Amend CSSB 1952 (house committee report) in Part 8 of the bill 
by adding the following appropriately numbered article and 
renumbering the other articles appropriately:

ARTICLE ____.  AIR QUALITY STANDARDS
	SECTION ____.  Subchapter H, Chapter 2155, Government Code, 
is amended by adding Section 2155.451 to read as follows:
	Sec. 2155.451.  VENDORS THAT MEET OR EXCEED AIR QUALITY 
STANDARDS.  (a)  This section applies only to a contract to be 
performed, wholly or partly, in an affected county, as that term is 
defined by Section 386.001, Health and Safety Code.
	(b)  The commission and other state agencies procuring goods 
or services may give preference to goods or services of a vendor 
that demonstrates that the vendor meets or exceeds any state or 
federal environmental standards, including voluntary standards, 
relating to air quality.
	(c)  The preference may be given only if the cost to the state 
for the goods or services would not exceed 105 percent of the cost 
of the goods or services provided by a vendor who does not meet the 
standards.
	SECTION ____.  Subchapter Z, Chapter 271, Local Government 
Code, is amended by adding Section 271.907 to read as follows:
	Sec. 271.907.  VENDORS THAT MEET OR EXCEED AIR QUALITY 
STANDARDS.  (a)  In this section, "governmental agency" has the 
meaning assigned by Section 271.003.
	(b)  This section applies only to a contract to be performed, 
wholly or partly, in an affected county, as that term is defined by 
Section 386.001, Health and Safety Code.
	(c)  A governmental agency procuring goods or services may 
give preference to goods or services of a vendor that demonstrates 
that the vendor meets or exceeds any state or federal environmental 
standards, including voluntary standards, relating to air quality.
	(d)  The preference may be given only if the cost to the 
governmental agency for the goods or services would not exceed 105 
percent of the cost of the goods or services provided by a vendor 
who does not meet the standards.