March 2, 1999

SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT number _______ to SENATE BILL 590, as amended

Amendment sponsored by Senator Manny M. Aragon

1. On page 20, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following new subsection:

"M. In contracting for state highway projects to be paid in whole or in part with proceeds of bonds authorized by this section, the state highway and transportation department shall require that any sand, gravel, caliche or similar material needed for the project shall, if practicable, be mined from state lands. Each contract shall provide that the contractor notify the commissioner of public lands of the need for the material and that, through lease or purchase, the material will be mined from state lands if:

(1) the material needed is available from state lands in the vicinity of the project;

(2) the commissioner determines that the lease or purchase is in the best interest of the state land trust beneficiaries; and

(3) the cost to the contractor for the material, including the costs of transportation, is competitive with other available material from non-state lands.".

2. Reletter the succeeding subsection accordingly.

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Manny M. Aragon

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 (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)

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