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| To enact section 153.75 of the Revised Code to ensure | 1 |
| that all proven and acceptable piping materials be | 2 |
| included in bids for water and wastewater utility | 3 |
| service improvement projects. | 4 |
| Section 1. That section 153.75 of the Revised Code be enacted | 5 |
| to read as follows: | 6 |
| Sec. 153.75. (A) For the purposes of this section: | 7 |
| (1) "Governmental agency" includes the following: | 8 |
| (a) A county, township, municipal corporation, or any other | 9 |
| body corporate and politic that is responsible for government | 10 |
| activities in a geographic area smaller than that of the state; | 11 |
| (b) Any organized body, agency, institution, or other entity | 12 |
| established by the laws of the state for the exercise of any | 13 |
| function of state government. | 14 |
| (2) "Acceptable piping material" means piping material that | 15 |
| meets the current recognized standards issued by ASTM | 16 |
| international and the American water works association, or their | 17 |
| successor organizations. | 18 |
| (B) When contracting for a water or wastewater utility | 19 |
| service improvement project, a governmental agency shall: | 20 |
| (1) Procure only acceptable piping material; | 21 |
| (2) Consider the quality, sustainability, durability, and | 22 |
| corrosion resistance of the acceptable piping materials in | 23 |
| relation to the project requirements; | 24 |
| (3) Consider the up-front cost of installation of the | 25 |
| acceptable piping materials; | 26 |
| (4) Consider acceptable piping material to be suitable for | 27 |
| the project only if the use of that material is commensurate with | 28 |
| sound engineering practices and the project requirements. | 29 |