§ 447.001 Governance and General Authority
§ 447.002 Information; Procedures and Rules; Measures and Programs
§ 447.003 Liaison to Federal Government
§ 447.004 Design Standards
§ 447.005 Energy and Water Efficiency Projects
§ 447.006 Additional Energy and Water Services
§ 447.007 Energy and Water Audits
§ 447.008 Energy-Saving and Water-Saving Devices or Measures
§ 447.009 Energy and Water Management Planning; Reporting
§ 447.010 Fuel Savings for State Agencies
§ 447.011 Field Demonstrations
§ 447.012 Appliance Standards
§ 447.013 Advanced Clean Energy Project Grant and Loan Program
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Terms Used In Texas Government Code Chapter 447 - State Energy Conservation Office

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Comptroller: means the state comptroller of public accounts. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Effects: includes all personal property and all interest in that property. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • 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.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Variable Rate: Having a "variable" rate means that the APR changes from time to time based on fluctuations in an external rate, normally the Prime Rate. This external rate is known as the "index." If the index changes, the variable rate normally changes. Also see Fixed Rate.
  • Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005