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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the purchase of iron, steel, and manufactured goods |
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made in the United States for certain state, state-aided, and |
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governmental entity construction projects. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 2166, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2166.3031 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2166.3031. UNIFORM PURCHASING CONDITION. (a) Except |
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as provided by Subsection (b), the uniform general conditions for a |
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construction project in which iron, steel, or manufactured goods |
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will be used must require that the bid documents provided to all |
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bidders and the contract include a requirement that the iron, |
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steel, and manufactured goods used in the project be produced in the |
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United States. |
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(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a project for which the |
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governing body of the governmental entity responsible for the |
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project determines that: |
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(1) iron, steel, or specific manufactured goods are |
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not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably |
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available quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or |
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(2) inclusion of iron, steel, or specific manufactured |
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goods produced in the United States will increase the total cost of |
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the iron, steel, or specific manufactured goods for the project by |
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more than 15 percent. |
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(c) This section applies to a project otherwise exempted |
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from the application of this chapter by Sections 2166.003 and |
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2166.004. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2166.003(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) Only Sections 2166.104, 2166.151, 2166.152, 2166.153, |
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2166.154, 2166.155, 2166.251, 2166.252, and 2166.3031 and |
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Subchapter H apply to a construction project undertaken by or for |
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the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for the imprisonment of |
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individuals convicted of felonies other than state jail felonies. |
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SECTION 3. Section 2166.3031, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to bid documents submitted or contracts |
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entered into on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |