SRC-SLL, DPW S.B. 1195 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research CenterS.B. 1195 By: Shapiro State Affairs 8/12/1999 Enrolled DIGEST Currently, there is a growing impetus in the state to encourage the use of recycled products whenever feasible. It is believed that such action helps to reduce the amount of material going into landfills. S.B. 1195 reduces the amount of retainage that the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) withholds from contractors until completion of a project, from five percent of the total cost to four percent, if recycled materials are used. PURPOSE As enrolled, S.B. 1195 sets forth requirements for retainage on highway contracts involving recycled products.. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 223.010(a), Transportation Code, to require five percent of a contract price to be retained until an improvement has been completed, except as provided by Subsection (h). Requires four percent of the contract price to be retained until the entire improvement has been completed and accepted on any contract that includes the use of recycled materials. SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1999. SECTION 3.Emergency clause.