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TX Health & Safety Code § 387.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 387 - Air Quality Research Support Program|Section 387.001. Definitions

Sec. 387.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.(2)  "Program" means the air quality research support program established under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 967, Sec. 1(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 11, Sec. 4, eff. Oct. 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 28 (S.B. 527), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 387.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 387 - Air Quality Research Support Program|Section 387.002. Air Quality Research Support Program

Sec. 387.002.  AIR QUALITY RESEARCH SUPPORT PROGRAM.  (a)  The commission shall contract with a nonprofit organization or institution of higher education to establish and administer a program to support research related to air quality.(b)  The board of directors of a nonprofit organization establishing and administering the research program related to air quality under this chapter may not have more than 11 members, must include two persons with relevant scientific expertise to be nominated by the commission, and may not include more than four county judges selected from counties in the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria and Dallas-Fort Worth nonattainment areas.  The two persons with relevant scientific expertise to be nominated by the commission may be employees or officers of the commission, provided that they do not participate in funding decisions affecting the granting of funds by the commission to a nonprofit organization on whose board they serve.(c)  The commission shall provide oversight as appropriate for grants provided under the program established under this chapter.(d)  A nonprofit organization or institution of higher education shall submit to the commission for approval a budget for the disposition of funds granted under the program established under this chapter.(e)  A nonprofit organization or institution of higher education shall be reimbursed for costs incurred in establishing and administering the research program related to air quality under this chapter.  Reimbursable administrative costs of a nonprofit organization or institution of higher education may not exceed 10 percent of the program budget.(f)  A nonprofit organization that receives grants from the commission under this chapter is subject to Chapters 551 and 552, Government Code.|Redesignated and amended from Health and Safety Code, Section 387.010 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 28 (S.B. 527), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 387.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 387 - Air Quality Research Support Program|Section 387.008. Environmental Research Fund

Sec. 387.008.  ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH FUND.  (a)  The environmental research fund is an account in the general revenue fund.  The fund consists of money from gifts, grants, or donations to the fund for designated or general use and from any other source designated by the legislature.(b)  Money in the environmental research fund may be used only by the commission for operations and projects under this chapter.(c)  Sections 403.095 and 404.071, Government Code, do not apply to the fund.  Interest earned on the fund shall be credited to the fund.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 967, Sec. 1(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 29, Sec. 4, eff. May 14, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 11, Sec. 11, eff. Oct. 20, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 387.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 387 - Air Quality Research Support Program|Section 387.009. Advisory Committees

Sec. 387.009.  ADVISORY COMMITTEES.  The commission may appoint advisory committees as necessary or desirable to assist the commission in performing its duties under this chapter.  An advisory committee may include representatives of industry, environmental groups, consumer groups, local governments, agriculture, the commission, the General Land Office, and the Railroad Commission of Texas.  Any senator or representative desiring to do so may participate on any advisory committee appointed under this section.  Members of an advisory committee are not entitled to compensation.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 967, Sec. 1(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 11, Sec. 12, eff. Oct. 20, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 388.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 388 - Texas Building Energy Performance Standards|Section 388.001. Legislative Findings

Sec. 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.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 388.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 388 - Texas Building Energy Performance Standards|Section 388.002. Definitions

Sec. 388.002.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Affected county" has the meaning assigned by Section 386.001.(2)  "Building" has the meaning assigned by the International Building Code.(3)  "Code official" means an individual employed by a local jurisdiction to review construction plans and other documents, inspect construction, or administer and enforce building standards under this chapter.(4)  "Code-certified inspector" means an inspector who is certified by the International Code Council, the Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc., the International Conference of Building Officials, or the Southern Building Code Congress International to have met minimum standards for interpretation and enforcement of requirements of the International Energy Conservation Code and the energy efficiency chapter of the International Residential Code.(5)  "Commission" means the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.(6)  "International Residential Code" means the International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings as adopted by the International Code Council.(7)  "International Energy Conservation Code" means the International Energy Conservation Code as adopted by the International Code Council.(8)  "Laboratory" means the Energy Systems Laboratory at the Texas Engineering Experiment Station of The Texas A&M University System.(9)  "Local jurisdiction" means the authority responsible for implementation and enforcement of local building codes.(10)  "Municipality" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.005, Local Government Code.(11)  "Nonattainment area" has the meaning assigned by Section 386.001.(12)  "Single-family residential" means having the character of a detached one- or two-family dwelling or a multiple single-family dwelling not more than three stories high with separate means of egress, including the accessory structures of the dwelling.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 967, Sec. 1(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|For expiration of Subsections (j) and (k), see Subsection (k).
TX Health & Safety Code § 388.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 388 - Texas Building Energy Performance Standards|Section 388.004. Enforcement of Energy Standards Outside of Municipality

