Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 2155.448. Expenditures for Recycled, Remanufactured, or Environmentally Sensitive Commodities or Services

(a) Each state fiscal year, the comptroller by rule may identify recycled, remanufactured, or environmentally sensitive commodities or services, as those terms are defined by rule of the comptroller, and designate purchasing goals for the procurement of those commodities and services by state agencies for that fiscal year.

(b) A state agency that intends to purchase a commodity or service that accomplishes the same purpose as a commodity or service identified under Subsection (a) that does not meet the definition of a recycled product or that is not remanufactured or environmentally sensitive, as those terms are defined by rule of the comptroller, shall include with the procurement file a written justification signed by the executive head of the agency stating the reasons for the determination that the commodity or service identified by the comptroller will not meet the requirements of the agency.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., ch. 1312 (S.B. 59), § 99(21).

(d) This section does not apply to a university system or an institution of higher education as those terms are defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.