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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the purchase of cement by the Texas Department of |
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Transportation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 201, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 201.711 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 201.711. EXPENDITURES FOR CEMENT. (a) This section |
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applies only to the procurement of cement for use in a department |
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district under Section 201.105 that: |
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(1) contains a county that: |
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(A) has a population greater than one million; |
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and |
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(B) is located in an area that, on January 1, |
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2009, was classified as a moderate nonattainment area for the |
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eight-hour ozone standard by the United States Environmental |
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Protection Agency under 42 U.S.C. Section 7511; or |
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(2) is adjacent to a district described by Subdivision |
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(1). |
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(b) In procuring cement, either directly or through a |
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subcontract, the department shall select a vendor that demonstrates |
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that the cement was produced from a portland cement kiln that: |
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(1) utilizes a dry raw material feed precalciner |
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pyroprocessing technology; and |
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(2) meets or exceeds regulatory requirements for |
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emissions of nitrogen oxide. |
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SECTION 2. Section 201.711, Transportation Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies only to a request for bids, proposals, or other |
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offers by or on behalf of the Texas Department of Transportation |
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that relates to a contract that involves the purchase of cement that |
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is published on or after September 1, 2009. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |