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SB 272 Concrete; DGS shall convene a work group to review climate impact.

Introduced by: Ghazala F. Hashmi | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Climate impact of concrete; work group; report. Directs the Department of General Services to convene a stakeholder work group to review the climate impact of concrete and recommend policies and practices to incentivize the reduction of the air emission impact of the production of concrete procured by agencies of the Commonwealth for Commonwealth-funded projects. The work group shall report its findings, including any public comments received, and recommendations no later than November 1, 2023.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Lower carbon concrete; report. Provides a performance bonus for contractors to utilize approved lower carbon concrete products in projects with the Department of General Services (DGS) and the Department of Transportation (VDOT). The bill directs the Department of Environmental Quality to develop, in conjunction with DGS and VDOT, the baseline for determining if a concrete product is lower carbon concrete. The bill requires VDOT and DGS to report annually to the Governor and the General Assembly concerning the use of the performance bonus. The bill also creates a nonrefundable tax credit for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2022, but before January 1, 2026, for certain technology implementation costs incurred by concrete producers in the production of lower carbon concrete equal to the amount actually paid by the producer for the technology implementation, up to a maximum of $5,000.