81R9478 SLB-D
By: Davis, Wendy S.B. No. 1466
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the purchase of cement by the Texas Department of
Transportation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 201, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 201.711 to read as follows:
Sec. 201.711. EXPENDITURES FOR CEMENT. (a) This section
applies only to the procurement of cement for use in a department
district under Section 201.105 that:
(1) contains a county that:
(A) has a population greater than one million;
and
(B) is located in an area that, on January 1,
2009, was classified as a moderate nonattainment area for the
eight-hour ozone standard by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency under 42 U.S.C. Section 7511; or
(2) is adjacent to a district described by Subdivision
(1).
(b) In procuring cement, either directly or through a
subcontract, the department shall select a vendor that demonstrates
that the cement was produced from a portland cement kiln that:
(1) utilizes a dry raw material feed precalciner
pyroprocessing technology; and
(2) meets or exceeds regulatory requirements for
emissions of nitrogen oxide.
SECTION 2. Section 201.711, Transportation Code, as added
by this Act, applies only to a request for bids, proposals, or other
offers by or on behalf of the Texas Department of Transportation
that relates to a contract that involves the purchase of cement that
is published on or after September 1, 2009.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.