||
residential construction, the energy efficiency chapter of the | ||
International Residential Code, as it existed on May 1, 2001, is | ||
adopted as the energy code in this state for single-family | ||
residential construction. On September 1, 2016, the energy | ||
efficiency chapter of the International Residential Code, as it | ||
existed on May 1, 2015, is adopted as the energy code in this state | ||
for single-family residential construction. On or after September | ||
1, 2021, the comptroller [ |
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adopt and substitute for that energy code the latest published | ||
edition of the energy efficiency chapter of the International | ||
Residential Code, based on written findings on the stringency of | ||
the chapter submitted by the laboratory under Subsection | ||
(b-3). The comptroller [ |
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(1) may not adopt an edition under this subsection | ||
more often than once every six years; and | ||
(2) by rule shall establish an effective date for an | ||
adopted edition that is not earlier than nine months after the date | ||
of adoption. | ||
(b) To achieve energy conservation in all other | ||
residential, commercial, and industrial construction, the | ||
International Energy Conservation Code as it existed on May 1, | ||
2001, is adopted as the energy code for use in this state for all | ||
other residential, commercial, and industrial construction. The | ||
comptroller [ |
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substitute for that energy code the latest published edition of the | ||
International Energy Conservation Code, based on written findings | ||
on the stringency of the edition submitted by the laboratory under | ||
Subsection (b-3). The comptroller [ |
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establish an effective date for an adopted edition that is not | ||
earlier than nine months after the date of adoption. | ||
(b-2) The comptroller [ |
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rule shall establish a procedure for persons who have an interest in | ||
the adoption of energy codes under Subsection (a) or (b) to have an | ||
opportunity to comment on the codes under consideration. The | ||
comptroller [ |
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adoption of those codes to include: | ||
(1) commercial and residential builders, architects, | ||
and engineers; | ||
(2) municipal, county, and other local government | ||
authorities; | ||
(3) environmental groups; and | ||
(4) manufacturers of building materials and products. | ||
(b-3) The laboratory shall: | ||
(1) submit to the comptroller [ |
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latest published edition of the International Residential Code | ||
energy efficiency provisions only if the date of the edition allows | ||
the comptroller [ |
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(a)(1); | ||
(2) submit to the comptroller [ |
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latest published edition of the International Energy Conservation | ||
Code not later than six months after publication of a new edition; | ||
and | ||
(3) in developing the findings, consider the comments | ||
submitted under Subsection (b-2). | ||
(c) A municipality shall establish procedures: | ||
(1) for the administration and enforcement of the | ||
codes; | ||
(2) to ensure that code-certified inspectors shall | ||
perform inspections and enforce the code in the inspectors' | ||
jurisdictions; and | ||
(3) to track and report to the comptroller [ |
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SECTION 27. Sections 388.005(d), (e), and (f), Health and | ||
Safety Code, are amended to read as follows: | ||
(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 has already | ||
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. [ |
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(e) A political subdivision, institution of higher | ||
education, or state agency annually shall report to the comptroller | ||
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entity's efforts to meet the goal, and progress the entity has made | ||
under this section. The comptroller [ |
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help the entity meet goals established under this section. The | ||
comptroller [ |
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form for reporting purposes. | ||
(f) This section does not apply to a state agency or an | ||
institution of higher education that the comptroller [ |
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a plan for conserving energy under which the agency or institution | ||
established a percentage goal for reducing the consumption of | ||
electricity. The exemption provided by this section applies only | ||
while the agency or institution has an energy conservation plan in | ||
effect and only if the agency or institution submits reports on the | ||
conservation plan each year to the governor, the Legislative Budget | ||
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SECTION 28. Section 388.006, Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
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EVALUATION BY COMPTROLLER. The comptroller [ |
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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 comptroller [ |
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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 29. Section 302.001(9-a), Local Government Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(9-a) "Pilot program" means a pilot program operated | ||
by the Energy Systems Laboratory at the Texas A&M Engineering | ||
Experiment Station, in consultation with the Texas Facilities | ||
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(A) establishes and implements energy efficiency | ||
improvements to state-owned buildings maintained by the | ||
commission; | ||
(B) generates savings in utility costs resulting | ||
from the improvements resulting in at least a 30 percent annual | ||
return on the costs of the improvements; | ||
(C) provides for the participation of not fewer | ||
than two companies selected by the commission; and | ||
(D) provides for any money attributable to | ||
