bill makes TxDOT use compost for 25% of landscaping soil

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By: Menéndez
S.B. No. 736

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to use of compost in landscaping, capital construction,

and road maintenance projects by the Texas Department of

Transportation.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 201, Transportation Code,

is amended by adding Section 201.626 to read as follows:

Sec. 201.626. USE OF COMPOST. (a) In this section,

"compost" means the disinfected and stabilized product of the

decomposition process that is used or sold for use as a soil

amendment, artificial top soil, growing medium amendment, or other

similar uses.

(b) The department shall use compost:

(1) for at least 25 percent of the soil required for

landscaping projects; and

(2) when feasible in capital construction and road

maintenance projects.

SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to

a contract for a landscaping, capital construction, or road

maintenance project for which the Texas Department of

Transportation first advertises or otherwise solicits bids,

proposals, offers, or qualifications, or makes a similar

solicitation, on or after the effective date of this Act. A contract

for which the Texas Department of Transportation first advertises

or otherwise solicits bids, proposals, offers, or qualifications,

or makes a similar solicitation, before the effective date of this

Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the advertisement

or solicitation is made, and that law is continued in effect for

that purpose.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.