§103D-407  Construction projects, roadway
materials; recycled glass content requirements.  (a)  When purchasing
roadway materials or other high-value, end-use applications for public
projects, state agencies shall, and county agencies may, purchase materials
with minimum recycled glass content meeting specifications adopted by the
policy board which, at a minimum, shall provide for:



(1)  A minimum recycled glass content of ten per cent
crushed aggregate in treated or untreated basecourse in paving materials that
shall not reduce the quality standards for highway and road construction; and



(2)  The use of one hundred per cent aggregate in
nonstructural capital improvement applications.



(b)  All highway and road construction and
improvement projects funded by the State or a county or roadways that are to be
accepted by the State or a county as public roads shall utilize a minimum of
ten per cent crushed glass aggregate as specified by the department of
transportation in all basecourse (treated or untreated) and subbase when the
glass is available to the quarry or contractor at a price no greater than that
of the equivalent aggregate.



(c)  All state and county construction projects
calling for nonstructural backfill shall utilize one hundred per cent crushed glass
when available at a cost equal to or lower than the equivalent aggregate.



(d)  As used in this section:



"Basecourse" means the layer or
layers of specified material or selected material of a designed thickness to
support a surface course.



"Environmental management special
fund" means the fund established by section 342G-63.



"Nonstructural backfill" means use as
fill in areas not subject to structural loading, including but not limited to
utility line bedding, drainage backfill behind retaining walls, drainage line
backfill in leachfields or french drains, and similar uses. [L 1994, c 201, §3;
am L 1997, c 92, §2; am L 1998, c 11, §7]



 



Cross References



 



  Glass container recovery, see §§342G-81 to 87.



  Preference for recycled products, see §103D-1005.