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Senate Bill 1289 |
Senate Author: Creighton et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-17 |
House Sponsor: Paddie et al. |
Senate Bill 1289 amends the Government Code and Transportation Code to require any iron or steel product produced through a manufacturing process and used in certain projects for which an executive branch entity is contracting to be produced in the United States, with certain exceptions. The bill requires a contract awarded by the Texas Department of Transportation for the improvement of the state highway system without federal aid to contain the same preference provisions for iron and iron products that are required under federal law for an improvement made with federal aid.
Senate Bill 1289 amends the Water Code to remove the requirement for the governing body of each political subdivision receiving financial assistance from the Texas Water Development Board to require that all contracts for the construction of a project include a requirement that manufactured goods used in the project be produced and a certain percentage of components of such goods originate in the United States.