§ 5-22-5-9 — Purchases of biobased products

Indiana § 5-22-5-9

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 5: STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
• Art. 22: PUBLIC PURCHASING
• Ch. 5: Specifications

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(a) This section applies to a purchase of supplies
by any of the following:
(1) A governmental body.
(2) A state educational institution.
(b) As used in this section, "biobased product" refers to an item
designated by the United States Department of Agriculture as a
biobased product for federal procurement under Section 9002 of the
federal Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C.
8102).
(c) A governmental body or a state educational institution shall,
whenever possible, purchase biobased products if all of the following
apply:
(1) Biobased products are available at the time of the purchase.
(2) It is economically feasible to purchase biobased products.
(3) The purchase of biobased products is not inappropriate
because of:
(A) federal regulations or policy in matters involving the
federal government; or
(B) the special requirements of scientific uses.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.19-2007, SEC.2.