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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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GOVERNMENT CODE |
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Title 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT |
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Subtitle D. STATE PURCHASING AND GENERAL SERVICES |
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Chapter 2155. PURCHASING: GENERAL RULES AND PROCEDURES |
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Subchapter H. PURCHASING PREFERENCES |
Sec. 2155.448. EXPENDITURES FOR RECYCLED, REMANUFACTURED, OR ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE COMMODITIES OR SERVICES
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(a) Each state fiscal year, the commission by rule may identify recycled, remanufactured, or environmentally sensitive commodities or services, as those terms are defined by rule of the commission, and designate purchasing goals for the procurement of those commodities and services by state agencies for that fiscal year.
(b) A state agency that intends to purchase a commodity or service that accomplishes the same purpose as a commodity or service identified under Subsection (a) that does not meet the definition of a recycled product or that is not remanufactured or environmentally sensitive, as those terms are defined by rule of the commission, shall include with the procurement file a written justification signed by the executive head of the agency stating the reasons for the determination that the commodity or service identified by the commission will not meet the requirements of the agency.
(c) A state agency shall include in the report required by Section 2101.0115, and in an annual report to the commission at a date and in a manner and form prescribed by the commission, the expenditures made during the preceding state fiscal year for each of the commodities or services identified under Subsection (a). The annual report must at a minimum identify the total amount spent on those commodities and services and the total amount spent for commodities and services purchased that accomplish the same purpose. State agencies shall include in the reports the amount spent for all other recycled, remanufactured, and environmentally sensitive commodities and services by type of commodity and service.
(d) This section does not apply to a university system or an institution of higher education as those terms are defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.