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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 15.361 SHORT TITLE.
1 2 This part shall be known and may be cited as the
1 3 "Sustainable Business Program".
1 4 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 15.362 PURPOSE.
1 5 The purpose of this part shall be to provide a mechanism
1 6 for promoting sustainable business in the state and assist
1 7 state government in providing institutional support for
1 8 sustainable business.
1 9 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 15.363 SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS
1 10 PROGRAM.
1 11 1. The department shall establish and administer a program
1 12 to assist in the development of sustainable business in the
1 13 state. For purposes of this part, "sustainable business"
1 14 means a business which obtains raw materials from sustainable
1 15 resources, employs manufacturing processes which have
1 16 insignificant environmental impact or omissions, or produces
1 17 products which are environmentally benign or provide a
1 18 solution to an environmental problem.
1 19 2. The program shall promote sustainable business
1 20 development in the state by doing all of the following:
1 21 a. Identifying areas in the state economy which can
1 22 benefit strongly from sustainable business development.
1 23 b. Assisting in the expansion of sustainable businesses
1 24 that are currently located in the state. Assistance shall
1 25 include providing technical assistance, coordinating existing
1 26 financial assistance and incentives, encouraging joint
1 27 ventures, and developing policy recommendations and public
1 28 procurement initiatives to assist sustainable businesses in
1 29 the state in expanding their job base, market share, or
1 30 output.
1 31 c. Assisting in the conversion of existing traditional
1 32 businesses to sustainable businesses. Conversion shall be
1 33 accomplished through education, coordinating networks between
1 34 traditional businesses and successful sustainable businesses,
1 35 fostering joint ventures, and providing financial assistance
2 1 for the adoption of sustainable practices by traditional
2 2 businesses.
2 3 d. Recruiting new sustainable business to the state.
2 4 3. The program shall assist the government of the state in
2 5 providing institutional support for sustainable business by
2 6 doing all of the following:
2 7 a. Developing comprehensive public procurement policy
2 8 recommendations and guidelines for the purchasing of
2 9 sustainable products by government entities.
2 10 b. Coordinating state agency activities to support
2 11 sustainable practices of businesses.
2 12 EXPLANATION
2 13 This bill provides for the department of economic
2 14 development to establish and administer a program to assist in
2 15 the development of sustainable business in the state.
2 16 Sustainable business means a business which obtains raw
2 17 materials from sustainable resources, employs manufacturing
2 18 processes which have insignificant environmental impact or
2 19 omissions, or produces products which are environmentally
2 20 benign or provide a solution to an environmental problem.
2 21 The bill provides that the program shall promote
2 22 sustainable business development in the state by identifying
2 23 areas in the state economy which can benefit from sustainable
2 24 business development, assisting in the expansion of
2 25 sustainable businesses that are currently located in the
2 26 state, assisting in the conversion of existing traditional
2 27 businesses to sustainable businesses, and recruiting new
2 28 sustainable business to the state.
2 29 The bill provides that the program shall assist the
2 30 government of the state in providing institutional support for
2 31 sustainable business by developing comprehensive public
2 32 procurement policy recommendations and guidelines for the
2 33 purchasing of sustainable products by governmental entities
2 34 and coordinate state agency activities to support sustainable
2 35 practices of businesses.
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