The department's administrator of administrative services shall:
1. Provide for the proper maintenance and protection of the grounds, buildings and equipment of the department, in cooperation with the department of general services.
2. Establish, supervise and maintain a system of centralized electronic data processing for the department, in cooperation with the department of general services.
3. Assist the director in preparing the departmental budget.
4. a. Provide centralized purchasing services for the department, in cooperation with the department of general services. The administrator shall, when the price is reasonably competitive and the quality as intended, purchase soybean-based inks and plastic products with recycled content, including but not limited to plastic garbage can liners, and shall purchase these items in accordance with the schedule established in section 18.18. However, the administrator need not purchase garbage can liners in accordance with the schedule if the liners are utilized by a facility approved by the environmental protection commission created under section 455A.6, for purposes of recycling. For purposes of this subsection, "recycled content" means that the content of the product contains a minimum of thirty percent postconsumer material.
b. The administrator shall do all of the following:
(1) Purchase and use recycled printing and writing paper in accordance with the schedule established in section 18.18 and in conjunction with recommendations made by the department of natural resources.
(2) Establish a wastepaper recycling program by January 1, 1990, in accordance with recommendations made by the department of natural resources and the requirements of section 18.20.
(3) Require in accordance with section 18.6 product content statements, the provision of information regarding on- site review of waste management in product bidding and contract procedures, and compliance with requirements regarding procurement specifications.
(4) Comply with the requirements for the purchase of lubricating oils and industrial oils as established pursuant to section 18.22.
c. The department shall report to the general assembly by February 1 of each year, the following:
(1) A listing of plastic products which are regularly purchased by the board for which recycled content product alternatives are available, including the cost of the plastic products purchased and the cost of the recycled content product alternatives.
(2) Information relating to soybean-based inks and plastic garbage can liners with recycled content regularly purchased by the department, including the cost of purchasing soybean-based inks and plastic garbage can liners with recycled content and the percentages of soybean-based inks and plastic garbage can liners with recycled content that have been purchased.
d. A motor vehicle purchased by the administrator shall not operate on gasoline other than gasoline blended with at least ten percent ethanol. A state-issued credit card used to purchase gasoline shall not be valid to purchase gasoline other than gasoline blended with at least ten percent ethanol. The motor vehicle shall also be affixed with a brightly visible sticker which notifies the traveling public that the motor vehicle is being operated on gasoline blended with ethanol. However, the sticker is not required to be affixed to an unmarked vehicle used for purposes of providing law enforcement or security.
5. Of all new passenger vehicles and light pickup trucks purchased by the administrator, a minimum of ten percent of all such vehicles and trucks purchased shall be equipped with engines which utilize alternative methods of propulsion, including but not limited to any of the following:
a. A flexible fuel which is either of the following:
(1) A fuel blended with not more than fifteen percent gasoline and at least eighty-five percent ethanol.
(2) A fuel which is a mixture of processed soybean oil and diesel fuel. At least twenty percent of the fuel by volume must be processed soybean oil.
(3) A renewable fuel approved by the office of renewable fuels and coproducts pursuant to section 159A.3.
b. Compressed or liquefied natural gas.
c. Propane gas.
d. Solar energy.
e. Electricity.
The provisions of this subsection do not apply to vehicles and trucks purchased and directly used for law enforcement or off-road maintenance work.
6. The administrator shall, whenever technically feasible, purchase and use degradable loose foam packing material manufactured from grain starches or other renewable resources, unless the cost of the packing material is more than ten percent greater than the cost of packing material made from nonrenewable resources. For the purposes of this subsection, "packing material" means material, other than an exterior packing shell, that is used to stabilize, protect, cushion, or brace the contents of a package.
7. Assist the director in employing the professional, technical, clerical and secretarial staff for the department and maintain employee records, in cooperation with the department of personnel and provide personnel services, including but not limited to training, safety education and employee counseling.
8. Assist the director in coordinating the responsibilities and duties of the various divisions within the department.
9. Carry out all other general administrative duties for the department.
10. Perform such other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by the director.
The administrator of administrative services may purchase items from the department of general services and may cooperate with the director of general services by providing centralized purchasing services for the department of general services.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, § 307.21]
86 Acts, ch 1245, § 1910, 1911; 88 Acts, ch 1185, § 3; 89 Acts, ch 272, § 24; 90 Acts, ch 1237, § 4; 91 Acts, ch 97, § 42; 91 Acts, ch 254, § 18; 92 Acts, ch 1095, § 3; 93 Acts, ch 26, § 6; 93 Acts, ch 176, § 40; 94 Acts, ch 1119, §28; 95 Acts, ch 44, §3; 95 Acts, ch 62, §4
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