Section 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.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 388.001
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 967, Sec. 1(b), eff. 9/1/2001.