The department shall do all of the following:
1. Revise its procedures and specifications for the purchase of lubricating oil and industrial oil to eliminate exclusion of recycled oils and any requirement that oils be manufactured from virgin materials.
2. Require that purchases of lubricating oil and industrial oil be made from the seller whose oil product contains the greatest percentage of recycled oil, unless one of the following circumstances regarding a specific oil product containing recycled oil exists:
a. The product is not available within a reasonable period of time or in quantities necessary or in container sizes appropriate to meet a state agency's needs.
b. The product does not meet the performance requirements or standards recommended by the equipment or vehicle manufacturer, including any warranty requirements.
c. The product is available only at a cost greater than one hundred five percent of the cost of comparable virgin oil products.
3. Establish and maintain a preference program for procuring oils containing the maximum content of recycled oil. The preference program shall include but is not limited to all of the following:
a. The inclusion of the preferences for recycled oil products in publications used to solicit bids from suppliers.
b. The provision of a description of the recycled oil procurement program at bidders' conferences.
c. Discussion of the preference program in lubricating oil and industrial oil procurement solicitations or invitations to bid.
d. Efforts to inform industry trade associations about the preference program.
92 Acts, ch 1095, §1
Referred to in § 216B.3, 262.9, 307.21
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