Sec. 388.004.  ENFORCEMENT OF ENERGY STANDARDS OUTSIDE OF MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  For construction outside of the local jurisdiction of a municipality:(1)  a building certified by a national, state, or local accredited energy efficiency program shall be considered in compliance;(2)  a building with inspections from private code-certified inspectors using the energy efficiency chapter of the International Residential Code or International Energy Conservation Code shall be considered in compliance;  and(3)  a builder who does not have access to either of the above methods for a building shall certify compliance using a form provided by the laboratory, enumerating the code-compliance features of the building.(b)  A builder shall retain until the third anniversary of the date on which compliance is achieved the original copy of any documentation that establishes compliance under this section.  The builder on receipt of any compliance documentation shall provide a copy to the owner of the building.(c)  A single-family residence built in the unincorporated area of a county the construction of which was completed on or after September 1, 2001, but not later than August 31, 2002, shall be considered in compliance.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 967, Sec. 1(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1331, Sec. 16, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 388.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 388 - Texas Building Energy Performance Standards|Section 388.006. State Energy Conservation Office Evaluation

Sec. 388.006.  STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION OFFICE EVALUATION.  The State Energy Conservation Office annually shall provide the laboratory with an evaluation of the effectiveness of state and political subdivision energy efficiency programs, including programs under this chapter.  The laboratory shall calculate, based on the evaluation and the forms submitted to the office, the amount of energy savings and estimated reduction in pollution achieved as a result of the implementation of programs.  The laboratory shall share the information with the commission, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to help with long-term forecasting and in estimating pollution reduction.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 967, Sec. 1(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 637 (S.B. 898), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 573 (S.B. 241), Sec. 1.30, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 388.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 388 - Texas Building Energy Performance Standards|Section 388.007. Distribution of Information and Technical Assistance

Sec. 388.007.  DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.  (a)  The laboratory shall make available to builders, designers, engineers, and architects code implementation materials that explain the requirements of the International Energy Conservation Code and the energy efficiency chapter of the International Residential Code and that describe methods of compliance acceptable to code officials.(b)  The materials may include software tools, simplified prescriptive options, and other materials as appropriate.  The simplified materials may be designed for projects in which a design professional is not involved.(c)  The laboratory may provide local jurisdictions with technical assistance concerning implementation and enforcement of the International Energy Conservation Code and the energy efficiency chapter of the International Residential Code, including local amendments to those codes.(d)  The laboratory may conduct outreach to the real estate industry, including real estate agents, home builders, remodelers, appraisers, and financial institutions, on the value of energy code compliance and verified, above-code, high-performance construction.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 967, Sec. 1(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 937 (H.B. 51), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 388.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 388 - Texas Building Energy Performance Standards|Section 388.008. Development of Home Energy Ratings

Sec. 388.008.  DEVELOPMENT OF HOME ENERGY RATINGS.  (a)  The laboratory shall develop a standardized report format to be used by providers of home energy ratings.  The laboratory may develop different report formats for rating newly constructed residences from those for existing residences.  The form must be designed to give potential buyers information on a structure's energy performance, including:(1)  insulation;(2)  types of windows;(3)  heating and cooling equipment;(4)  water heating equipment;(5)  additional energy conserving features, if any;(6)  results of performance measurements of building tightness and forced air distribution; and(7)  an overall rating of probable energy efficiency relative to the minimum requirements of the International Energy Conservation Code or the energy efficiency chapter of the International Residential Code, as appropriate.(b)  The laboratory shall establish a public information program to inform homeowners, sellers, buyers, and others regarding home energy ratings. (c)  The laboratory may cooperate with an industry organization or trade association to:(1)  develop guidelines for home energy ratings;(2)  provide training for individuals performing home energy ratings and providers of home energy ratings; and(3)  provide a registry of completed ratings for newly constructed residences and residential improvement projects for the purpose of computing the energy savings and emissions reductions benefits of the home energy ratings program.(d)  The laboratory shall include information on the benefits attained from this program in an annual report to the commission.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 967, Sec. 1(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 939 (H.B. 3693), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2007.|Sec. 388.010.  OUTREACH TO NEAR-NONATTAINMENT AREAS.  The commission shall conduct outreach to near-nonattainment areas and affected counties on the benefits of implementing energy efficiency initiatives, including the promotion of energy-efficient building programs and urban heat island mitigation techniques, as a way to meet air quality attainment goals under the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7401 et seq.), as amended.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1331, Sec. 17, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 388.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 388 - Texas Building Energy Performance Standards|Section 388.011. Certification of Municipal Building Inspectors

