This website will be unavailable from Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. through Monday, June 3, 2024 at 7:00 a.m. due to data center maintenance.

	
Amend CSHB 1365 by adding the following appropriately 
numbered sections and renumbering subsequent sections accordingly:
	SECTION ___.  Section 388.003, Health and Safety Code, is 
amended by amending Subsection (d) and by adding Subsections (j) 
and (k) to read as follows:
	(d)  A municipality or county may establish procedures to 
adopt:      
		(1)  local amendments to the International Energy 
Conservation Code and the energy efficiency chapter of the 
International Residential Code; or
		(2)  local building codes that meet or exceed the green 
building standards under Section 388.009.
	(j)  As required by Section 389.002, the commission shall 
report the energy savings identified under Subsection (e)(2) to the 
United States Environmental Protection Agency and shall 
periodically revise the state implementation plan to reflect the 
emissions reductions achieved.
	(k)  The commission, by rule, shall designate a method by 
which a municipality, county, builder, or other person can 
estimate:
		(1)  the energy savings and emissions reductions that 
would be generated by the adoption of a code, the implementation of 
a standard under this chapter, or the construction of a project that 
implements the code or standards; and
		(2)  the emissions reduction credits that the 
municipality or county could accrue toward attainment under the 
state implementation plan as reported by the commission under 
Section 389.002.
	SECTION ___.  Chapter 388, Health and Safety Code, is 
amended by adding Sections 388.009 and 388.010 to read as follows:
	Sec. 388.009.  GREEN BUILDING PROGRAM.  (a) In this section, 
"National Housing Act" means Section 203(b), (i), or (k) of the 
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. Sections 1709(b), (i), and (k)), as 
amended.
	(b)  The General Land Office, in consultation with the 
laboratory, the commission, and an advisory committee appointed by 
the General Land Office, may develop a green building accreditation 
program for buildings that exceed the building energy performance 
standards under Section 388.003 by 15 percent or more.
	(c)  If the General Land Office adopts a program under this 
section, the General Land Office, in consultation with the 
laboratory, shall update the program on or before December 1 of each 
even-numbered year using the best available green building 
practices.
	(d)  If the General Land Office adopts a program under this 
section, the program shall use a checklist system to produce a green 
building scorecard to help:
		(1)  home buyers compare potential homes and, by 
providing a copy of the completed scorecard to a mortgage lender, 
qualify for energy–efficient mortgages under the National Housing 
Act; and
		(2)  communities qualify for emissions reduction 
credits by adopting codes that meet or exceed the green building or 
energy performance standards established under this chapter.
	(e)  If the General Land Office adopts a program under this 
section, the General Land Office shall base green building 
standards for commercial buildings on federal agency programs.
	(f)  The General Land Office may establish a public 
information program to inform homeowners, sellers, buyers, and 
others regarding green building ratings.
	(g)  If the General Land Office adopts a program under this 
section, the laboratory shall establish a system to measure the 
reduction in energy and emissions produced under the green building 
program and report those savings to the commission.
	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 green 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.).
	SECTION ___.  Chapter 389, Health and Safety Code, is 
amended by adding Section 389.003 to read as follows:
	Sec. 389.003.  COMPUTING ENERGY EFFICIENCY CREDITS.  The 
commission shall develop a method to use in computing the credits 
received for emissions reductions obtained through energy 
efficiency initiatives.
	SECTION ___.  Not later than December 1, 2003, the Texas 
Commission on Environmental Quality:
		(1)  shall adopt rules needed to implement Sections 
388.010 and 389.003, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act; 
and
		(2)  shall develop a method for computing energy 
efficiency credits, as required by Section 389.003, Health and 
Safety Code, as added by this Act.