By: Geren H.B. No. 3633
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to outdoor lighting on state owned property.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 2158, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 2158.182 to read as follows:
Sec. 2158.182. OUTDOOR LIGHTING. (a) A state agency may
not purchase a lighting fixture for outdoor use unless the lamp:
(1) achieves an efficiency of no less than 60 lumens
per watt; and
(2) has a minimum life expectancy of 50,000 hours.
(b) This section applies to outdoor lighting being
installed or maintained on property owned, operated, maintained, or
developed by the state.
(c) For the purposes of this section lighting of state owned
parking facilities shall be construed as outdoor use.
(d) This Section applies only to the new installation of a
lamp or to the repair, renovation, or retrofit of a lamp no longer
properly functioning.
(e) An agency may choose to waive the provisions of
Subsection (a) due to an existing contract if:
(1) that contract provided for the installation,
renovation, repair, or retrofit of outdoor lamp lighting;
(2) was entered into prior to September 1, 2009; and
(3) for which inventory has been purchased or ordered
prior to September 1, 2009.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.