(a) The purposes of this section are:
(1) to ensure that student demand for courses is met; and
(2) to encourage the efficient use of existing instructional facilities while reducing the need for new instructional facilities.
(b) This section applies only to funding for a course provided by:
(1) The University of Texas at Austin;
(2) Texas A&M University; or
(3) Texas Tech University.

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(c) To carry out the purposes of this section, for each institution of higher education listed under Subsection (b), the board shall include in the formulas established under § 61.059 funding in amounts sufficient to cover the institution’s revenue loss resulting from any reduction in tuition rates under § 54.061.
(d) In addition to the funding included under Subsection (c), in the formulas established under § 61.059, as an incentive for the institutions to reduce tuition rates under § 54.061, the board may include additional funding that represents a portion of the savings to the state resulting from the institution’s efficient use of resources.