By: Zaffirini  S.B. No. 59          (In the Senate - Filed November 14, 2016; January 24, 2017,   read first time and referred to Committee on Business & Commerce;   April 5, 2017, reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 8,   Nays 0; April 5, 2017, sent to printer.)Click here to see the committee vote     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT     relating to energy and water management planning and reporting   requirements for state agencies and institutions of higher   education.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 447.009, Government Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 447.009.  ENERGY AND WATER MANAGEMENT PLANNING;   REPORTING.  (a)  The state energy conservation office shall provide   energy and water management planning assistance to a state agency   or an institution of higher education, including assistance to:                (1)  [preparation by the agency or institution of a   long-range plan for the delivery of reliable, cost-effective   utility services for the state agency or institution;                [(2)  assistance to] the Department of Public Safety   for energy emergency contingency planning, using state or federal   funds when available; and                (2)  [(3)  assistance to] each state agency or   institution of higher education in preparing comprehensive energy   and water management plans[; and                [(4)     assistance to state agencies other than   institutions of higher education in meeting the requirements of   Section 447.002, including assistance in scheduling and assigning   priorities to implementation plans to ensure that state agencies   adopt qualified cost-effective efficiency measures and programs   for all state facilities not later than September 1, 2006].          (b)  [A state agency or an institution of higher education   shall develop the plan described in Subsection (a)(1) and submit   the plan to the state energy conservation office upon request. The   agency or institution shall use the plan in preparing its five-year   construction and major renovation plans. After other energy-saving   or water-saving alternatives are considered, district heating and   cooling or on-site generation of electricity may be considered in   planning for reliable, efficient, and cost-effective utility   services.          [(c)]  The state energy conservation office shall prepare   guidelines for preparation of the plan described in Subsection   (a)(2) [(a)(3)] and develop a template for state agencies and   institutions of higher education to use in creating the plan.  Each   state agency and institution of higher education shall set   percentage goals for reducing the agency's or institution's use of   water, electricity, transportation fuel [gasoline], and natural   gas and include those goals in the agency's or institution's   comprehensive energy and water management plan.  [A state agency or   an institution of higher education that occupies a state-owned   building shall prepare and implement a five-year energy and water   management plan and shall submit that plan to the office upon   request.   The agency or institution shall update its plan annually.     A state agency or an institution of higher education that occupies a   building not owned by the state shall cooperate with the office in   addressing the energy or water management of that building.]          (c) [(d)]  The comprehensive energy and water management   plan described in Subsection (a)(2) [(a)(3)] shall be included in   the five-year construction and major repair and rehabilitation   plans for institutions of higher education as required by Section   61.0651, Education Code.          (d) [(e)]  Not later than January 15 [December 1] of each   odd-numbered [even-numbered] year, the state energy conservation   office shall submit a report to the governor and the Legislative   Budget Board on the status and effectiveness of the utility   management and conservation efforts of state agencies and   institutions of higher education.  The report must include   information submitted to the office from each state agency and   institution of higher education.  The office shall post the report   on the office's Internet website.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.     * * * * *