IC 5-22-5-9 — Purchases of biobased products
Chapter 5. Specifications
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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.
Source: official publisher (2026 edition)