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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1285 By: Coleman
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to the Public Facilities Act;
7 amending 61 O.S. 2021, Section 213, which relates to
8 public building energy and environmental performance
8 program; defining terms; establishing certain
9 requirements for certain construction; requiring
9 certain system; authorizing the Office of Management
10 and Enterprise Services to promulgate rules and
10 standards; requiring use of certain vendors;
11 establishing criteria for certain solicitations;
11 requiring use of certain funds; and providing an
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15 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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16 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 61 O.S. 2021, Section 213, is
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17 amended to read as follows:
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18 Section 213. A. The purpose of this section is to promote
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19 effective energy and environmental standards for the construction,
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20 renovation, and maintenance of state buildings which will improve
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21 the capacity of the state to design, build, and operate high-
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22 performance buildings thus creating new jobs, contributing to
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23 economic growth, and increasing energy independence. To accomplish
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1 the objectives of this section, the state shall adopt planning and
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2 construction standards for state buildings that:
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3 1. Conserve energy consumption and optimize the energy
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4 performance of new building construction;
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5 2. Increase the demand for environmentally preferable building
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6 materials, finishes, and furnishings;
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7 3. Reduce the dependence of the state on imported sources of
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8 energy through buildings that conserve energy and utilize local and
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9 renewable energy sources;
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10 4. Protect and restore the natural resources of the state by
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11 avoiding development of inappropriate building sites;
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12 5. Reduce the burden on municipal water supply and treatment by
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13 reducing potable water consumption;
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14 6. Reduce waste generation and manage waste through recycling
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15 and diversion from landfill disposal;
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16 7. Establish life-cycle life cycle cost analysis as the
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17 appropriate and most efficient analysis to determine the optimal
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18 performance level of a building project;
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19 8. Ensure that the systems of each building project are
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20 designed, installed, and tested to perform according to the design
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21 intent and operational needs of the building; and
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22 9. Authorize the Office of Management and Enterprise Services
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23 to pursue ENERGY STAR designation from the United States
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1 Environmental Protection Agency to further demonstrate the energy
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2 efficiency of a public building project.
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3 B. As provided in this section:
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4 1. "Licensed vendor" means a contractor or professional that is
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5 authorized to do business in this state and holds a current license,
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6 registration, or certification necessary to perform the scope of
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7 work;
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8 2. "New construction" means any new facility built with state-
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9 appropriated funds and includes large-scale renovations to heating,
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10 ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems; and
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11 3. "State-funded entity" means any agency, board, commission,
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12 authority, department, office, institution within The Oklahoma State
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13 System of Higher Education, and career and technology center
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14 district in this state that receives state appropriations but shall
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15 not include public school districts or public charter schools in
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16 this state.
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17 C. The following standards shall be required in all new
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18 construction of a state-funded entity:
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19 1. Gas-fired heating systems shall achieve a minimum Annual
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20 Fuel Utilization Efficiency of ninety percent (90%) or greater,
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21 consistent with ENERGY STAR high-efficiency standards;
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22 2. Electric resistance heating shall not be permitted as a
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23 primary heat source except where required for backup or supplemental
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24 heating in multi-stage systems;
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1 3. Ground source or geothermal heat pumps shall achieve a
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2 minimum Coefficient of Performance of three and five-tenths (3.5)
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3 for heating and an Energy Efficiency Ratio of fifteen (15) for
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4 cooling, verified by the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and
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5 Refrigeration Institute and International Organization for
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6 Standardization ISO standard 13256-1;
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7 4. Air-source air conditioning shall achieve a minimum Energy
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8 Efficiency Ratio of twelve and two-tenths (12.2) or SEER2 rating of
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9 fifteen and two-tenths (15.2);
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10 5. Systems with variable-speed compressors, demand-controlled
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11 pumping, and integrated heat recovery for domestic hot water shall
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12 receive priority consideration for compliance scoring and funding;
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13 6. Air-source heat pumps, if used, shall meet or exceed a
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14 minimum Coefficient of Performance of two and eight-tenths (2.8) and
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15 Heating Seasonal Performance Factor of nine and five-tenths (9.5),
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16 with preference;
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17 7. When multiple compliant HVAC technologies are evaluated,
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18 preference shall be given to systems with the lowest life cycle
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19 energy cost, verified through third-party energy modeling. Ground
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20 source or geothermal systems shall serve as the benchmark for high-
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21 efficiency performance;
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22 8. A life cycle cost analysis shall be performed that includes
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23 the total energy consumption, maintenance, and replacement costs
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1 over a twenty-five-year period. Technology that demonstrates the
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2 lowest total life cycle cost shall receive priority for selection;
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3 9. Preference shall be given to licensed vendors in this state;
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4 10. Projects that integrate ground source or geothermal HVAC
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5 with on-site renewable energy sources shall qualify for enhanced
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6 efficiency scoring under a review conducted by the Office of
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7 Management and Enterprise Services; and
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8 11. All buildings shall participate in post-occupancy
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9 measurement and verification to validate system performance. Ground
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10 source or geothermal Coefficient of Performance and Energy
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11 Efficiency Ratio data shall be used to demonstrate compliance with
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12 annual energy efficiency goals.
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13 D. 1. Any new construction building shall incorporate a total
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14 building HVAC control system to monitor, manage, and optimize
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15 heating, ventilation, and air conditioning performance.
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16 2. The HVAC control system must be capable of the following:
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17 a. scheduling occupied and unoccupied cycles,
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18 b. monitoring indoor air quality,
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19 c. reducing energy consumption during peak demand
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20 periods, and
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21 d. integrating with lighting and window shading systems
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22 where applicable.
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23 3. The HVAC control system shall use non-proprietary control
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24 software.
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1 E. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall
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2 promulgate rules and standards necessary to implement the provisions
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3 of this section. Compliance shall be verified as part of the
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4 building design review and final occupancy certification process.
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5 F. 1. Projects financed in whole or in part with state-
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6 appropriated funds shall procure energy-related design and
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7 construction services from licensed vendors for any work that
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8 requires licensure.
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9 2. To the extent permitted by state and federal law,
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10 solicitations shall:
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11 a. require licensure in this state for relevant trades,
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12 b. apply resident bidder preference pursuant to Section
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14 c. include evaluation scoring for demonstrated presence
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15 in this state to include, but not be limited to,
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16 offices, workforce, apprenticeships, and service
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17 capacity,
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18 d. include engineers licensed in this state on staff for
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19 all aspects of design, and
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20 e. give preference to HVAC units made in this state.
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21 3. If no qualified licensed vendor in this state is available
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22 for a particular scope of work, the entity may contract with a
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23 vendor licensed in another state upon written justification sent to
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1 G. Federal grants or other sources of federal funding shall be
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2 utilized when available to fund new construction in this state.
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3 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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