Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4525 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 03/08/2019

                            86R15248 SLB-D
 By: Blanco H.B. No. 4525


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to state agency energy savings programs.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Chapter 447, Government Code, is amended by
 adding Section 447.014 to read as follows:
 Sec. 447.014.  STATE AGENCY ENERGY SAVINGS PROGRAM. (a)
 Each state agency shall develop and submit to the state energy
 conservation office and the Legislative Budget Board a plan to:
 (1)  conserve energy, including reducing the use of
 electricity, gasoline, and natural gas by at least 10 percent by
 December 1, 2020;
 (2)  reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent by
 2030; and
 (3)  obtain up to 25 percent of the energy used by the
 agency from carbon-free sources, including wind or solar energy, by
 2030.
 (b)  A plan described by Subsection (a) must project fiscal
 savings associated with the plan and a percentage of overall carbon
 emissions reduction.
 (c)  Each state agency shall submit quarterly to the state
 energy conservation office and the Legislative Budget Board a
 report describing progress towards implementing the plan described
 by Subsection (a) and any additional ideas for energy savings.
 SECTION 2.  (a) Not later than January 1, 2021, each state
 agency shall deliver to the state energy conservation office and
 the Legislative Budget Board the plan required by Section
 447.014(a), Government Code, as added by this Act.
 (b)  Not later than April 1, 2021, each state agency shall
 deliver to the state energy conservation office and the Legislative
 Budget Board the first quarterly report required by Section
 447.014(c), Government Code, as added by this Act.
 SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.