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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 18.6, subsection 13, Code 1997, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 13. The director shall review and, where necessary, revise 1 4 specifications used by state agencies to procure products in 1 5 order to ensure that all of the following occur: 1 6 a. The procurement of products containing recovered 1 7 materials, including but not limited to lubricating oils, 1 8 retread tires, building insulation materials, and recovered 1 9 materials from waste tiresto ensure that the specifications1 10allow the procurement of items containing recovered materials. 1 11SpecificationsThe specifications shall be revised if they 1 12 restrict the use of alternative materials, exclude recovered 1 13 materials, or require performance standards which exclude 1 14itemsproducts containing recovered materials unless the 1 15 agency seeking theitemproduct can document that the use of 1 16 recovered materials will hamper the intended use of theitem1 17 product. 1 18 b. The procurement of biodegradable hydraulic fluids in 1 19 accordance with the requirements of section 18.22. 1 20 Sec. 2. Section 18.22, Code 1997, is amended by adding the 1 21 following new subsection: 1 22 NEW SUBSECTION. 4. Provide that when purchasing hydraulic 1 23 fluids, the department or a state agency authorized by the 1 24 department to directly purchase hydraulic fluids shall give 1 25 preference to purchasing biodegradable hydraulic fluids 1 26 manufactured from soybeans. 1 27 The department or state agency purchase the hydraulic fluid 1 28 shall purchase biodegradable hydraulic fluid, if both of the 1 29 following applies: 1 30 a. The purchase is within the purchasing budget of the 1 31 department or a state agency. 1 32 b. The use of biodegradable hydraulic fluid in the 1 33 equipment operated by the department or state agency is 1 34 consistent with the manufacturer's specifications for the 1 35 equipment. 2 1 c. The department shall provide for the implementation of 2 2 requirements necessary in order to carry out this subsection 2 3 by the department or state agency making the purchase, which 2 4 shall include all of the following: 2 5 (1) Including the preference requirements in publications 2 6 used to solicit bids for hydraulic fluids. 2 7 (2) Describing the preference requirements at bidders' 2 8 conferences in which bids for the sale of hydraulic fluids are 2 9 sought by the department or authorized state agency. 2 10 (3) Discussing the preference requirements in procurement 2 11 solicitations or invitations to bid for hydraulic fluids. 2 12 (4) Informing industry trade associations about the 2 13 preference requirements. 2 14 Sec. 3. Section 216B.3, subsection 17, Code 1997, is 2 15 amended to read as follows: 2 16 17. Comply with the requirements for the purchase of 2 17 lubricating oils,andindustrial oils, and hydraulic fluids as 2 18 established pursuant to section 18.22. 2 19 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 260C.19B PURCHASE OF BIODEGRADABLE 2 20 HYDRAULIC FLUIDS. 2 21 Hydraulic fluids purchased by or used under the direction 2 22 of the board of directors to provide services to a merged area 2 23 shall be purchased in compliance with the preference 2 24 requirements for purchasing biodegradable hydraulic fluids as 2 25 provided pursuant to section 18.22. 2 26 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION. 262.25B PURCHASE OF BIODEGRADABLE 2 27 HYDRAULIC FLUIDS. 2 28 The state board of regents and institutions under the 2 29 control of the board purchasing hydraulic fluids shall give 2 30 preference to purchasing biodegradable hydraulic fluids as 2 31 provided in section 18.22. 2 32 Sec. 6. Section 307.21, subsection 4, paragraph b, 2 33 subparagraph (4), Code 1997, is amended to read as follows: 2 34 (4) Comply with the requirements for the purchase of 2 35 lubricating oils,andindustrial oils, and hydraulic fluids as 3 1 established pursuant to section 18.22. 3 2 Sec. 7. NEW SECTION. 904.312B PURCHASE OF BIODEGRADABLE 3 3 HYDRAULIC FLUIDS. 3 4 The department when purchasing hydraulic fluids shall give 3 5 preference to purchasing biodegradable hydraulic fluids as 3 6 provided in section 18.22. 3 7 EXPLANATION 3 8 This bill provides that when purchasing hydraulic fluids, 3 9 state agencies must give a preference to purchasing 3 10 biodegradable hydraulic fluids manufactured from soybeans to 3 11 the extent that the purchase is within their purchasing 3 12 budgets and is consistent with manufacturer's specifications. 3 13 The state agencies affected include the department of general 3 14 services and agencies purchasing through that department, the 3 15 department for the blind, community colleges, institutions 3 16 under the direction of the state board of regents, the 3 17 department of transportation, and the Iowa department of 3 18 corrections. 3 19 In carrying out this requirement, the affected state agency 3 20 must include the preference requirements in publications used 3 21 to solicit bids for hydraulic fluids, describe the preference 3 22 requirements at bidders' conferences in which bids for the 3 23 sale of hydraulic fluids are sought, discuss the preference 3 24 requirements in procurement solicitations or invitations to 3 25 bid for hydraulic fluids, and inform industry trade 3 26 associations about the preference requirements. 3 27 LSB 3656YC 77 3 28 da/cf/24
Text: HSB00628 Text: HSB00630 Text: HSB00600 - HSB00699 Text: HSB Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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