0001| HOUSE BILL 736 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| RAYMOND G. SANCHEZ | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| AN ACT | 0011| RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCES; AMENDING THE PUBLIC BUILDING | 0012| ENERGY EFFICIENCY ACT TO INCLUDE WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES | 0013| AND TO PROVIDE THAT STATE AGENCIES MAY CARRY OVER UTILITY | 0014| SAVINGS REALIZED THROUGH GUARANTEED UTILITY SAVINGS CONTRACTS. | 0015| | 0016| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0017| Section 1. Section 6-23-1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993, | 0018| Chapter 231, Section 1) is amended to read: | 0019| "6-23-1. SHORT TITLE. [Sections 1 through 10 of this | 0020| act] Chapter 6, Article 23 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the | 0021| "Public Building Energy Efficiency and Water Conservation | 0022| Act"." | 0023| Section 2. Section 6-23-2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993, | 0024| Chapter 231, Section 2) is amended to read: | 0025| "6-23-2. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Public Building | 0001| Energy Efficiency and Water Conservation Act: | 0002| A. "energy conservation measure" means a training | 0003| program or facility alteration designed to reduce energy | 0004| consumption or operating costs and may include: | 0005| (1) insulation of the building structure or | 0006| systems within the building; | 0007| (2) storm windows or doors, caulking or | 0008| weatherstripping, multiglazed windows or doors, heat absorbing | 0009| or heat reflective glazed and coated window or door systems, | 0010| additional glazing, reductions in glass area or other window | 0011| and door system modifications that reduce energy consumption; | 0012| (3) automated or computerized energy control | 0013| systems; | 0014| (4) heating, ventilating or air conditioning | 0015| system modifications or replacements; | 0016| (5) replacement or modification of lighting | 0017| fixtures to increase the energy efficiency of the lighting | 0018| system without increasing the overall illumination of a | 0019| facility, unless an increase in illumination is necessary to | 0020| conform to the applicable state or local building code for the | 0021| lighting system after the proposed modifications are made; | 0022| (6) energy recovery systems; | 0023| (7) solar heating and cooling systems or other | 0024| renewable energy systems; | 0025| (8) cogeneration systems that produce steam or | 0001| forms of energy such as heat, as well as electricity, for use | 0002| primarily within a building or complex of buildings; or | 0003| (9) energy conservation measures that provide | 0004| long-term operating cost reductions; | 0005| B. "governmental unit" means an agency, institution | 0006| or instrumentality of the state, a municipality, a county or a | 0007| school district; | 0008| C. "guaranteed [energy] utility savings | 0009| contract" means a contract for the evaluation and | 0010| recommendation of energy or water conservation measures, or | 0011| both, and for the implementation of one or more of those | 0012| measures, and which contract provides that all payments, except | 0013| obligations on termination of the contract before its | 0014| expiration, are to be made over time and the savings are | 0015| guaranteed to the extent necessary to make the payments for the | 0016| energy or water conservation measures, or both; | 0017| D. "qualified provider" means a person or business | 0018| experienced in the design, implementation and installation of | 0019| energy or water conservation measures, or both, and who | 0020| meets the experience qualifications developed by the energy, | 0021| minerals and natural resources department for energy | 0022| conservation measures or the state engineer's office for water | 0023| conservation measures; and | 0024| E. "water conservation measures" means a training | 0025| program, change in maintenance practices or facility or | 0001| landscape alteration designed to reduce water consumption or | 0002| operating costs." | 0003| Section 3. Section 6-23-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993, | 0004| Chapter 231, Section 3) is amended to read: | 0005| "6-23-3. ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND WATER CONSERVATION | 0006| CONTRACTS AUTHORIZED--ENERGY OR WATER SAVINGS GUARANTEE | 0007| REQUIRED.-- | 0008| A. A governmental unit may enter into a guaranteed | 0009| [energy] utility savings contract with a qualified provider | 0010| to reduce energy, water or operating costs if, after review | 0011| of the [energy] utility efficiency proposal from the | 0012| qualified provider, the governmental unit finds that: | 0013| (1) the amount the governmental unit would | 0014| spend on the energy or water conservation measures, or | 0015| both, recommended in the proposal is not likely to exceed the | 0016| amount to be saved in energy and operational costs over ten | 0017| years from the date of installation if the recommendations in | 0018| the proposal were followed; and | 0019| (2) the qualified provider can provide a | 0020| written guarantee that the energy, water or operating cost | 0021| savings will meet or exceed the costs of the system. | 0022| B. A guaranteed [energy] utility savings | 0023| contract