AB 429 — Public contracts: preferences: forest products.

Summary

Existing law generally requires state agencies to comply with competitive bidding procedures in soliciting and evaluating bids for public works projects. Existing law authorizes bidding preferences for certain categories of business owners. Existing law also requires the Department of General Services, in consultation with the California Environmental Protection Agency, members of the public, industry, and public health and environmental organizations, to provide state agencies with information and assistance regarding environmentally preferable purchasing. The Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973 prohibits a person from conducting timber operations on timberland unless a timber harvesting plan has been prepared by a registered professional forester and has been submitted to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and approved by the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection or the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection. The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases and requires the board to adopt a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas emissions level in 1990 to be achieved by 2020. Under existing law, the board is required to consult with other states, the federal government, and other nations to identify the most effective strategies and methods to, among other things, reduce greenhouse gases and imposes limitations on any link, as defined, between the state and another state, province, or country for purposes of a market-based compliance mechanism, as specified. This bill would require a state agency, as specified, that contracts for, or acquires, lumber or other solid wood products, excluding paper and other types of secondary manufactured goods, to give preference, to the extent consistent with federal law, if price, fitness, and quality are equal, based upon verifiable, self-certification from the supplier, to lumber and other solid wood products that are harvested in compliance with the Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973, rules governing federal timber sales, or a forest certification program identified by the Director of the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, as prescribed. The bill would authorize the Director of the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to identify, after consideration at a public hearing, a forest certification program or programs that may be used for the purpose of purchasing preferences for lumber and solid wood products. The bill would require the Director of the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to notify the Department of General Services of this identification in writing.

Bill Text

• Enrolled 09/08/15 - Enrolled Current pdf September 08, 2015
• Amended 08/31/15 - Amended Senate pdf August 31, 2015
• Amended 06/29/15 - Amended Senate pdf June 29, 2015
• Amended 04/08/15 - Amended Assembly pdf April 08, 2015
• Introduced 02/19/15 - Introduced pdf February 19, 2015
• AB429 View text html

Action History

1. January 15, 2016

   Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

2. October 05, 2015

   Vetoed by Governor.

3. September 16, 2015

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

4. September 03, 2015

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2868.).

5. September 03, 2015

   Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 2859.)

6. September 02, 2015

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 4 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

7. September 02, 2015

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 2403.).

8. August 31, 2015

   Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

9. August 27, 2015

   From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 27).

10. August 17, 2015

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

11. July 15, 2015

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

12. June 29, 2015

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

13. June 09, 2015

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

14. May 21, 2015

    Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

15. May 11, 2015

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

16. May 11, 2015

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1379.)

17. May 07, 2015

    Ordered to third reading.

18. May 07, 2015

    From Consent Calendar.

19. April 30, 2015

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

20. April 29, 2015

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 29).

21. April 15, 2015

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

22. April 09, 2015

    Re-referred to Com. on A. & A.R.

23. April 08, 2015

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on A. & A.R. Read second time and amended.

24. March 19, 2015

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

25. March 02, 2015

    Referred to Com. on A. & A.R.

26. February 20, 2015

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

27. February 19, 2015

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Dahle · Primary
• Wood · Cosponsor

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