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	Amend CSHB 300 (House committee printing) in ARTICLE 1 of the 
bill by adding the following SECTION to that ARTICLE and 
renumbering subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  Subchapter I, Chapter 201, Transportation 
Code, is amended by adding Section 201.711 to read as follows:
	Sec. 201.711.  EXPENDITURES FOR CEMENT.  (a)  This section 
applies only to the procurement of cement for use in a department 
district under Section 201.105 that:
		(1)  contains a county that:                                           
			(A)  has a population greater than one million; 
and                 
			(B)  is located in an area that, on January 1, 
2009, was classified as a moderate nonattainment area for the 
eight-hour ozone standard by the United States Environmental 
Protection Agency under 42 U.S.C. Section 7511; or
		(2)  is adjacent to a district described by Subdivision 
(1).         
	(b)  In procuring cement, either directly or through a 
subcontract, the department shall select a vendor that demonstrates 
that the cement was produced from a portland cement kiln that:
		(1)  utilizes a dry raw material feed precalciner 
pyroprocessing technology; and
		(2)  meets or exceeds regulatory requirements for 
emissions of nitrogen oxide.
	SECTION ____.  Section 201.711, Transportation Code, as added 
by this Act, applies only to a request for bids, proposals, or other 
offers by or on behalf of the Texas Department of Transportation 
that relates to a contract that involves the purchase of cement that 
is published on or after September 1, 2009.