Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek held a signing ceremony on Thursday to celebrate a new law that effectively mandates that the iron and steel used in state-funded infrastructure projects will be Made in America.
Kotek originally signed House Bill (HB) 3332 back in August, but held a special ceremony Thursday to officially mark the bill becoming law. As we’ve previously reported, the bipartisan legislation requires that any public procurement contract with an estimated cost of $250,000 or more include notice that contractors will be required to use steel, iron, coatings for steel and iron and manufactured products that are produced in the United States.