shall include a written guarantee from the qualified | 0024| provider that annual savings shall meet or exceed the cost of | 0025| the energy or water conservation measures, or both. | 0001| C. A guaranteed [energy] utility savings | 0002| contract may extend beyond the fiscal year in which it becomes | 0003| effective and may provide for payments over a period of time | 0004| not to exceed ten years; provided, however, such payments | 0005| shall be made only from special funds authorized for that | 0006| purpose pursuant to the Public Building Energy Efficiency and | 0007| Water Conservation Act or other law. | 0008| D. A governmental unit may enter into an | 0009| installment payment contract or lease-purchase agreement for | 0010| the purchase and installation of energy or water conservation | 0011| measures, or both, pursuant to a guaranteed [energy] | 0012| utility savings contract, but only in accordance with the | 0013| provisions of the Public Building Energy Efficiency and Water | 0014| Conservation Act." | 0015| Section 4. Section 6-23-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993, | 0016| Chapter 231, Section 4) is amended to read: | 0017| "6-23-4. GUARANTEED [ENERGY] UTILITY SAVINGS | 0018| CONTRACT--PERFORMANCE BOND REQUIRED. [No] A governmental | 0019| unit shall not enter into a guaranteed [energy] utility | 0020| savings contract unless a performance bond that meets the | 0021| requirements of this section is delivered by the qualified | 0022| provider to the governmental unit and that bond becomes binding | 0023| on the parties upon the execution of the guaranteed utility | 0024| savings contract. The qualified provider shall provide a | 0025| performance bond satisfactory to the governmental unit and its | 0001| approving agency executed by a surety company authorized to do | 0002| business in this state and approved in federal circular 570 | 0003| published by the United States treasury department or by the | 0004| state board of finance. The bond shall be in an amount equal | 0005| to the amount of the guarantee given by the qualified provider | 0006| in the guaranteed [energy] utility savings contract." | 0007| Section 5. Section 6-23-5 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993, | 0008| Chapter 231, Section 5) is amended to read: | 0009| "6-23-5. CONTRACT APPROVAL REQUIRED.-- | 0010| A. [No] A governmental unit shall not enter | 0011| into a guaranteed [energy] utility savings contract with a | 0012| qualified provider or any installment payment contract or | 0013| lease-purchase agreement pursuant to that contract unless the | 0014| contracts and agreements are reviewed and approved as follows: | 0015| (1) for school districts, by the | 0016| superintendent of public instruction; | 0017| (2) for agencies, institutions and | 0018| instrumentalities of the state, by the secretary of general | 0019| services; and | 0020| (3) for municipalities and counties, by the | 0021| secretary of finance and administration. | 0022| B. The approval required under this section shall | 0023| be given upon: | 0024| (1) a determination that the contracts and | 0025| agreements comply with the provisions of the Public Building | 0001| Energy Efficiency and Water Conservation Act and other | 0002| applicable law; [and] | 0003| (2) certification by the energy, minerals and | 0004| natural resources department that the qualified provider of | 0005| energy conservation measures meets the experience requirements | 0006| set by the department and the guaranteed energy savings from | 0007| the energy conservation measures proposed appear to be | 0008| accurately estimated and reasonable; and | 0009| (3) certification by the state engineer's | 0010| office that the qualified provider of water conservation | 0011| measures meets the experience requirements set by that office | 0012| and the guaranteed water savings from the water conservation | 0013| measures proposed appear to be accurately estimated and | 0014| reasonable." | 0015| Section 6. Section 6-23-6 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993, | 0016| Chapter 231, Section 6) is amended to read: | 0017| "6-23-6. CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS NOT A GENERAL | 0018| OBLIGATION OF THE GOVERNMENTAL UNIT.--Payment obligations of a | 0019| governmental unit pursuant to a guaranteed [energy] utility | 0020| savings contract with a qualified provider and any installment | 0021| payment contract or lease-purchase agreement pursuant to a | 0022| guaranteed [energy] utility savings contract are not | 0023| general obligations of the governmental unit and are | 0024| collectible only from revenues pledged for that purpose in | 0025| accordance with the Public Building Energy Efficiency and | 0001| Water Conservation Act." | 0002| Section 7. A new Section 6-23-6.1 NMSA 1978 is enacted | 0003| read: | 0004| "6-23-6.1. [NEW MATERIAL] REPORTING AND RETENTION OF | 0005| UTILITY COST SAVINGS FOR STATE AGENCIES.