BILL NUMBER: AB 2675	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 27, 2014
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 28, 2014
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 22, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Lowenthal

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2014

   An act to amend Sections 12203 and 12211 of the Public Contract
Code, relating to state contracts.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2675, Lowenthal. State agency: public contracts.
   Existing law requires each state agency to ensure that at least
50% of reportable purchases, which are goods and materials that may
be reported or categorized within a specified product category, are
recycled products.
   This bill would require each state agency to ensure that at least
75% of reportable purchases are recycled products on and after
January 1, 2020, except for paint, antifreeze, and tires, which would
remain at the 50% requirement.
   Existing law requires a state agency, except the Department of
Forestry and Fire Protection, to annually report its progress in
meeting recycled product purchasing requirements, as specified.
   This bill would remove the exception pertaining to the Department
of Forestry and Fire Protection.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 12203 of the Public Contract Code is amended to
read:
   12203.  Each state agency shall ensure each of the following:
   (a) (1) Before January 1, 2020, at least 50 percent of reportable
purchases are recycled products.
   (2) On and after January 1, 2020, at least 75 percent of
reportable purchases are recycled products, except for paint,
antifreeze, and tires.
   (3) On and after January 1, 2020, at least 50 percent of
reportable purchases of paint, antifreeze, and tires are recycled
products.
   (b) The requirements specified in this article apply to all
reportable purchases of state agencies for product categories listed
in this article.
   (c) The reportable purchases of state agencies shall meet each
requirement for, and be applied to the total dollar amount of, each
specified product category as defined in this article. The purchase
of a recycled product from one category may not be applied toward the
requirements for, or the total dollar amount of, any other category
listed in this article.
   (d) Each state agency shall require the businesses with whom it
contracts to use, to the maximum extent economically feasible in the
performance of the contract work, recycled products.
  SEC. 2.  Section 12211 of the Public Contract Code is amended to
read:
   12211.  (a) A state agency shall report annually to the board its
progress in meeting the recycled product purchasing requirements
using the SABRC report format provided by the Department of Resources
Recycling and Recovery.
   (b) On or before October 31 of each year, the department shall
provide to the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery the
following information:
   (1) A list, by category, of individual reportable recycled
products, materials, goods, and supplies that were available for
purchase by state agencies from a statewide-use contract, agreement,
or schedule during the previous fiscal year.
   (2) A list, by category, of all reportable products, materials,
goods, and supplies that were available for purchase by state
agencies from a statewide-use contract, agreement, or schedule,
including contract, agreement, or schedule tracking numbers, during
the previous fiscal year.