- (a) This section does not apply to a vending machine that contains a perishable food product, as defined by Section 96.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
- (b) The commission shall require an entity that owns or operates a vending machine located in a building owned or leased by the state to activate and maintain any internal energy-saving or energy-management device or option that is already part of the machine or contained in the machine.
(c) The commission shall require the use of an external energy-saving or energy-management device for each vending machine that:
- (1) is located in a building owned or leased by the state;
- (2) operates with a compressor; and
- (3) does not have an activated and operational internal energy-saving or energy-management device or option.
- (d) An entity that owns or operates a vending machine subject to this section is responsible for any expenses associated with the acquisition, installation, or maintenance of an energy-saving device required by this section.
- (e) The commission may impose an administrative fine on an entity that operates a vending machine subject to this section in an amount not to exceed $250 a year for each machine found to be in violation of this section or rules adopted by the commission under this section.
- (f) The commission shall adopt rules relating to the specifications for and regulation of energy-saving devices required by this section.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 939 (H.B. 3693), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2007.