-- | 0006| A. A state agency entering into a guaranteed | 0007| utility savings contract with a qualified provider shall, no | 0008| later than thirty days after the close of the fiscal year, | 0009| furnish the energy, minerals and natural resources department a | 0010| consumption and savings report, in a format established jointly | 0011| by that department and the department of finance and | 0012| administration, which estimates any cost savings resulting from | 0013| the implementation of the guaranteed utility savings contract | 0014| during the fiscal year. The report shall include: | 0015| (1) the name or description of each facility | 0016| or major utility system covered by the report; | 0017| (2) utility account numbers; | 0018| (3) a record of monthly consumption of water, | 0019| energy by fuel type, or both; and | 0020| (4) a record of monthly per-unit cost of | 0021| water, energy by fuel type, or both. | 0022| B. If the consumption and savings report for a | 0023| state agency shows a utility or operating cost savings at the | 0024| end of the fiscal year that resulted from implementation of a | 0025| guaranteed utility savings contract and causes an unexpended | 0001| and unencumbered balance in the agency's utility line item, the | 0002| department of finance and administration shall carry forward | 0003| the dollar amount of the energy, water or operating cost | 0004| savings as a reserved designated fund balance to the subsequent | 0005| fiscal year. | 0006| C. Beginning the year after the utility cost | 0007| savings measures are implemented, and until any alternative | 0008| financing for a guaranteed utility savings contract is repaid, | 0009| or for a period of no more than five years, whichever is less, | 0010| all utility budgets and appropriations for the state agency | 0011| shall be based on: | 0012| (1) the energy or water consumption levels, or | 0013| both, before the energy or water conservation measures were | 0014| implemented; | 0015| (2) the same allowance for escalation or | 0016| decrease of utility costs given state agencies that did not | 0017| participate in a guaranteed utility savings contract; and | 0018| (3) any adjustments for acquisitions, | 0019| expansions, sale or disposition of state agency facilities. | 0020| D. At the end of the repayment period for the | 0021| guaranteed utility savings contract, or five years, whichever | 0022| is less, new budgets or appropriations for utilities shall | 0023| again be based upon actual utility consumption. | 0024| E. Upon carryover of the dollar amount of energy, | 0025| water or operating cost savings as a reserved designated fund | 0001| balance to the subsequent fiscal year, state agencies may | 0002| submit a budget adjustment request to use those funds for the | 0003| following purposes: | 0004| (1) up to one hundred percent of the funds may | 0005| be used for additional energy or water conservation measures, | 0006| or both; and | 0007| (2) after encumbrances for additional energy | 0008| or water conservation measures, or both, have been made, up to | 0009| fifty percent of the remaining funds may be used for purposes | 0010| consistent with the duties and responsibilities assigned to the | 0011| state agency, while the remaining funds shall revert to the | 0012| general fund. | 0013| F. For the purposes of this section, "state agency" | 0014| means an agency, institution or instrumentality of the state of | 0015| New Mexico eligible to receive income from lands granted for | 0016| the use of certain institutions and deposited in income funds | 0017| pursuant to Section 19-1-17 NMSA 1978. "State agency" does not | 0018| include a municipality, county or school district." | 0019| Section 8. Section 6-23-7 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993, | 0020| Chapter 231, Section 7) is amended to read: | 0021| "6-23-7. PUBLIC SCHOOL [ENERGY EFFICIENCY] UTILITY | 0022| CONSERVATION FUND CREATED--USE.-- | 0023| A. The "public school [energy efficiency] | 0024| utility conservation fund" is created as a special fund in | 0025| the state treasury. The fund shall consist of money | 0001| transferred to the fund, from year to year, from the income of | 0002| the permanent fund and land income of which the common schools | 0003| are the beneficiary. No other money from any school district | 0004| or state source shall be deposited or paid into the public | 0005| school [energy efficiency] utility conservation fund. | 0006| B. Annually, after the calculation of the state | 0007| equalization guarantee [distributions] distribution has | 0008| been made, the superintendent of public instruction shall | 0009| determine the sum of the deductions made in the state | 0010| equalization guarantee [distributions] distribution of | 0011| school districts pursuant to Paragraph (6) of Subsection D of | 0012| Section 22-8-25 NMSA 1978 and shall certify that amount to the | 0013| secretary of finance and administration. Income from the | 0014| permanent fund and land income of which the common schools are | 0015| the beneficiary equal to that amount shall be transferred from | 0016| the common school current fund to the public school [energy | 0017| efficiency] utility conservation fund. | 0018| C. Money in the public school [energy efficiency] | 0019| utility conservation fund is appropriated to the state | 0020| department of public education solely for the purpose of | 0021| disbursing money to school districts to make payments pursuant | 0022| to any guaranteed [energy] utility savings contract between | 0023| the school district and a qualified provider or any installment | 0024| contract or lease-purchase agreement for the purchase and | 0025| installation of energy