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
Amending the act of March 3, 1978 (P.L.6, No.3), entitled "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
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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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Section 5. * * *
(a.1) No public agency shall authorize, provide for or make
any payments to any person of public funds, grants, tax credits
or other tax incentives from a public agency unless, when
unidentified steel products are supplied, such person has
provided documentation, including, but not limited to, invoices,
bills of lading and mill certification that the steel was melted
and manufactured in the United States, which establishes that
such person has fully complied with such provision. If a steel
product is identifiable from its face, such person must submit
certification which satisfies the public agency that such person
has fully complied with the provision required under section 4.
Any such payments made to any person by any public agency which
should not have been made as a result of this section shall be
recoverable directly from the contractor, subcontractor,
manufacturer or supplier who did not comply with section 4 by
either such public agency or the Attorney General of
Pennsylvania.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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