Ind. Code § 4-13-1.4-1 "Department"
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "department" refers to the Indiana department of administration created by IC 4-13-1-2.
As added by P.L.49-1997, SEC.9.
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in effectInd. Code § 4-13-1.4-2 "State agency"
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "state agency" means any of the following:
(1) A state agency (as defined in IC 4-13-1-1).
(2) Any other authority, board, branch, commission, committee, department, division, or other instrumentality of the executive branch of state government, including the following:
(A) A state educational institution.
(B) A license branch operated or administered under IC 9-14.1.
(C) The state police department created by IC 10-11-2-4.
As added by P.L.49-1997, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.2-2003, SEC.14; P.L.2-2007, SEC.34; P.L.198-2016, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 4-13-1.4-3 "Supplies"
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "supplies" has the meaning set forth in IC 5-22-2-38.
As added by P.L.49-1997, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 4-13-1.4-4 Specifications for public purchases
Sec. 4. (a) The department shall prepare specifications under IC 5-22-5 for the purchase by state agencies of products:
(1) that meet the reasonable requirements of the state;
(2) that are made from recycled materials; and
(3) the use of which is technologically and economically feasible.
(b) The department shall accept and consider comments from the officers of state agencies in the preparation of the specifications required by this section.
As added by P.L.49-1997, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 4-13-1.4-5 Implementation of specifications
Sec. 5. The department and all state agencies shall implement the specifications prepared under section 4 of this chapter in the purchase of the following:
(1) Paper and paper products.
(2) Plastic and plastic products.
(3) Glass and glass products.
(4) Motor oil and other lubricants.
(5) Compost.
(6) Construction materials.
(7) Tires and products derived from waste tires.
As added by P.L.49-1997, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 4-13-1.4-6 Contracts for purchases of supplies; required report
Sec. 6. (a) This section does not require the reporting of purchases made by special disbursing officers.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (d), each state agency that has entered into at least one (1) contract for the purchase of supplies shall prepare and submit to the department a written report concerning the contracts. The report must present information on contracts entered into during the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the date of the report.
(c) A report required by this section must set forth the following information:
(1) The number of contracts entered into by the state agency during the period.
(2) The total dollar amount to be paid by the state under the contracts.
(3) A list of the types of products made from recycled materials that were purchased by the state agency during the period, including the following:
(A) Paper and paper products.
(B) Plastic products.
(C) Glass and glass products.
(D) Compost and other materials created through the recovery of landscape waste.
(E) Used oil, solvents, and paint.
(F) Coal combustion wastes.
(G) Waste tires and products derived from waste tires.
(4) For each of the types of products made from recycled materials that are listed in subdivision (3), the following information must be included:
(A) The total number of contracts entered into by the state agency.
(B) The total dollar amount to be paid by the state under the contracts.
(C) A figure indicating in the aggregate, for each type of product, the percentage of the content of the products purchased that consisted of recycled materials.
(5) For each type of product made from recycled materials that are listed in subdivision (3), the following information must be included:
(A) The total number of contracts to which a price preference under IC 5-22-15-16 applied.
(B) The amount to be paid by the state under contracts to which a price preference under IC 5-22-15-16 applied.
(6) For each type of product made from recycled materials that are listed in subdivision (3), the following information must be included:
(A) The total number of contracts to which a price preference under IC 5-22-15-16 did not apply.
(B) The amount to be paid by the state under contracts to which a price preference under IC 5-22-15-16 did not apply.
(d) A state agency that makes all purchases during a year through the department is not required to file a report under this section. The department shall keep a record of all purchases described in this subsection that are made for a state agency by the department.
(e) The department shall establish guidelines and a format for the reports required by this section.
As added by P.L.49-1997, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 4-13-1.4-7 Reports filed on quarterly basis
Sec. 7. Reports required under section 6 of this chapter must be filed on a quarterly basis. The department shall determine the deadline for each quarterly report.
As added by P.L.49-1997, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 4-13-1.4-8 Recycled products guide
Sec. 8. (a) Each year the department shall produce and distribute a recycled products guide for use by all state and local government purchasing agents. The guide must include the following:
(1) Instructions concerning how local government purchasing agents may purchase recycled materials through the department.
(2) A list of products that may be purchased through the department.
(b) The department shall annually revise and update the guide produced under this section.
As added by P.L.49-1997, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 4-13-1.4-9 Conferences
Sec. 9. Each year the department shall, in cooperation with the lieutenant governor, host at least one (1) conference to bring together the following:
(1) Purchasing agents.
(2) Suppliers of products made from recycled materials.
As added by P.L.49-1997, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.64.
Ind. Code § 4-13-1.4-10 Report on effectiveness of state policies regarding purchasing products made from recycled material
Sec. 10. (a) The department shall include in the annual report made under IC 4-13-1-27 an evaluation of the effectiveness of the state policies concerning the purchase of products made from recycled materials. The department may recommend revisions to the purchasing policies in the annual report.
(b) The information reported under subsection (a) must include the name of each agency that was late in providing or failed to provide the department with the information required for the department to comply with subsection (a).
As added by P.L.49-1997, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.28-2004, SEC.41; P.L.130-2018, SEC.9.
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