or water conservation measures, or | 0001| both pursuant to that guaranteed [energy] utility savings | 0002| contract. | 0003| D. Disbursements from the public school [energy | 0004| efficiency] utility conservation fund shall be made only to | 0005| school districts and only upon certification by the | 0006| superintendent of public instruction that the disbursement is | 0007| for a payment authorized by the Public Building Energy | 0008| Efficiency and Water Conservation Act. | 0009| E. The superintendent of public instruction shall | 0010| submit to the legislative finance committee prior to each | 0011| regular legislative session a list of school districts | 0012| proposing to enter into approved guaranteed [energy] | 0013| utility savings contracts in the succeeding fiscal year. The | 0014| list shall include information on the amount of the school | 0015| district's proposed annual payments and specific amounts that | 0016| utility and operational budget items are guaranteed to be | 0017| reduced to achieve the savings to make the payments. | 0018| F. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining | 0019| in the public school [energy efficiency] utility | 0020| conservation fund at the end of any fiscal year shall be | 0021| transferred to the public school fund." | 0022| Section 9. Section 6-23-8 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993, | 0023| Chapter 231, Section 8) is amended to read: | 0024| "6-23-8. MUNICIPALITIES--USE OF CERTAIN REVENUES | 0025| AUTHORIZED.--Upon adoption of an ordinance by an affirmative | 0001| vote of a majority of the members of the governing body at any | 0002| regular or special meeting of the governing body called for | 0003| this purpose, a municipality may pledge any or all revenues not | 0004| otherwise pledged or obligated from gross receipts taxes | 0005| received by the municipality pursuant to Section 7-1-6.4 NMSA | 0006| 1978 and [Subsections A and E of] Section 7-1-6.12 NMSA 1978 | 0007| for payments pursuant to a guaranteed [energy] utility | 0008| savings contract with a qualified provider and any installment | 0009| payment contract or lease-purchase agreement pursuant to that | 0010| guaranteed [energy] utility savings contract. The | 0011| ordinance shall declare the necessity for the guaranteed | 0012| [energy] utility savings contract and related contracts or | 0013| agreements and shall designate the source of the pledged | 0014| revenues. Any revenues pledged for such contract payments | 0015| shall be deposited in a special fund, and the municipality | 0016| shall not use any other revenues to make such payments. At the | 0017| end of each fiscal year, any money remaining in the special | 0018| fund after payment obligations are met may be transferred to | 0019| any other fund of the municipality." | 0020| Section 10. Section 6-23-9 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993, | 0021| Chapter 231, Section 9) is amended to read: | 0022| "6-23-9. COUNTIES--USE OF CERTAIN REVENUES AUTHORIZED.-- | 0023| Upon adoption of an ordinance by an affirmative vote of a | 0024| majority of the members of the board of county commissioners at | 0025| any regular or special meeting of the board called for this | 0001| purpose, a county may pledge any or all of the revenue not | 0002| otherwise pledged or obligated from the first one-eighth of one | 0003| percent increment and of one-half of the revenue from the third | 0004| one-eighth of one percent increment of the county gross | 0005| receipts tax transferred to the county pursuant to [Subsection | 0006| B of] Section 7-1-6.13 NMSA 1978 and any or all of the revenue | 0007| from the distribution related to the first one-eighth of one | 0008| percent increment made pursuant to Section 7-1-6.16 NMSA 1978 | 0009| for the purpose of making payments pursuant to a guaranteed | 0010| [energy] utility savings contract with a qualified provider | 0011| or any installment payment contract or lease-purchase agreement | 0012| pursuant to that guaranteed [energy] utility savings | 0013| contract. The ordinance shall declare the necessity for the | 0014| guaranteed [energy] utility savings contract and related | 0015| contracts or agreements and shall designate the source of the | 0016| pledged revenues. Any revenues pledged for such contract | 0017| payments shall be deposited in a special fund and the county | 0018| shall not use any other county or state revenue to make such | 0019| payments. At the end of each fiscal year, any money remaining | 0020| in the special fund after the payment obligations are met may | 0021| be transferred to any other fund of the county." | 0022| Section 11. Section 6-23-10 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993, | 0023| Chapter 231, Section 10) is amended to read: | 0024| "6-23-10. STATE INSTITUTIONS AND BUILDINGS--USE OF | 0025| CERTAIN REVENUES AUTHORIZED.