Sec. 388.011.  CERTIFICATION OF MUNICIPAL BUILDING INSPECTORS.  The laboratory shall develop and administer statewide a training program for municipal building inspectors seeking to become code-certified inspectors.  The laboratory shall also work with national code organizations to assist participants in the certification program.  The laboratory may collect reasonable fees from participants in the program to pay the costs of administering the program.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1148, Sec. 1.Renumbered from Health and Safety Code, Section 388.009 by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 23.001(50), eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 388.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 388 - Texas Building Energy Performance Standards|Section 388.012. Development of Alternative Energy-Saving Methods

Sec. 388.012.  DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY-SAVING METHODS.  The laboratory shall develop at least three alternative methods for achieving a 15 percent greater potential energy savings in residential, commercial, and industrial construction than the potential energy savings of construction that is in minimum compliance with Section 388.003.  The alternative methods:(1)  may include both prescriptive and performance-based approaches, such as the approach of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star qualified new home labeling program; and(2)  must include an estimate of:(A)  the implementation costs and energy savings to consumers; and(B)  the related emissions reductions.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1095 (H.B. 2129), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 389.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 389 - Emissions Reduction Recognition Efforts|Section 389.001. Definition

Sec. 389.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "commission" means the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 967, Sec. 1(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 389.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 389 - Emissions Reduction Recognition Efforts|Section 389.002. Use of Certain Information for Federal Recognition of Emissions Reductions

Sec. 389.002.  USE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION FOR FEDERAL RECOGNITION OF EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS.  The commission, using information derived from the reports to the commission under Sections 386.205, 388.003(e), and 388.006, shall take all appropriate and necessary actions so that emissions reductions achieved by means of activities under Chapters 386 and 388 are credited by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to the appropriate emissions reduction objectives in the state implementation plan.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 967, Sec. 1(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 389.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 389 - Emissions Reduction Recognition Efforts|Section 389.003. Computing Energy Efficiency Emissions Reductions and Associated Credits

Sec. 389.003.  COMPUTING ENERGY EFFICIENCY EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS AND ASSOCIATED CREDITS.  (a)  The commission shall develop a method to use in computing emissions reductions obtained through energy efficiency initiatives, including renewable energy initiatives, and the credits associated with those reductions.(b)  The laboratory shall assist the commission and affected political subdivisions in quantifying, as part of the state implementation plan, credits for emissions reductions attributable to energy efficiency programs, including renewable energy programs.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1331, Sec. 18, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1125 (H.B. 2481), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 390.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 390 - Clean School Bus Program|Section 390.001. Definitions

Sec. 390.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.(1-a)  "Diesel exhaust" means one or more of the air pollutants emitted from an engine by the combustion of diesel fuel, including particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds, air toxics, and carbon monoxide.(2)  "Incremental cost" has the meaning assigned by Section 386.001.(3)  "Program" means the clean school bus program established under this chapter.(4)  "Qualifying fuel" includes any liquid or gaseous fuel or additive registered or verified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, other than standard gasoline or diesel, that is ultimately dispensed into a school bus that provides reductions of emissions of particulate matter.(5)  "Retrofit" has the meaning assigned by Section 386.101.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 766 (H.B. 3469), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 755 (S.B. 1731), Sec. 8(h-1), eff. August 30, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 390.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 390 - Clean School Bus Program|Section 390.002. Program

Sec. 390.002.  PROGRAM.  (a)  The commission shall establish and administer a clean school bus program designed to reduce the exposure of school children to diesel exhaust in and around diesel-fueled school buses.  Under the program, the commission shall provide grants for eligible projects to offset the incremental cost of projects that reduce emissions of diesel exhaust.(b)  Projects that may be considered for a grant under the program include:(1)  diesel oxidation catalysts for school buses built before 1994;(2)  diesel particulate filters for school buses built from 1994 to 1998;(3)  the purchase and use of emission-reducing add-on equipment for school buses, including devices that reduce crankcase emissions;(4)  the use of qualifying fuel;(5)  other technologies that the commission finds will bring about significant emissions reductions; and(6)  replacement of a pre-2007 model year school bus.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 766 (H.B. 3469), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 755 (S.B. 1731), Sec. 8(h-2), eff. August 30, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 390.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 390 - Clean School Bus Program|Section 390.003. Application for Grant

Sec. 390.003.  APPLICATION FOR GRANT.  (a)  A school district in this state that operates one or more diesel-fueled school buses or a transportation system provided by a countywide school district may apply for and receive a grant under the program.(b)  The commission may adopt guidelines to allow a regional planning commission, council of governments, or similar regional planning agency created under Chapter 391, Local Government Code, or a private nonprofit organization to also apply for and receive a grant to improve the ability of the program to achieve its goals.(c)  An application for a grant under this chapter must be made on a form provided by the commission and must contain the information required by the commission.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 766 (H.B. 3469), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2005.|