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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the awarding of contracts by the Texas Department of |
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Transportation for certain materials used in road construction |
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projects. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 223, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 223.0471 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 223.0471. PROHIBITED PREFERENCE FOR CERTAIN BIDS BASED |
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ON USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE CRITERIA FOR |
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MATERIAL SELECTION. In comparing bids for materials to be used in a |
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project to which this chapter applies, the department may not give a |
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preference to a bid that proposes using certain materials based on |
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environmental, social, and governance criteria, including carbon |
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emission criteria, if the proposed materials are less cost |
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effective or durable than alternative materials for the same |
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project. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |