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GOVERNMENT CODE

TITLE 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT

SUBTITLE G. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS INVOLVING BOTH STATE

AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

CHAPTER 2311. ENERGY SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES FOR CRITICAL

GOVERNMENTAL FACILITIES

Chapter 2311, consisting of Secs. 2311.001 to 2311.002, was added

by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

1408, Sec. 4.

For another Chapter 2311, consisting of Secs. 2311.001 to

2311.002, added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

1280, Sec. 2.01, see Sec. 2311.001 et seq., post.

Sec. 2311.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1) "Combined heating and power system" means a system that:

(A) is located on the site of a facility;

(B) is the primary source of both electricity and thermal energy

for the facility;

(C) can provide all of the electricity needed to power the

facility's critical emergency operations for at least 14 days;

and

(D) has an overall efficiency of energy use that exceeds 60

percent.

(2) "Critical governmental facility" means a building owned by

the state or a political subdivision of the state that is

expected to:

(A) be continuously occupied;

(B) maintain operations for at least 6,000 hours each year;

(C) have a peak electricity demand exceeding 500 kilowatts; and

(D) serve a critical public health or public safety function

during a natural disaster or other emergency situation that may

result in a widespread power outage, including a:

(i) command and control center;

(ii) shelter;

(iii) prison or jail;

(iv) police or fire station;

(v) communications or data center;

(vi) water or wastewater facility;

(vii) hazardous waste storage facility;

(viii) biological research facility;

(ix) hospital; or

(x) food preparation or food storage facility.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

1408, Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2009.

Sec. 2311.002. COMBINED HEATING AND POWER SYSTEMS. When

constructing or extensively renovating a critical governmental

facility or replacing major heating, ventilation, and

air-conditioning equipment for a critical governmental facility,

the entity with charge and control of the facility shall evaluate

whether equipping the facility with a combined heating and power

system would result in expected energy savings that would exceed

the expected costs of purchasing, operating, and maintaining the

system over a 20-year period. The entity may equip the facility

with a combined heating and power system if the expected energy

savings exceed the expected costs.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

1408, Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2009.

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GOVERNMENT CODE

TITLE 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT

SUBTITLE G. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS INVOLVING BOTH STATE

AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

CHAPTER 2311. ENERGY SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES FOR CRITICAL

GOVERNMENTAL FACILITIES

Chapter 2311, consisting of Secs. 2311.001 to 2311.002, was added

by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

1408, Sec. 4.

For another Chapter 2311, consisting of Secs. 2311.001 to

2311.002, added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

1280, Sec. 2.01, see Sec. 2311.001 et seq., post.

Sec. 2311.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1) "Combined heating and power system" means a system that:

(A) is located on the site of a facility;

(B) is the primary source of both electricity and thermal energy

for the facility;

(C) can provide all of the electricity needed to power the

facility's critical emergency operations for at least 14 days;

and

(D) has an overall efficiency of energy use that exceeds 60

percent.

(2) "Critical governmental facility" means a building owned by

the state or a political subdivision of the state that is

expected to:

(A) be continuously occupied;

(B) maintain operations for at least 6,000 hours each year;

(C) have a peak electricity demand exceeding 500 kilowatts; and

(D) serve a critical public health or public safety function

during a natural disaster or other emergency situation that may

result in a widespread power outage, including a:

(i) command and control center;

(ii) shelter;

(iii) prison or jail;

(iv) police or fire station;

(v) communications or data center;

(vi) water or wastewater facility;

(vii) hazardous waste storage facility;

(viii) biological research facility;

(ix) hospital; or

(x) food preparation or food storage facility.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

1408, Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2009.

Sec. 2311.002. COMBINED HEATING AND POWER SYSTEMS. When

constructing or extensively renovating a critical governmental

facility or replacing major heating, ventilation, and

air-conditioning equipment for a critical governmental facility,

the entity with charge and control of the facility shall evaluate

whether equipping the facility with a combined heating and power

system would result in expected energy savings that would exceed

the expected costs of purchasing, operating, and maintaining the

system over a 20-year period. The entity may equip the facility

with a combined heating and power system if the expected energy

savings exceed the expected costs.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

1408, Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2009.


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GOVERNMENT CODE

TITLE 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT

SUBTITLE G. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS INVOLVING BOTH STATE

AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

CHAPTER 2311. ENERGY SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES FOR CRITICAL

GOVERNMENTAL FACILITIES

Chapter 2311, consisting of Secs. 2311.001 to 2311.002, was added

by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

1408, Sec. 4.

For another Chapter 2311, consisting of Secs. 2311.001 to

2311.002, added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

1280, Sec. 2.01, see Sec. 2311.001 et seq., post.

Sec. 2311.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1) "Combined heating and power system" means a system that:

(A) is located on the site of a facility;

(B) is the primary source of both electricity and thermal energy

for the facility;

(C) can provide all of the electricity needed to power the

facility's critical emergency operations for at least 14 days;

and

(D) has an overall efficiency of energy use that exceeds 60

percent.

(2) "Critical governmental facility" means a building owned by

the state or a political subdivision of the state that is

expected to:

(A) be continuously occupied;

(B) maintain operations for at least 6,000 hours each year;

(C) have a peak electricity demand exceeding 500 kilowatts; and

(D) serve a critical public health or public safety function

during a natural disaster or other emergency situation that may

result in a widespread power outage, including a:

(i) command and control center;

(ii) shelter;

(iii) prison or jail;

(iv) police or fire station;

(v) communications or data center;

(vi) water or wastewater facility;

(vii) hazardous waste storage facility;

(viii) biological research facility;

(ix) hospital; or

(x) food preparation or food storage facility.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

1408, Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2009.

Sec. 2311.002. COMBINED HEATING AND POWER SYSTEMS. When

constructing or extensively renovating a critical governmental

facility or replacing major heating, ventilation, and

air-conditioning equipment for a critical governmental facility,

the entity with charge and control of the facility shall evaluate

whether equipping the facility with a combined heating and power

system would result in expected energy savings that would exceed

the expected costs of purchasing, operating, and maintaining the

system over a 20-year period. The entity may equip the facility

with a combined heating and power system if the expected energy

savings exceed the expected costs.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

1408, Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2009.


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