California Public Contract Code

§ 12201

PCC § 12201 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 2 · Part 2 · Ch. 4 · Art. 4

Statute text

(a)The Legislature finds and declares that it is the policy of the state to conserve and protect its resources. The Legislature further finds and declares that the use of recycled products produced as the result of the superior waste management efforts by the state and local governmental entities will help conserve resources and reduce greenhouse gas emissions contributing to global warming pursuant to the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38500) of the Health and Safety Code).

(b)It is the intent of the Legislature that the state pursue all feasible measures to improve markets for recycled products including, but not limited to, education and training of state agency purchasers and bid evaluation preferences for purchases made by the state.

(c)A state agency shall purchase recycled products instead of nonrecycled products, if all of the following requirements are met:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 517, Sec. 4. (AB 661) Effective January 1, 2023.