utility cost savings resulting from the pilot program to be | ||
appropriated only to the commission. | ||
SECTION 30. Section 39.905(b-3), Utilities Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(b-3) Beginning not later than January 1, 2008, the | ||
commission, in consultation with the comptroller [ |
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compute and report to ERCOT the projected energy savings and demand | ||
impacts for each entity in the ERCOT region that administers | ||
standard offer programs, market transformation programs, combined | ||
heating and power technology, demand response programs, solar | ||
incentive programs, appliance efficiency standards, energy | ||
efficiency programs in public buildings, and any other relevant | ||
programs that are reasonably anticipated to reduce electricity | ||
energy or peak demand or that serve as substitutes for electric | ||
supply. | ||
SECTION 31. Sections 39.9051(f) and (g), Utilities Code, | ||
are amended to read as follows: | ||
(f) Beginning April 1, 2012, a municipally owned utility | ||
must report each year to the comptroller [ |
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efficiency activities of the utility from the previous calendar | ||
year, including the utility's annual goals, programs enacted to | ||
achieve those goals, and any achieved energy demand or savings | ||
goals. | ||
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shall provide the reports made under Subsection (f) to the Energy | ||
Systems Laboratory at the Texas Engineering Experiment Station of | ||
The Texas A&M University System. The laboratory shall calculate | ||
the energy savings and estimated pollution reductions that resulted | ||
from the reported activities. | ||
SECTION 32. Sections 39.9052(b) and (c), Utilities Code, | ||
are amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) Beginning April 1, 2012, an electric cooperative that | ||
had retail sales of more than 500,000 megawatt hours in 2005 must | ||
report each year to the comptroller [ |
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efficiency activities of the electric cooperative from the previous | ||
calendar year, including the electric cooperative's annual goals, | ||
programs enacted to achieve those goals, and any achieved energy | ||
demand or savings goals. | ||
(c) The comptroller [ |
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shall provide the reports made under Subsection (b) to the Energy | ||
Systems Laboratory at the Texas Engineering Experiment Station of | ||
The Texas A&M University System. The laboratory shall calculate | ||
the energy savings and estimated pollution reductions that resulted | ||
from the reported activities. | ||
SECTION 33. Section 39.911, Utilities Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 39.911. ALTERNATIVE FUNDING FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND | ||
RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS. The comptroller [ |
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Department of Agriculture, the Texas Commission on Environmental | ||
Quality, the Texas Education Agency, the commission, and other | ||
appropriate state agencies, shall solicit gifts, grants, and other | ||
financial resources available to fund energy efficiency | ||
improvements and renewable energy systems for public and private | ||
facilities in this state. | ||
SECTION 34. Section 39.914(e), Utilities Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(e) A municipally owned utility or electric cooperative | ||
shall consider and complete the determinations regarding net | ||
metering service as provided by the federal Public Utility | ||
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. Section 2601 et seq., as | ||
amended by the federal Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. | ||
No. 109-58)) after proceedings conducted in accordance with that | ||
law. A municipally owned utility or electric cooperative shall | ||
report the determinations made under this subsection to the | ||
comptroller [ |
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report information regarding metering electricity generated by | ||
solar panels on public school building rooftops. | ||
SECTION 35. The following provisions are repealed: | ||
(1) Section 55.115(c), Education Code; | ||
(2) Chapter 447, Government Code; | ||
(3) Section 2165.057(b), Government Code; | ||
(4) Section 2305.002(3), Government Code; and | ||
(5) Section 2305.034, Government Code. | ||
SECTION 36. (a) On the effective date of this Act, the State | ||
Energy Conservation Office is abolished. | ||
(b) The validity of an action taken by or in connection with | ||
the authority of the State Energy Conservation Office before the | ||
date the agency is abolished is not affected by the abolition. | ||
SECTION 37. On the effective date of this Act: | ||
(1) all powers and duties of the State Energy | ||
Conservation Office are transferred to the comptroller of public | ||
accounts; | ||
(2) a rule, form, policy, procedure, or decision of | ||
the State Energy Conservation Office continues in effect as a rule, | ||
form, policy, procedure, or decision of the comptroller of public | ||
accounts until superseded by an act of the comptroller; | ||
(3) a reference in law to the State Energy | ||
Conservation Office means the comptroller of public accounts; | ||
(4) any action or proceeding before the State Energy | ||
Conservation Office is transferred without change in status to the | ||
comptroller of public accounts and the comptroller assumes, without | ||
a change in status, the position of the State Energy Conservation | ||
Office in any action or proceeding to which the State Energy | ||
Conservation Office is a party; | ||
(5) all money, contracts, leases, rights, bonds, and | ||
obligations of the State Energy Conservation Office are transferred | ||
to the comptroller of public accounts; | ||
(6) all personal property, including records, in the | ||
custody of the State Energy Conservation Office becomes the | ||
property of the comptroller of public accounts; and | ||
(7) all funds appropriated by the legislature to the | ||
State Energy Conservation Office are transferred to the comptroller | ||
of public accounts. | ||
SECTION 38. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |