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1	1	H.R. No. 2961
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of
6	6	Texas, 81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, That House Rule 13,
7	7	Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13,
8	8	Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to
9	9	resolve the differences on House Bill 431, (design, construction,
10	10	and renovation standards for state buildings and facilities), to
11	11	consider and take action on the following matter:
12	12	(1) Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit the
13	13	committee to add the following:
14	14	SECTION 3. The heading to Chapter 46, Education Code, is
15	15	amended to read as follows:
16	16	CHAPTER 46. [ASSISTANCE WITH] INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITIES AND
17	17	ASSISTANCE WITH PAYMENT OF EXISTING DEBT
18	18	Explanation: The change is necessary to change the heading
19	19	of Chapter 46, Education Code.
20	20	(2) Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit the
21	21	committee to add the following:
22	22	SECTION 4. Chapter 46, Education Code, is amended by adding
23	23	Subchapter D to read as follows:
24	24	SUBCHAPTER D. STANDARDS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITIES
25	25	Sec. 46.101. DEFINITION. In this subchapter,
26	26	"instructional facility" has the meaning assigned by Section
27	27	46.001.
28	28	Sec. 46.102. ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION STANDARDS
29	29	FOR INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITIES. (a) In this section, "energy
30	30	office" means the State Energy Conservation Office.
31	31	(b) The energy office shall adopt energy efficiency and
32	32	conservation standards for the design, construction, and major
33	33	renovation of instructional facilities that school districts may
34	34	adopt or use to achieve long-term savings in energy and water costs
35	35	through innovative building techniques.
36	36	(c) The standards adopted under Subsection (b) must match
37	37	high-performance building certification standards that:
38	38	(1) are developed and revised through a
39	39	consensus-based process or by a municipally owned utility in this
40	40	state;
41	41	(2) provide minimum requirements for energy use,
42	42	natural resources use, and indoor air quality;
43	43	(3) require substantiating documentation for
44	44	certification;
45	45	(4) employ third-party, post-construction review and
46	46	verification for certification; and
47	47	(5) the energy office determines are nationally
48	48	recognized in the building industry, such as:
49	49	(A) the Texas Collaborative for High Performance
50	50	Schools (TX-CHPS) Criteria;
51	51	(B) the Green Building Initiative's Green Globes
52	52	program;
53	53	(C) the Leadership in Energy and Environmental
54	54	Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System; or
55	55	(D) the Austin Energy Green Building Program.
56	56	(d) The energy office may update the standards adopted under
57	57	this section not more frequently than once every three years.
58	58	(e) The energy office shall prepare an analysis of the
59	59	typical initial building costs and projected energy and other
60	60	savings associated with the implementation of the standards adopted
61	61	by the energy office under this section. The office shall publish
62	62	the analysis and make copies available to all school districts in
63	63	this state.
64	64	(f) The energy office shall adopt rules necessary to
65	65	administer this section.
66	66	Sec. 46.103. STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS. The energy office
67	67	shall, to the extent possible, assist school districts to obtain
68	68	state and federal funding for implementing the standards adopted
69	69	under this subchapter.
70	70	Explanation: The change is necessary to establish energy
71	71	efficiency standards and conservation standards for certain school
72	72	district facilities.
73	73	(3) Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit the
74	74	committee to add the following:
75	75	SECTION 6. Not later than July 1, 2010, the State Energy
76	76	Conservation Office shall adopt rules establishing energy
77	77	efficiency, conservation, and indoor air quality standards for the
78	78	design, construction, and renovation of public school
79	79	instructional facilities as required by Section 46.102, Education
80	80	Code, as added by this Act.
81	81	Explanation: The change is necessary to implement the energy
82	82	efficiency standards and conservation standards for certain school
83	83	district facilities.
84	84	Lucio III
85	85	______________________________
86	86	Speaker of the House
87	87	I certify that H.R. No. 2961 was adopted by the House on May
88	88	31, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 95, Nays 47, 2 present, not
89	89	voting.
90	90	______________________________
91	91	Chief Clerk of the House