Bill C-574: An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood)

C-574 Second Session, Forty-first Parliament, 62-63 Elizabeth II, 2013-2014 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-574 An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood) first reading, February 6, 2014 Mr. Patry 412098 SUMMARY This enactment amends the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act to require the Minister, before soliciting bids, to give preference to the concept that promotes the use of wood while taking into account the factors of cost and greenhouse gas emissions. Available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address:http://www.parl.gc.ca 2nd Session, 41st Parliament, 62-63 Elizabeth II, 2013-2014 house of commons of canada BILL C-574 An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood) 1996, c. 16 Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: 1. Section 7 of the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1): Use of wood (1.1) Despite subsection (1), before soliciting bids for the construction, maintenance or repair of public works, federal immovables and federal real property, the Minister shall give preference to the concept that promotes the use of wood, while taking into account the factors of cost and greenhouse gas emissions. Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons