Reference is to Printer's Date 2/14/17-H.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking all after the enacting words and inserting:
/ SECTION 1. Subarticle 5, Article 9, Chapter 35, Title 11 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 11-35-3265.
(A) All piping materials that comply
with sound engineering practices and meet project requirements
as determined by an engineer, employed or retained by a
governmental body or any political subdivision, must be allowed
to participate in the bidding process when a governmental agency
is procuring piping materials for a water supply, wastewater,
stormwater, or storm drainage project for which state funds are
used.
(B) Nothing in this
section prohibits an official or an engineer of the governmental
agency from choosing a material at its discretion for a project
referred to in subsection (A).
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.