CHAPTER 2311. ENERGY SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES FOR CRITICAL GOVERNMENTAL FACILITIES
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.