Tex.
Gov't Code Section 447.008
Energy-saving and Water-saving Devices or Measures
(a)
On approval by the state energy conservation office, a state agency that reduces its energy or water expenses may use any funds saved by the agency from appropriated utility funds for the purchase of an energy-saving or water-saving device or measure. For purposes of this section, “energy-saving or water-saving device or measure” means a device or measure that directly reduces:(1)
energy or water costs; or(2)
the energy or water consumption of equipment, including a lighting, heating, ventilation, air-conditioning system, or other water-using system, without materially altering the quality of the equipment.(b)
A state agency, in accordance with the recommendations of an energy or water audit, may purchase energy-saving and water-saving devices or measures from appropriated utility funds if the savings in utility funds projected by the audit will offset the purchase. The agency shall retain in its files a copy of the recommendation and repayment schedule as evidence of the projected savings.
Source:
Section 447.008 — Energy-saving and Water-saving Devices or Measures, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.447.htm#447.008 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
