Indiana Code
Chapter 5. Specifications
5-22-5-9. Purchases of Biobased Products

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.