82R22046 CJC-F
By: Callegari H.B. No. 3395
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3395:
By: Harper-Brown C.S.H.B. No. 3395
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to state purchasing preferences for recycled products.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2155.445(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) The commission and state agencies may [shall] give
preference to recycled, remanufactured, or environmentally
sensitive products, as those terms are defined by rule of the
commission, in purchases made under this subtitle if the product
meets state specifications regarding quantity and quality.
SECTION 2. Section 2155.446, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 2155.446. PURCHASE AND USE OF PAPER CONTAINING
RECYCLED FIBERS. (a) The commission may [shall] contract for paper
containing the highest proportion of recycled fibers for all
purposes for which paper with recycled fibers may be used and to the
extent that the paper is available at a reasonable price through
normal commercial sources to supply the state's needs.
(b) A state agency that purchases through the commission may
[shall] place orders for papers containing recycled fibers to the
highest extent of its needs and to the extent that the paper is
available through the commission's purchasing procedures.
SECTION 3. Section 2155.447, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 2155.447. PURCHASE OF RECYCLED OIL. The commission,
all state agencies, and all state agency employees who purchase
motor oil and other automotive lubricants for state-owned vehicles
may [shall] give preference to motor oils and lubricants that
contain at least 25 percent recycled oil if the cost to the state
and the quality are comparable to those of new oil and lubricants.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2011.