HB 1018 — 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.

PRINTER'S NO.   1098

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 1018
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY BURNS, KENYATTA, SCHLOSSBERG, GIRAL, NEILSON,
        MALAGARI AND INGLIS, MARCH 24, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 24, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of March 3, 1978 (P.L.6, No.3), entitled "An
 2      act to promote the general welfare and stimulate the economy
 3      of the Commonwealth by requiring that all public bodies,
 4      including the Commonwealth, its political subdivisions, and
 5      all authorities, include in all contracts for construction,
 6      reconstruction, alteration, repair, improvement or
 7      maintenance of improvements of a permanent or temporary
 8      nature, a provision that if any steel products are to be used
 9      in the performance of the contract only steel products
10      produced in the United States shall be used, and imposing
11      liability for violation of this act," further providing for
12      contracts for public works to use or supply steel products
13      and for restrictions on payments by public agencies under
14      certain circumstances.
15      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
16   hereby enacts as follows:
17      Section 1.    Sections 4 and 5 of the act of March 3, 1978
18   (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Steel Products Procurement Act, are
19   amended by adding subsections to read:
20      Section 4.    * * *
21      (a.1)   Any person initiating a project involving
22   construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, improvement or
23   maintenance for which the person has received or will receive
24   public funding or tax incentives from a public agency shall use
 1   steel products as herein defined if any steel products are to be
 2   used or supplied in the completion of the project. This
 3   subsection shall apply to any subcontracts thereunder.
 4      * * *
 5      Section 5.   * * *
 6      (a.1)   No public agency shall authorize, provide for or make
 7   any payments to any person of public funds, grants, tax credits
 8   or other tax incentives from a public agency unless, when
 9   unidentified steel products are supplied, such person has
10   provided documentation, including, but not limited to, invoices,
11   bills of lading and mill certification that the steel was melted
12   and manufactured in the United States, which establishes that
13   such person has fully complied with such provision. If a steel
14   product is identifiable from its face, such person must submit
15   certification which satisfies the public agency that such person
16   has fully complied with the provision required under section 4.
17   Any such payments made to any person by any public agency which
18   should not have been made as a result of this section shall be
19   recoverable directly from the contractor, subcontractor,
20   manufacturer or supplier who did not comply with section 4 by
21   either such public agency or the Attorney General of
22   Pennsylvania.
23      * * *
24      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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