California Assembly Bill AB2635 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 2635INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member John A. Prez FEBRUARY 24, 2012 An act to amend Section 22150 of the Public Contract Code, relating to public contracts. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2635, as introduced, John A. Prez. Public contracts: purchasing recycled products. Existing law provides that if the fitness and quality of recycled and nonrecycled products are equal, local public entities shall purchase specified recycled products whenever they are available at the same or a lesser total cost than nonrecycled items. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changesto that provision. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 22150 of the Public Contract Code is amended to read: 22150. (a) If fitness and quality are equal, each local public entity shall purchase recycled products, as defined in Section 12200, instead of nonrecycled products whenever recycled products are available at  the same   equal  or  a  lesser total cost than nonrecycled items. (b) A local public entity may give preference to suppliers of recycled products. (c) A local public entity may define the amount of this preference.