GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

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SENATE BILL 90*
State Personnel and State Government Committee Substitute Adopted 4/5/93
House Committee Substitute Favorable 6/10/93

Short Title:  State Waste Reduction.	(Public)
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February 9, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE SOURCE REDUCTION OF WASTE IN STATE PURCHASING.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 130A-309.14 is amended by adding two new subsections to read:
"( a1)	The Department of Administration shall review and revise its bid procedures and specifications set forth in Article 3 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes and the Department of Transportation shall review and revise its bid procedures and specifications set forth in Article 2 of Chapter 136 of the General Statutes to encourage the purchase or use of reusable, refillable, repairable, more durable, and less toxic supplies and products.
(1)	The Department of Administration shall require the procurement of such supplies and products to the extent that the purchase or use is practicable and cost-effective.  The Department of Administration shall require the purchase or use of remanufactured toner cartridges for laser printers to the extent practicable.
(2)	The Department of Transportation shall require the purchase or use of such supplies and products in the construction and maintenance of highways and bridges to the extent that the purchase or use is practicable and cost-effective.
(3)	The Department of Administration and the Department of Transportation shall each prepare an annual report by October 1 of each year to the Environmental Review Commission concerning the review and revision of bid procedures and the purchase and use of reusable, refillable, repairable, more durable, and less toxic supplies and products."
Sec. 2.  G.S. 136-18 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(30)	Consistent with G.S. 130A-309.14(a1), the Department of Transportation shall review and revise its bid procedures and specifications set forth in Chapter 136 of the General Statutes to encourage the purchase or use of reusable, refillable, repairable, more durable, and less toxic supplies and products.  The Department of Transportation shall require the purchase or use of such supplies and products in the construction and maintenance of highways and bridges to the extent that the use is practicable and cost-effective.  The Department shall prepare an annual report on October 1 of each year to the Environmental Review Commission as required under G.S. 130A-309.14(a1)."
Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective January 1, 1994.  The Department of Administration and the Department of Transportation shall prepare the first report to the Environmental Review Commission on October 1, 1994.