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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to use of compost in landscaping, capital construction, |
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and road maintenance projects 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 H, Chapter 201, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 201.626 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 201.626. USE OF COMPOST. (a) In this section, |
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"compost" means the disinfected and stabilized product of the |
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decomposition process that is used or sold for use as a soil |
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amendment, artificial top soil, growing medium amendment, or other |
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similar uses. |
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(b) The department shall use compost: |
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(1) for at least 25 percent of the soil required for |
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landscaping projects; and |
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(2) when feasible in capital construction and road |
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maintenance projects. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a contract for a landscaping, capital construction, or road |
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maintenance project for which the Texas Department of |
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Transportation first advertises or otherwise solicits bids, |
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proposals, offers, or qualifications, or makes a similar |
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solicitation, on or after the effective date of this Act. A contract |
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for which the Texas Department of Transportation first advertises |
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or otherwise solicits bids, proposals, offers, or qualifications, |
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or makes a similar solicitation, before the effective date of this |
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Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the advertisement |
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or solicitation is made, and that law is continued in effect for |
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that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |