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1	1	By: Ellis S.B. No. 1862
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4	4	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
5	5	AN ACT
6	6	relating to state purchasing of certain environmentally friendly
7	7	items.
8	8	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	9	SECTION 1. Section 2158.301, Government Code, as added by
10	10	Chapter 939 (H.B. 3693), Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular
11	11	Session, 2007, is amended to read as follows:
12	12	Sec. 2158.301. ENERGY CONSERVATION: APPLIANCES, PRINTERS,
13	13	AND PHOTOCOPY MACHINES. (a) Unless the comptroller approves a
14	14	written request from a state agency for an exemption from the
15	15	requirements of this subsection [If available and cost-effective],
16	16	a state agency shall purchase equipment and appliances, including
17	17	printers and photocopy machines, for state use that meet or
18	18	exceed[:
19	19	[(1) the federal energy conservation standards under
20	20	Section 325, Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. Section
21	21	6295), or a federal regulation adopted under that Act; or
22	22	[(2)] the federal Energy Star standards designated by
23	23	the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the United
24	24	States Department of Energy.
25	25	(b) A printer or photocopy machine purchased by a state
26	26	agency must have duplexing capability and the ability to be
27	27	programmed to default to double-sided printing or copying.
28	28	(c) A state agency printer or photocopy machine that has
29	29	duplexing capability shall be programmed to default to double-sided
30	30	printing or copying.
31	31	(d) The comptroller shall collect data on appliances
32	32	purchased by state agencies and on the energy efficiency of the
33	33	appliances.
34	34	SECTION 2. Chapter 2158, Government Code, is amended by
35	35	adding Subchapter G to read as follows:
36	36	SUBCHAPTER G. LANDSCAPING EQUIPMENT
37	37	Sec. 2158.351. PURCHASE OF LANDSCAPING EQUIPMENT.
38	38	(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a state agency may not
39	39	purchase a lawnmower or other landscaping equipment unless the
40	40	lawnmower or equipment is powered by propane or natural gas or is
41	41	electrically powered.
42	42	(b) The comptroller may exempt from the requirements of this
43	43	section a state agency that submits written justification
44	44	demonstrating the reasons a propane, natural gas, or electrically
45	45	powered lawnmower or other landscaping equipment does not fulfill
46	46	the required functionality of a gasoline or diesel-powered
47	47	lawnmower or other landscaping equipment.
48	48	SECTION 3. Chapter 2166, Government Code, is amended by
49	49	adding Subchapter M to read as follows:
50	50	SUBCHAPTER M. BUILDING ACCESSORIES
51	51	Sec. 2166.601. PAINT. A state agency in the executive
52	52	branch of state government that owns, operates, maintains, or has
53	53	charge and control of a building shall, when feasible, require
54	54	paint purchased for a new facility or for a remodel, repair, or
55	55	renovation project to be a zero or low volatile organic compound
56	56	paint.
57	57	Sec. 2166.602. CARPET, CARPET BACKING, AND CARPET TILES. A
58	58	state agency that owns, operates, maintains, or has charge and
59	59	control of a building shall, when feasible, require carpet, carpet
60	60	backing, and carpet tiles purchased for a new facility or for a
61	61	remodel, repair, or renovation project to contain postconsumer
62	62	recycled content that meets the Carpet and Rug Institute's Green
63	63	Label standard.
64	64	SECTION 4. Section 2158.301, Government Code, as added by
65	65	Chapter 262 (S.B. 12), Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular
66	66	Session, 2007, is repealed.
67	67	SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.