Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 388.001
Legislative Findings

(a)

The legislature finds that an effective building energy code is essential to:

(1)

reducing the air pollutant emissions that are affecting the health of residents of this state;

(2)

moderating future peak electric power demand;

(3)

assuring the reliability of the electrical grid; and

(4)

controlling energy costs for residents and businesses in this state.

(b)

The legislature further finds that this state has a number of unique climate types, all of which require more energy for cooling than for heating, and that there are many cost-effective measures that can reduce peak energy use and reduce cooling and other energy costs in buildings.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 967, Sec. 1(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Source: Section 388.001 — Legislative Findings, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­388.­htm#388.­001 (accessed Dec. 2, 2023).

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