82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 51, Chapter 937 Page: 2 of 9
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H.B. No. 51
1 shall consider, but is not subject to, the high-performance
2 building evaluation system approved by the state energy
3 conservation office under Section 447.004, Government Code, and may
4 solicit and consider recommendations from the advisory committee
5 appointed under that section.
6 (c) Except as provided by this section, a building,
7 structure, or other facility to which this section applies must be
8 designed and constructed or renovated to comply with the applicable
9 energy and water conservation design standards established by the
10 state energy conservation office under Section 447.004, Government
11 Code, unless the institution constructing the building determines
12 that compliance with those standards is impractical and notifies
13 the state energy conservation office of the determination and
14 provides to the office documentation supporting the determination.,
15 SECTION 2. Section 447.004, Government Code, is amended by
16 amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (b-1), (b-2), and
17 (b-3) to read as follows:
18 (b) The standards established under Subsection (a) must:
19 (1) include performance and procedural standards for
20 the maximum energy and water conservation allowed by the latest and
21 most cost-effective technology that is consistent with the
22 requirements of public health, safety, and economic resources;
23 (2) be stated in terms of energy and water consumption
24 levels 'that meet energy standards adopted by the state energy
25 conservation office and that:
26 (A) achieve a 15 percent reduction in water use2
27 when compared to water use based on plumbing fixtures selected in
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 51, Chapter 937, legislative document, June 17, 2011; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth311611/m1/2/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.