California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 2675


Introduced by Assembly Member Lowenthal

February 21, 2014


An act to amend Section 12203 of the Public Contract Code, relating to state contracts.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2675, as introduced, 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.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 12203 of the Public Contract Code is
2amended to read:

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12203.  

Each state agency shall ensure each of the following:

4(a) begin deleteAt end deletebegin insert(1)end insertbegin insertend insertbegin insertBefore January 1, 2020, at end insertleast 50 percent of
5reportable purchases are recycled products.

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6(2) On and after January 1, 2020, at least 75 percent of
7reportable purchases are recycled products.

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P2    1(b) The requirements specified in this article apply to all
2reportable purchases of state agencies for product categories listed
3in this article.

4(c) The reportable purchases of state agencies shall meet each
5requirement for, and be applied to the total dollar amount of, each
6specified product category as defined in this article. The purchase
7of a recycled product from one category may not be applied toward
8the requirements for, or the total dollar amount of, any other
9category listed in this article.

10(d) Each state agency shall require the businesses with whom
11it contracts to use, to the maximum extent economically feasible
12in the performance of the contract work, recycled products.



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