(a) The state building energy management program shall be transferred from the department of general services to the department of finance and administration, as to any functions related to the energy management program for state buildings and state-owned facilities. All staff, staff positions, equipment, supplies, property, funds and other resources of the functions referenced above shall be transferred to the department of finance and administration. Energy management functions not related to state buildings and state-owned facilities shall remain with the department of general services.
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 4-3-1012
Agriculture: means :(i) The land, buildings and machinery used in the commercial production of farm products and nursery stock. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
Code: includes the Tennessee Code and all amendments and revisions to the code and all additions and supplements to the code. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) The duties of the department relative to energy management shall include:
(1) Defining and implementing specific yearly conservation/energy management goals for state-owned facilities in coordination with the state architect’s office and the state building commission;(2) Defining and implementing an energy efficiency code for future state buildings to include a review of renewable options by means of life-cycle analysis. This life-cycle analysis of renewable options shall be mandatory;(3) Developing and implementing, in coordination with the department of general services, a formalized monitoring and analyzing schedule for utility data from state buildings, including both costs and usage;(4) Developing and implementing an energy management program for state government; and(5) Preparing an annual report on the activities of the department relative to energy management. The department shall publish the report on the department’s website and shall submit the report to the governor, the speakers of the senate and the house of representatives, the chairs of the government operations committees of the senate and the house of representatives and the chairs of the energy, agriculture and natural resources committee of the senate and the agriculture and natural resources committee of the house of representatives, or their successor committees. The report shall include savings realized by the state as a result of the office’s activities expressed in both units of energy saved and monetary cost-avoidance.(c) The energy management program described in subsection (b) may include, but is not limited to, implementing energy cost saving measures in buildings under the jurisdiction of the state building commission. The measures may include, but shall not be limited to, maintenance, repair or replacement of lighting and mechanical equipment and related controls. Energy cost saving measures may be implemented through contracts with energy professionals, including, but not limited to, energy service companies, commissioning and retro commissioning firms and agencies and energy auditing consultants. Such contracts are subject to approval by the state building commission. All departments, institutions and agencies having control of, or responsibility for, the management or operation of buildings under the jurisdiction of the state building commission shall cooperate with state building energy management in implementing energy cost saving measures.
