Texas SB736 mandates the Texas Department of Transportation to use compost in landscaping, capital construction, and road maintenance projects.
Texas SB736 amends the Transportation Code to require the Texas Department of Transportation to use compost for at least 25% of the soil in landscaping projects and whenever feasible in capital construction and road maintenance projects. Compost is defined as the disinfected and stabilized product of the decomposition process used as a soil amendment. The changes apply to contracts solicited on or after the Act's effective date of September 1, 2025.
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