Assessment of procurement practices related to recycled products and materials and recycled PETE. (1) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Quality, shall study and assess state procurement practices as they relate to recycled products, recycled PETE and recycled materials as those terms are defined in ORS 279A.010. The assessment must include

ORS 279A.152 — under Chapter 279A.

ORS 279A.152

(a) An evaluation of procurement practices under ORS chapters 279A and 279B related to recycled materials, including efficacy and compliance;

(b) A quantitative evaluation of the impact and effectiveness of the five percent price limitation described in ORS 279A.125 (2)(d);

(c) A feasibility study of additional opportunities to increase the purchase of products containing postconsumer recycled content, including but not limited to products containing post-consumer recycled PETE and other plastics;

(d) An evaluation of opportunities for strengthening traceability and verification requirements associated with recycled products or recycled materials, especially recycled plastic; and

(e) Recommendations for legislation.

(2) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall provide the results of the assessment in a report to the appropriate interim committees of the Legislative Assembly in the manner provided under ORS 192.245. The department shall revise the initial assessment completed under this section every five years. [2021 c.681 §44]

Note: 279A.152 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 279A or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.