RCW 47.28.220
Compost products.
(1) A contract awarded in whole or in part for the purchase of compost products as a soil cover or soil amendment to state highway rights-of-way shall specify that compost products be purchased in accordance with the following schedule:
(a) For the period July 1, 1996, through June 30, 1997, twenty-five percent of the total dollar amount purchased;
(b) For the period July 1, 1998, through June 30, 1999, fifty percent of the total dollar amount purchased. The percentages in this subsection apply to the materials' value and include services or other materials.
(2) In order to carry out the provisions of this section, the department of transportation shall develop and adopt bid specifications for compost products used in state highway construction projects.
(3)(a) For purposes of this section, "compost products" means mulch, soil amendments, ground cover, or other landscaping material derived from the biological or mechanical conversion of biosolids or cellulose-containing waste materials.
(b) For purposes of this section, "biosolids" means municipal sewage sludge or septic tank septage sludge that meets the requirements of chapter 70A.226 RCW.
[ 2021 c 65 § 55; 1996 c 198 § 4; 1992 c 174 § 14; 1991 c 297 § 14.]
NOTES:
Explanatory statement—2021 c 65: See note following RCW 53.54.030.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation
Chapter 47.28 - Construction and Maintenance of Highways.
47.28.010 - Latitude in selecting route.
47.28.020 - Width of right-of-way.
47.28.025 - Description and plan of new or limited access highway—Recording.
47.28.035 - Cost of project, defined.
47.28.040 - Precontract preparation of maps, plans, and specifications—Filing.
47.28.060 - Copy of map, plans, etc.—Charge.
47.28.070 - Form of bid—Data required—Requirements—Refusal to furnish form—Appeal.
47.28.075 - Financial information not open to public inspection.
47.28.080 - Withdrawal of bids—New bids—Time fixed in call controls.
47.28.090 - Opening of bids and award of contract—Deposit.
47.28.100 - Failure or rejection of bidder.
47.28.110 - Sureties—Qualifications—Additional sureties.
47.28.120 - Actions for labor and materials—Limitation of action.
47.28.150 - Underpasses, overpasses constructed with federal funds—Maintenance cost apportionment.
47.28.241 - Alternative delivery of construction services—Definitions.