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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to state purchasing preferences for recycled products. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2155.445(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The commission and state agencies may [shall] give |
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preference to recycled, remanufactured, or environmentally |
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sensitive products, as those terms are defined by rule of the |
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commission, in purchases made under this subtitle if the product |
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meets state specifications regarding quantity and quality. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2155.446, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 2155.446. PURCHASE AND USE OF PAPER CONTAINING |
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RECYCLED FIBERS. (a) The commission may [shall] contract for paper |
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containing the highest proportion of recycled fibers for all |
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purposes for which paper with recycled fibers may be used and to the |
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extent that the paper is available at a reasonable price through |
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normal commercial sources to supply the state's needs. |
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(b) A state agency that purchases through the commission may |
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[shall] place orders for papers containing recycled fibers to the |
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highest extent of its needs and to the extent that the paper is |
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available through the commission's purchasing procedures. |
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SECTION 3. Section 2155.447, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 2155.447. PURCHASE OF RECYCLED OIL. The commission, |
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all state agencies, and all state agency employees who purchase |
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motor oil and other automotive lubricants for state-owned vehicles |
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may [shall] give preference to motor oils and lubricants that |
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contain at least 25 percent recycled oil if the cost to the state |
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and the quality are comparable to those of new oil and lubricants. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |