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