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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 2005-04-03 Energy Reduction ProgramCITY OF ANNA, TEXAS RESOLUTION NO. 2005-04-03 CITY OF ANNA COMMITMENT TO ESTABLISH AND PARTICIPATE IN AN ENERGY REDUCTION PROGRAM WHEREAS, Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Parker, Rockwall and Tarrant counties have now been designated by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 as an ozone non -attainment area, and WHEREAS, under this act the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) has submitted a proposed State Implementation Plan (SIP) requiring emissions reduction of sources under their control; and, WHEREAS, S.B. 5, Section 388.005, requires certain political subdivisions to establish a program to implement all energy efficiency measures possible that are economically feasible to reduce their electrical consumption, thus helping to reduce emissions within these ozone non -attainment areas; and, WHEREAS, this bill requires that certain political subdivisions work to establish a goal to reduce electrical consumption by the political subdivision by five percent each year for five years, beginning January 1, 2002; and, WHEREAS, the City of Anna is required to submit annually a report to the State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) regarding efforts and progress under this section and it is furthermore required that the State Energy Conservation Office provide assistance and information to help in meeting established goals based on the statistics reported. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Anna is committed to reducing electrical consumption and will work to establish an "Energy Reduction Program" as prescribed in S.B. 5, Section 388.005. PASSED by the following vote of all members of the City Council as present on this the 26th day of April, 2005. AYES NAYS ABSTENTIONS ATTEST: hccIt— APPROVED: RES 2005-04-03 Energy Consmation.dm Page 1 of 1 04-26-05