--Income from lands granted for the | 0001| use of certain institutions and public buildings and deposited | 0002| in income funds for such institutions and buildings pursuant to | 0003| Section 19-1-17 NMSA 1978 may be appropriated and pledged for | 0004| payments pursuant to any guaranteed [energy] utility | 0005| savings contract or related lease-purchase agreement or | 0006| installment payment contract pursuant to the Public Building | 0007| Energy Efficiency and Water Conservation Act. Any money so | 0008| appropriated shall be deposited in a special fund or account of | 0009| the institution or fund and that revenue and no other revenue | 0010| shall be used to make such payments pursuant to the Public | 0011| Building Energy Efficiency and Water Conservation Act." | 0012|  | 0013| State of New Mexico | 0014| House of Representatives | 0015| | 0016| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0017| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| February 17, 1997 | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| Mr. Speaker: | 0024| | 0025| Your ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE, to | 0001| whom has been referred | 0002| | 0003| HOUSE BILL 736 | 0004| | 0005| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0006| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0007| | 0008| 1. On page 5, after line 12, insert the following new | 0009| subsection: | 0010| | 0011| "E. A governmental unit may enter into a utility savings | 0012| contract pursuant to Section 13-1-129 NMSA 1978 in accordance | 0013| with the provisions of the Public Building Energy and Water | 0014| Conservation Efficiency Act.", | 0015| | 0016| and thence referred to the APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE | 0017| COMMITTEE. | 0018| | 0019| Respectfully submitted, | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| James Roger Madalena, Chairman | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| Adopted Not Adopted | 0004| | 0005| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0006| | 0007| Date | 0008| | 0009| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against | 0010| Yes: 7 | 0011| Excused: M.P. Garcia, Getty, Picraux, Stewart, Salazar | 0012| Absent: None | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0736 State of New Mexico | 0017| House of Representatives | 0018| | 0019| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0020| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| March 1, 1997 | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| Mr. Speaker: | 0002| | 0003| Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to | 0004| whom has been referred | 0005| | 0006| HOUSE BILL 736, as amended | 0007| | 0008| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0009| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0010| | 0011| 1. On page 1, line 13, after "SAVINGS" insert "AND | 0012| CONSERVATION-RELATED OPERATING COST SAVINGS". | 0013| | 0014| 2. On page 2, line 3, after "or" insert "conservation- | 0015| related". | 0016| | 0017| 3. On page 4, line 1, before "operating" insert | 0018| "conservation-related". | 0019| | 0020| 4. On page 4, line 9, before "operating" insert | 0021| "conservation- | 0022| related". | 0023| | 0024| 5. On page 4, line 15, before "operational" insert | 0025| "conservation-related". | 0001| | 0002| 6. On page 4, line 19, before "operating" insert | 0003| "conservation-related". | 0004| | 0005| 7. On page 8, line 20, before "operating" insert | 0006| "conservation-related". | 0007| | 0008| 8. On page 8, line 25, before "operating" insert | 0009| "conservation-related". | 0010| | 0011| 9. On page 9, line 3, after "savings" insert "and | 0012| conservation-related operating cost savings". | 0013| | 0014| 10. On page 9, line 22, before "operating" insert | 0015| "conservation-related". | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| . | 0020| | 0021| Respectfully submitted, | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| Max Coll, Chairman | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| Adopted Not Adopted | 0006| | 0007| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0008| | 0009| Date | 0010| | 0011| The roll call vote was 10 For 0 Against | 0012| Yes: 10 | 0013| Excused: Heaton, Knowles, Pearce, Salazar, Taylor, Wallace, | 0014| Watchman | 0015| Absent: None | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| .117970.1 | 0019| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0736 | 0020| | 0021| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE HB 736/a | 0022| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| March 10, 1997 | 0001| | 0002| Mr. President: | 0003| | 0004| Your CONSERVATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0005| | 0006| HOUSE BILL 736, as amended | 0007| | 0008| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0009| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0010| | 0011| 1. On page 3, line 5, after "state," insert "including two- | 0012| and four-year institutions of higher education,". | 0013| | 0014| 2. On page 9, line 6, strike "five" and insert in lieu | 0015| thereof "ten". | 0016| | 0017| 3. On page 9, line 18, strike "five" and insert in lieu | 0018| thereof "ten". | 0019| | 0020| Respectfully submitted, | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| __________________________________ | 0001| Michael S. Sanchez, Chairman | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0006| Adopted_______________________ | 0007| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| Date ________________________ | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against | 0014| Yes: 7 | 0015| No: None | 0016| Excused: Davis, Macias, Payne | 0017| Absent: None | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| H0736C01 .118502.1 |