1. (a) As used in this section, "salt" means road salt or another product used to treat snow or ice, or both snow and ice.
2. (b) The department shall award quantity purchase agreements to vendors for the purchase of salt under IC 5-22 .
3. (c) A quantity purchase agreement awarded under this section must require the vendor to offer to political subdivisions salt under the quantity purchase agreement as provided in IC 5-22-17-9 .

4. (d) Political subdivisions:

   1. (1) may participate in the solicitation of purchase of salt by submitting the estimated volume of use to the department; and
   2. (2) shall be committed to purchasing the minimum fill percentage submitted for solicitation.
5. (e) The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 for management and control of the process by which political subdivisions may purchase salt.

As added by P.L.54-2009, SEC.1.