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House Bill 3395 |
House Author: Callegari |
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Effective: 6-17-11 |
Senate Sponsor: Lucio |
House Bill 3395 amends the Government Code to require state agencies and the comptroller of public accounts to give preference to recycled, remanufactured, or environmentally sensitive products in state purchases if, in addition to the product meeting state specifications regarding quantity and quality, the average price of the product is not more than 10 percent greater than the price of comparable nonrecycled products. The bill establishes that a state agency is not required to purchase paper containing recycled fibers if the average price of such paper exceeds by more than 10 percent the price of comparable nonrecycled paper.
House Bill 3395 amends the Government Code to authorize the Department of Information Resources to publish on a state Internet website residential and business telephone directories published by a telecommunications utility or a private for-profit publisher that include information relating to TexasOnline and telephone numbers for state elected officials, state agencies, and state public services. The bill amends the Utilities Code to authorize a telecommunications provider or telecommunications utility to publish on the provider's or utility's Internet website a telephone directory or directory listing instead of providing printed directories or listings. The bill requires the provider or utility to provide to a customer for free on request one print or digital copy of the directory or listing.