Sec. 361.427. SPECIFICATIONS FOR RECYCLED PRODUCTS. (a) The commission, in consultation with the comptroller, shall promulgate rules to establish guidelines which specify the percent of the total content of a product which must consist of recycled material for the product to be a "recycled product."
(b) The guidelines established under this section shall specify a minimum percent of the recycled material in a product which must be postconsumer waste.
(c) The guidelines established under this section shall be classified by types of products.
(d) The commission's guidelines shall be established taking into consideration the guidelines promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency for federal procurement of recycled products as authorized by the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 3259 et seq.).
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 303, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.79, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 937 (H.B. 3560), Sec. 1.93, eff. September 1, 2007.
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