§ 33.1-23.5:2. Use of recycled materials in highway construction
The Department shall create a Recycled Materials in Highway Construction Advisory Committee which shall include, but not be limited to: one person representing the Department, one person representing the Virginia Roadbuilders Association, one person representing the Virginia Aggregates Association, one person representing the Virginia Asphalt Association, one person representing the Virginia Waste Industries Association, one person representing the Virginia Department of Waste Management, one person representing Virginians for Recycling, Inc., and one person representing a Virginia local government or authority which operates or contracts for the operation of a recycling facility. The Advisory Committee shall make recommendations to the Department on the specifications to be set by the Department pursuant to this section. The Advisory Committee shall also make recommendations to the Department on the components of a five-year plan for encouraging the increased use by the Department of recycled glass and other recyclable materials in Virginia highway projects. The Department shall report to the 1994 Session of the General Assembly actions taken to comply with the provisions of this section.
The Department, after receiving the recommendations of the Recycled Materials in Highway Construction Advisory Committee, shall (i) set specifications, in conjunction with its road and bridge specifications and in all of its similar publications and documents, which authorize and govern the use of recycled glass as construction material in highway-related construction in Virginia and (ii) adopt a five-year plan encouraging the increased use by the Department of recycled glass and other recycled materials in Virginia highway projects.
The Department shall maintain and make available to its contractors a list of the sites in Virginia from which they may obtain recycled glass and other recycled materials for use in Virginia highway construction projects.
(1992, c. 255.)
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