Pennsylvania HB1018: An Act amending the act of March 3, 1978 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Steel Products Procurement Act, further providing for contracts for public works to use or supply steel products and for restrictions on payments by public agencies under certain circumstances.

What the bill says

An act to promote the general welfare and stimulate the economy of the Commonwealth by requiring that all public bodies, including the Commonwealth, its political subdivisions, and all authorities, include in all contracts for construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, improvement or maintenance of improvements of a permanent or temporary nature, a provision that if any steel products are to be used in the performance of the contract only steel products produced in the United States shall be used, and imposing liability for violation of this act," further providing for contracts for pub…

From the introduced text, March 24, 2025:

An act to promote the general welfare and stimulate the economy of the Commonwealth by requiring that all public bodies, including the Commonwealth, its political subdivisions, and all authorities, include in all contracts for construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, improvement or maintenance of improvements of a permanent or temporary nature, a provision that if any steel products are to be used in the performance of the contract only steel products produced in the United States shall be used, and imposing liability for violation of this act," further providing for contracts for public works to use or supply steel products and for restrictions on payments by public agencies under certain circumstances. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Sections 4 and 5 of the act of March 3, 1978 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Steel Products Procurement Act, are amended by adding subsections to read: Section 4. * * * (a.1) Any person initiating a project involving construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, improvement or maintenance for which the person has received or will receive public funding or tax incentives from a public agency shall use steel products as herein defined if any steel products are to be used or supplied in the completion of the project. This subsection shall apply to any subcontracts thereunder. * * …

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