74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
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LC 2577
 
                         House Bill 2006
 
Sponsored by Representative BARNHART
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Gives preference in state contracts for procurement of
aggregate, sand, gravel or rocks obtained from land that is not
in floodplain or composed of soils in Class I to IV.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to state contracts for certain minerals.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + Section 2 of this 2007 Act is added to and made
a part of ORS 279A.140 to 279A.155. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + Notwithstanding provisions of law requiring a
state contracting agency to award a contract to the lowest
responsible bidder or best proposer or provider of a quotation, a
state contracting agency wishing to procure aggregate, sand,
gravel or rocks shall give preference to the procurement of
aggregate, sand, gravel or rocks obtained from land that is not
in a floodplain or composed of soils in Class I to IV. + }
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