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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to state purchasing of certain environmentally friendly |
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items. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2158.301, Government Code, as added by |
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Chapter 939 (H.B. 3693), Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2007, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2158.301. ENERGY CONSERVATION: APPLIANCES, PRINTERS, |
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AND PHOTOCOPY MACHINES. (a) Unless the comptroller approves a |
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written request from a state agency for an exemption from the |
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requirements of this subsection [If available and cost-effective], |
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a state agency shall purchase equipment and appliances, including |
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printers and photocopy machines, for state use that meet or |
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exceed[:
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[(1)
the federal energy conservation standards under
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Section 325, Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. Section
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6295), or a federal regulation adopted under that Act; or
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[(2)] the federal Energy Star standards designated by |
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the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the United |
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States Department of Energy. |
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(b) A printer or photocopy machine purchased by a state |
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agency must have duplexing capability and the ability to be |
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programmed to default to double-sided printing or copying. |
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(c) A state agency printer or photocopy machine that has |
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duplexing capability shall be programmed to default to double-sided |
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printing or copying. |
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(d) The comptroller shall collect data on appliances |
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purchased by state agencies and on the energy efficiency of the |
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appliances. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 2158, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter G to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER G. LANDSCAPING EQUIPMENT |
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Sec. 2158.351. PURCHASE OF LANDSCAPING EQUIPMENT. (a) |
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Except as provided by Subsection (b), a state agency may not |
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purchase a lawnmower or other landscaping equipment unless the |
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lawnmower or equipment is powered by propane or natural gas or is |
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electrically powered. |
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(b) The comptroller may exempt from the requirements of this |
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section a state agency that submits written justification |
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demonstrating the reasons a propane, natural gas, or electrically |
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powered lawnmower or other landscaping equipment does not fulfill |
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the required functionality of a gasoline-powered or diesel-powered |
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lawnmower or other landscaping equipment. |
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SECTION 3. Chapter 2166, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter M to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER M. BUILDING ACCESSORIES |
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Sec. 2166.601. PAINT. A state agency in the executive |
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branch of state government that owns, operates, maintains, or has |
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charge and control of a building shall, when feasible, require |
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paint purchased for a new facility or for a remodel, repair, or |
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renovation project to be a zero or low volatile organic compound |
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paint. |
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Sec. 2166.602. CARPET, CARPET BACKING, AND CARPET TILES. A |
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state agency that owns, operates, maintains, or has charge and |
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control of a building shall, when feasible, require carpet, carpet |
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backing, and carpet tiles purchased for a new facility or for a |
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remodel, repair, or renovation project to contain postconsumer |
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recycled content that meets the Carpet and Rug Institute's Green |
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Label standard. |
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SECTION 4. Section 2158.301, Government Code, as added by |
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Chapter 262 (S.B. 12), Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2007, is repealed. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |