Sec. 2155.446. PURCHASE AND USE OF PAPER CONTAINING RECYCLED FIBERS. (a) Subject to Subsection (c), the comptroller shall contract for paper containing the highest proportion of recycled fibers for all purposes for which paper with recycled fibers may be used and to the extent that the paper is available through normal commercial sources to supply the state's needs.
(b) Subject to Subsection (c), a state agency that purchases through the comptroller shall place orders for papers containing recycled fibers to the highest extent of its needs and to the extent that the paper is available through the comptroller's purchasing procedures.
(c) This section does not apply if the average price of paper with recycled fibers exceeds by more than 10 percent the price of comparable nonrecycled paper.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1180 (H.B. 3395), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 1524), Sec. 50, eff. September 1, 2019.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services
Chapter 2155 - Purchasing: General Rules and Procedures
Subchapter H. Purchasing Preferences
Section 2155.442. Preference for Energy Efficient Products
Section 2155.443. Preference for Rubberized Asphalt Paving
Section 2155.444. Preference to Texas and United States Products and Texas Services
Section 2155.4441. Preference Under Service Contracts
Section 2155.445. Preference for Recycled, Remanufactured, or Environmentally Sensitive Products
Section 2155.446. Purchase and Use of Paper Containing Recycled Fibers
Section 2155.447. Purchase of Recycled Oil
Section 2155.449. Preference to Products and Services From Economically Depressed or Blighted Area
Section 2155.450. Preference for Products of Facilities on Formerly Contaminated Property
Section 2155.451. Vendors That Meet or Exceed Air Quality Standards
Section 2155.452. Preference for Contractors Providing Foods of Higher Nutritional Value
Section 2155.453. Certain Contracts for Homeland Security or Law Enforcement Technology