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.