Replace all of the gasoline energy lawn equipment with rechargeable battery power equipment for government buildings..

The three main concerns when gasoline energy lawn equipment include economic impact, air pollution, and noise pollution. With properties in over 1200 cities and 254 counties, as well as state owned properties, combined costs of gasoline power lawn equipment for the governments in Texas would be very high. The combustion of gallons of fuel will have ambient emissions which cause an environmental impact. Every gallon of gasoline when burned produces 20 lbs. of CO2. The noise produced by an internal combustion engine can reach over 90dB, and frequent operation of this equipment can lead to hearing loss. Compared with battery powered equipment which is silent, the benefit for the operator and the medical costs associated with hearing loss cannot be accurately determined but are real.