The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter,
shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise.
(1) "Cost of idle facilities or idle capacity" means
costs such as maintenance, repair, housing, rent, and other related
costs, e.g., insurance, interest, property taxes and depreciation
or use allowances.
(2) "Facilities" means land and buildings or any portion
thereof, equipment individually or collectively, or any other tangible
capital asset, wherever located, and whether owned or leased by the
governmental agency.
(3) "Funding Out Clause" means the constitutional prohibitions
on spending as set out in Sections 49 and 49a, Article III, Texas
Constitution and codified in Texas Government Code §2167.055(e)
(West 2008) which are incorporated into the state lease, as amended.
(4) "Governmental agency" means a board, commission,
department, office, or other agency in the executive branch of state
government, including an institution of higher education as defined
by Section 61.003, Education Code.
(5) "Idle capacity" means the unused capacity of partially
used facilities. It is the difference between: (a) that which a facility
could achieve under 100 percent operating time on a one-shift basis
less operating interruptions resulting from time lost for repairs,
setups, unsatisfactory materials, and other normal delays; and (b)
the extent to which the facility was actually used to meet demands
during the accounting period. A multi-shift basis should be used if
it can be shown that this amount of usage would normally be expected
for the type of facility involved.
(6) "Idle facilities" means completely unused facilities
that are excess to the governmental agency's current needs.
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