| 1 | 1 | | 88R12661 SRA-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Harris of Williamson H.B. No. 2977 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the awarding of contracts by the Texas Department of |
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| 8 | 8 | | Transportation for certain materials used in road construction |
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| 9 | 9 | | projects. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 223, Transportation Code, |
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| 12 | 12 | | is amended by adding Section 223.0471 to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | Sec. 223.0471. PROHIBITED PREFERENCE FOR CERTAIN BIDS BASED |
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| 14 | 14 | | ON USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE CRITERIA FOR |
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| 15 | 15 | | MATERIAL SELECTION. In comparing bids for materials to be used in a |
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| 16 | 16 | | project to which this chapter applies, the department may not give a |
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| 17 | 17 | | preference to a bid that proposes using certain materials based on |
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| 18 | 18 | | environmental, social, and governance criteria, including carbon |
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| 19 | 19 | | emission criteria, if the proposed materials are less cost |
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| 20 | 20 | | effective or durable than alternative materials for the same |
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| 21 | 21 | | project. |
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| 22 | 22 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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