Purchases of biobased products

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Indiana Code › Title 5 › Article 22 › Chapter 5 › Section 5-22-5-9

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Sec. 9. (a) This section applies to a purchase of supplies by any of the following:

(1) A governmental body.

(2) A state educational institution.

(b) As used in this section, "biobased product" refers to an item designated by the United States Department of Agriculture as a biobased product for federal procurement under Section 9002 of the federal Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102).

(c) A governmental body or a state educational institution shall, whenever possible, purchase biobased products if all of the following apply:

(1) Biobased products are available at the time of the purchase.

(2) It is economically feasible to purchase biobased products.

(3) The purchase of biobased products is not inappropriate because of:

(A) federal regulations or policy in matters involving the federal government; or

(B) the special requirements of scientific uses.

As added by P.L.19-2007, SEC.2.

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