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Amend SB 982 (House Committee Printing) as follows:                          

(1)  In the recital to Section 4 of the bill (page 3, lines 11 	and 12), strike "Subsections (b-1) and (b-2)" and substitute 
"Subsections (b-1), (b-2), (c-1), and (c-2)".
	(2)  In Section 4 of the bill, in amended Subsection (b), 
Section 2166.403, Government Code (page 3, line 13), strike 
"During" and substitute "Except as provided by Subsection (c-1), 
during [During]".
	(3)  In Section 4 of the bill, in amended Subsection (b), 
Section 2166.403, Government Code (page 3, lines 14 and 15), strike 
"or institution" and substitute "[or institution]".
	(4)  In Section 4 of the bill, immediately following amended 
Subsection (c), Section 2166.403, Government Code (page 4, between 
lines 21 and 22), insert the following:
	(c-1)  For a project constructed by and for a state 
institution of higher education, the governing body of the 
institution shall, during the planning phase of the proposed 
construction for the project, verify in an open meeting the 
economic feasibility of incorporating into the building's design 
and proposed energy system alternative energy devices for space 
heating and cooling functions, water heating functions, electrical 
load functions, and interior lighting functions.  The governing 
body of the institution shall determine the economic feasibility of 
each function listed in this subsection by comparing the estimated 
cost of providing energy for the function, based on the use of 
conventional design practices and energy systems, with the 
estimated cost of providing energy for the function, based on the 
use of alternative energy devices, during the economic life of the 
building.
	(c-2)  If the use of alternative energy devices for a 
specific function is determined to be economically feasible under 
Subsection (c-1), the governing body shall include the use of 
alternative energy devices for that function in the construction 
plans for the project.