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  89R5752 GP-D     By: Menéndez S.B. No. 736       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to use of compost in landscaping, capital construction,   and road maintenance projects by the Texas Department of   Transportation.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter H, Chapter 201, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Section 201.626 to read as follows:           Sec.   201.626.     USE OF COMPOST. (a) In this section,   "compost" means the disinfected and stabilized product of the   decomposition process that is used or sold for use as a soil   amendment, artificial top soil, growing medium amendment, or other   similar uses.           (b)  The department shall use compost:                 (1)     for at least 25 percent of the soil required for   landscaping projects; and                 (2)     when feasible in capital construction and road   maintenance projects.          SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   a contract for a landscaping, capital construction, or road   maintenance project for which the Texas Department of   Transportation first advertises or otherwise solicits bids,   proposals, offers, or qualifications, or makes a similar   solicitation, on or after the effective date of this Act. A contract   for which the Texas Department of Transportation first advertises   or otherwise solicits bids, proposals, offers, or qualifications,   or makes a similar solicitation, before the effective date of this   Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the advertisement   or solicitation is made, and that law is continued in effect for   that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.