SECTION 19.12. Application

(a) These rules apply to all state agencies and institutions of higher education.

(b) Providing agency reporting requirements. A state agency or institution of higher education that occupies or manages a state-owned building and is responsible for the provision of utilities shall:

(1) have the primary responsibility for development and implementation of an Energy and Water Management Plan;

(2) develop a Long Range Utility Services Plan; and

(3) report utility consumption data to SECO.

(c) Tenant agency reporting requirements. A state agency or institution of higher education that occupies a building managed by another party and is not responsible for building renovation projects shall:

(1) develop an Energy and Water Management Plan;

(2) if the tenant agency occupies space of a providing agency, provide assistance in developing the Energy and Water Management Plan of the providing agency; and

(3) if the tenant agency has access to utility consumption data, report the utility consumption data to SECO.

Source Note: The provisions of this §19.12 adopted to be effective August 13, 2002, 27 TexReg 7168; amended to be effective April 7, 2016, 41 TexReg 2494